National politics

District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw said in a 16-page memorandum opinion that there was a “realistic likelihood of vindictiveness” behind the United States government’s decision to prosecute Abrego Garcia.

A federal appeals court in Boston ruled that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.

A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge.

Iowa’s largest school district said they filed a lawsuit Friday against the consulting company it hired to identify superintendent candidates, alleging it did not properly vet Ian Roberts.

Before the president and his party continue their wanton disassembly of the federal workforce, it’s a good moment to appreciate what we’re about to lose.

The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

Mark Conway is challenging Kweisi Mfume. In a heavily Democratic district that includes most of Baltimore and portions of the county, the winner of the primary election is all but guaranteed to win the general.

The Navy-Air Force football game will go on as planned in Annapolis on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean the athletic departments at the service academies are unaffected by the government shutdown.

A U.S. immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy.

Maryland plans to use state money to fund food and cash assistance and fund state employee salaries typically paid with federal dollars as it rides out a government shutdown, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday.

Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks called on the federal government to halt efforts to “whitewash American History” at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia.

A Hopkins study not only seeks to uncover causes of autism, but what might better the lives of people who have it.

It’s unclear, with the House of Representatives adjourned until next week, when lawmakers could consider their next moves to reopen the government.

The Banner interviewed current and former federal workers to hear what they think of the potential government shutdown — and how they’re preparing for it.

Former Superintendent Ian Roberts, who worked with the Baltimore City Public Schools for years, had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish.

President Donald Trump joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.

Neither side is showing any signs of budging, with the House not even expected to be in session before a shutdown has begun.

The messenger, whoever he or she or they are, matters less than the medium. AI-generated images have arrived in Maryland, and there’s no going back.

Maryland and its Democrat-dominated congressional delegation sit in the crosshairs of the federal government spending fight.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the national fight over immigration enforcement, was moved from a Virginia detention center to one in rural Pennsylvania.