National politics

    ICE should do traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says, seeming to oppose new suspension
    The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine, renewing criticism of the agency’s tactics during enforcement operations.
    Local residents walk by a makeshift memorial to the victim of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Biddeford, Maine.
    House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent
    Daylight saving time is that period between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time.
    Daylight saving time is that period between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time.
    Attorney general says Community Trust Act does not violate Constitution
    Five days after the U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland over its Community Trust Act, Attorney General Anthony Brown is defending the state’s immigration policy, arguing it is consistent with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he will defend an immigration law challenged by the Trump administration last week.
    Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says
    Sen. Lindsey Graham died after a rupture in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office.
    FILE - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gestures as he speaks to the media in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
    Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transition
    Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
    Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
    Justice Department sues Maryland over immigration policies
    The lawsuit, one of several President Donald Trump’s administration has brought against Democratic-led states and cities, takes issue with the newly passed Community Trust Act.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is named in a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging the state’s Community Trust Act, an immigration law that took effect this year.
    Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case
    David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered his not guilty plea through one of his attorneys during his initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court.
    Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, center, and his attorney Norman Eisen, left, walk to a car following a court appearance, where he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
    US launches new strikes against Iran after three ships were hit in Strait of Hormuz
    The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries.
    Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
    Maryland lawmakers will lay groundwork for redistricting in August special session
    Maryland’s lawmakers will return to Annapolis in August to pave the way for future efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democratic leaders announced Tuesday.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson talks with House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk before a We are CASA rally outside the Maryland Statehouse before the signing of Senate bill 245 and House bill 444, ending Maryland’s 287(g) program which deputized local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents.
    How a Trump call and FIFA ruling sparked a World Cup controversy
    With the integrity of FIFA and the World Cup under attack from European soccer leaders, FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from President Donald Trump before U.S. forward Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium later Monday.
    FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025.
    Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump’s America 250 speech
    Signage and security fencing warns of explosives along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of July 4th events on the National Mall, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
    Hutzell: I was a Buycentennial kid. This semiquincentennial is so much worse.
    COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.
    National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
    Moore seeks to upstage Trump, other Democrats with holiday patriotism speech
    The Democratic governor will deliver the speech from the State House in Annapolis before a group of military veterans. The theme: How patriotism differs from nationalism, and why America is worth fighting for.
    Gov. Wes Moore spoke at Pimlico before a ceremonial demolition at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, Thursday, August 21, 2025.
    Former Olympian from Bethesda indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
    A former Olympian from Bethesda was indicted on a felony charge after prosecutors said he damaged the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
    Oklahoma City Police Department officers, deputized to assist with local law enforcement for events around the 250th anniversary of the U.S., patrol near the area where sections of blue coating have peeled up in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    ICE Elkridge hearing draws protestors and Trump’s Justice Department
    Howard County residents and immigrant rights activists plan to rally Thursday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Baltimore ahead of a crucial hearing on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.
    July 2, 2026 - Upwards of 100 protestors gathered outside of the United States District Courthouse to protest an ICE detention center in Howard County. A federal judge is expected to rule in the lawsuit case concerning the Elkridge ICE facility.
    ‘Highly disappointed’: Maryland’s exhibit at the Great American State Fair falls short for some
    The Great American State Fair intends to showcase all states and territories, but some exhibits are a lot barer-bones than others.
    TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026 - The Maryland exhibit at the Great American State Fair on Tuesday.
    Crypto, real estate, watches: How President Trump made over $1 billion last year
    President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office.
    President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.
    Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump’s trip to North Dakota
    President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One — a retrofitted Boeing 747-800 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday.
    Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in school sports
    The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.
    Becky Pepper-Jackson poses for a photograph outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
    The Supreme Court ruled on a Trump executive order that would have upended more than a century of constitutional and legal history.
    FILE - Demonstrators holds up a banner during a citizenship rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.
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