National politics

Former Gov. Larry Hogan is a last-minute addition to the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, launching his campaign hours before Friday’s filing deadline.

Klacik, who lives in Middle River, will compete against at least two other Republicans in the May primary, John Thormann and Dave Wallace. The deadline to file as a candidate in the primary is Friday.

Council Chair Deb Jung said prior to the vote that the issue of a cease-fire was not one that should taken up by local government. Just before the vote, Calvin Ball send a letter to President Biden calling for a bilateral cease-fire and the release of all hostages.

New Baltimore Sun owner David Smith will turn the newspaper into another vehicle to spread his right-wing agenda, media critic and author David Zurawik says.

A junior aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin will not face criminal charges in connection with a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room.

Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, 37, of Maryland, was one of two SEALs who were lost at sea during a raid on a boat carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.

State Sens. Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam, along with Dels. Mark Chang, Terri Hill and Mike Rogers, all started steps ahead of the rest of the field after congressman John Sarbanes’ surprise retirement announcement in October.

Olszewski, a Democrat in his second term as county executive, hopes to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who announced his plans to retire last week.

While tailgating ahead of the Ravens game, Gov. Wes Moore joined a long tradition of political figures tossing something back to connect with constituents.

The administration is moving to help Maryland’s military families overcome a variety of challenges they face regularly, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and first lady Dawn Moore say.

Maryland lawmakers, for the fourth consecutive year, will consider a bill that would enable Baltimore’s mayor and City Council to set a higher property tax rate for vacant, blighted and abandoned properties.

A seasonal police officer and lifeguard in Ocean City, Ruppersberger continued into the courtroom as a prosecutor. Later he entered politics as a Baltimore County council member and county executive before moving to Congress.

State troopers spent about one minute telling a few dozen people in the balcony to leave as the House plowed ahead with its agenda of routine items.

Dozens of Marylanders urged Secretary of State Susan Lee to keep Donald Trump off of the state’s Republican primary election ballot, citing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bans anyone who engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding office.

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.

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.

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.