National politics

Despite a worrisome display of hubris at his first staff meeting, I hope David Smith's return of The Baltimore Sun and the Annapolis Capital to local ownership will be good for them and for Maryland journalism as a whole.

Vincent Harrington led organizing efforts for the state’s majority political party for just under a year. Before that, he served as political director for Gov. Wes Moore’s 2022 campaign for governor.

The Baltimore Sun's new owner doesn't need to remake the newspaper, but space for more conservative voices would be welcomed, says professor, author and commentator Richard E. Vatz.

Learning about Martin Luther King as a man and not only as an icon adds to our understanding of his contributions and legacy.

“It’s time for the party to get behind Nikki Haley,” Hogan said on CNN on Sunday, one day before the Iowa caucuses.

Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin touted an expanded EV charging network as an important element in the effort to combat climate change.

The district encompasses all of Howard County, a small bit of Carroll County, and a large swath of northern and central Anne Arundel County, and is full of talented politicians who might now be reconsidering their future plans.

The late congressman left a collection of his personal papers to Morgan State University. It will be digitized as a testament to his work as a native Baltimorean and a decadeslong legislator in Maryland.

No Labels is seeking to appear on as many state presidential ballots as possible in 2024, arguing voters don’t like the choices they have for president this year.

Vice Adm. Yvette Davids on Thursday became the first female superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. Her promotion and others had been held up until recently by an Alabama senator concerned about a Pentagon abortion policy.

Hogan did not address his own future in a letter to No Labels President and CEO Nancy Jacobson announcing his resignation as co-chair, but he offered no criticism of the group, its plans or leadership.

Jared DeMarinis, Maryland’s elections administrator, said the state has verified the more than 10,000 signatures of registered voters in Maryland that are required to form a political party and put candidates on the ballot.

“Saving Our Service Academies” and “The Academy” should be required reading for Vice Adm. Yvette Davids as she starts her delayed but historic tenure in Annapolis Thursday as the first woman named superintendent of the Naval Academy.

Stacy Rodgers, who’s overseen Baltimore County government operations for almost five years, intends to retire from county government in April 2024.

The U.S. Mint will feature Maryland's own Harriet Tubman on three commemorative coins this year.

Next month, campaigns will have to reveal to the public, for the first time in a year, the sturdiness of their fundraising.

Maryland is right to join a challenge to the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, which would hurt Maryland travelers with higher airfares and lower-quality service, Del. Jessica Feldmark says.

The Prince George’s County executive is one of the top Democratic contenders to win Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. But she has less money and lower poll numbers than rival candidate U.S. Rep. David Trone.

O’Malley was confirmed in a 50-11 vote.

Baltimore County’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 has once again elected David Rose its president.