National politics

    Towson U. ‘No Kings’ rally relocates over speaker background checks
    Towson University students moved their “No Kings” rally off campus after school officials told them speakers’ names would be run through federal government databases and vetted for security reasons.
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    John Bolton pleads not guilty in case accusing him of sharing government secrets
    Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing him of emailing classified information to family members and keeping top secret documents at his Maryland home.
    Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, right, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
    Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified info
    Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
    John Bolton speaks at Harvard Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
    Read the results of The Baltimore Banner’s statewide poll
    The poll contacted 928 registered Maryland voters between Oct. 7-10. It has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
    The Banner polled Maryland registered voters to ask them their opinions regarding Gov. Wes Moore, President Donald Trump, and issues including housing, schools, crime, immigration and transportation.
    Marylanders welcome Israel-Hamas peace agreement despite uncertain future
    Although the ceasefire and return of hostages are welcome relief for many, some aid groups and activists worry about Gaza's uncertain future.
    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025 - Crowds of people from several Baltimore County synagogues gathered for an evening of dancing, singing and prayer on Tuesday night for the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah and also to celebrate the release of 20 Israeli hostages from Gaza.
    Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during shutdown
    A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated.
    President Donald Trump walking off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    Federal workers face financial strain, fear layoffs as government shutdown drags on
    Little progress has been made to end the shutdown as it enters its third week, with Republicans and Democrats digging in and convinced their messaging is resonating with voters.
    FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
    R&B legend D’Angelo dead at 51 after cancer battle
    D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice has died.
    FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo D'Angelo performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. D’Angelo has added the Outside Lands music festival to the list of cancellations due to an unspecified medical emergency. The soul singer had been forced to cancel U.S. dates last week due the illness and will also miss shows in Chicago and San Diego this week. (
    Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody
    Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolonging her detention.
    Hagerstown resident Mong "Melissa" Tuyen Thi Tran poses for a photo on Oct. 12, 2025, soon after being released from federal immigration detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
    Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act
    A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    3 women grads of the Naval Academy are running for office. Pete Hegseth should take notice.
    Mikie Sherrill. Amy McGrath. Eileen Laubacher. All Naval Academy graduates, all running for office. Fifty years after the first women entered the academy, they represent a generational moment of change.
    Democrat Mikie Sherrill responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli.
    After months in ICE detention, a Maryland mother holds her children again
    Melissa Tran was freed Sunday after spending the last five months in an ICE detention facility more than 2,700 miles from her family.
    Siblings, Rachel, 18, Jacob, 10, Jackson, 19, and Riley Hoang, 6, spend time together and play with Snapchat filters on their living room couch on June 4, 2025.
    Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
    Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters as he departs a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal 13 days ago.
    Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire in Gaza
    Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war.
    People react as they gather to watch a live broadcast of Israeli hostages released from Gaza at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
    Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
    Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.
    The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
    Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday
    Israel says all remaining hostages in Gaza could be freed Monday as part of a ceasefire deal, while aid deliveries and prisoner releases expand.
    Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the heavily damaged Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages.
    Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark a ceasefire deal
    President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.
    President Donald Trump walking off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue. It’s up to us.
    What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
    Gov. Wes Moore at the Warfield Air National Guard Base during the deactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt.
    National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now
    National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday.
    Illinois State Police and Cooks County Sheriffs move in to detain protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
    Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather’ series, has died
    Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘The Godfather’ films and ‘Father of the Bride,’ whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79.
    American actress Diane Keaton poses as she arrives at a news conference at the 40th International Cannes Film Festival where she will introduce her film, "Heaven," in Cannes, France, May 12, 1987.  Keaton makes her directorial debut with her film, which is part of the non-official entry at the festival.  (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
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