National politics

The first wave of cuts to Medicaid go into effect today, stripping about 4,500 people legally living in Maryland from the healthcare plan for low-income people.

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump.

Smith recalled attending a University of Iowa women’s game at the University of Maryland on Feb. 3, 2024, recalling the game as one where then-Iowa star Caitlin Clark was playing

Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics, pushing back against repeated Republican efforts to paint him and his team as partisan political operators during a Senate hearing Tuesday that divided along familiar party lines.

A federal judge has imposed new compliance measures on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after finding the agency violated a judicial order to stem overcrowding at a holding facility in downtown Baltimore.

The proposed freeze targets money already approved by Congress across six federal departments. Local officials warn the county and state budgets cannot absorb or replace the loss.

Forced 9,000 miles from her family, Melissa Tran confronts what comes next for her U.S.-born children.

Three news organizations banned from the White House for days were back Thursday after a judge handed CNN, MS NOW and Politico a reprieve in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

“With the speed with which AI is moving, Marylanders deserve guardrails that safeguard their rights, privacy, and dignity,” Moore said in a statement Tuesday morning.

The Washington location isn’t associated with any known immigration court.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Paramount in a lawsuit his state led challenging the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, effectively paving the way for the mega merger to move forward, with some new commitments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers.

President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.

The hearing is part of a class-action case filed last year. It is one of multiple legal battles entangling ICE’s Baltimore field office that could have lasting consequences on its local operations.

President Donald Trump rescinded an Obama-era executive order Wednesday that had organized the federal response to the Chesapeake Bay cleanup for nearly two decades.

A Banner analysis of ICE records found that people first detained in Maryland are typically transferred more than 1,200 miles.

The lives of immigrant families have been roiled since President Donald Trump returned to office, with devastating consequences for children’s health.

The Banner set out to measure how much the surge in activity by ICE under President Donald Trump has changed immigration detention in Maryland.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year.

Maryland’s theater community saw the Kennedy Center shutdown coming. It was devastating nonetheless.