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National politics

    Annapolis sees ‘unprecedented’ ICE activity with at least 7 arrests, county executive says
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said ICE enforcement makes “communities less safe” and that agents are detaining “people who make our communities better.”
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, shown delivering his budget last year, said Wednesday that ICE arrested at least seven people in the Annapolis area on Tuesday.
    Maryland sheriff wants to keep working with ICE, even if state lawmakers ban the practice
    Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins plans to keep working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even in light of the killing of an American citizen by an ICE agent.
    Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins speaks to press outside the Frederick County Board of Elections on Wednesday to announce his formal bid for re-election.
    FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in probe tied to Maryland contractor
    FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information, the Justice Department said.
    FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
    US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
    The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump look on.
    Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’
    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than American control is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks.
    A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
    Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
    Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture has died. He was 68.
    FILE - Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, talks about his work at his studio in Dublin, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2006.
    Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
    The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.
    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)
    Hutzell: Steny Hoyer and the case for term limits
    COLUMN | Now that Rep. Steny Hoyer is leaving Congress, quoting Shakespeare’s admonition “to thine own self be true” as he heads for the door, it’s worth asking: How much time is enough for one person?
    U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer flashes a thumbs up before taking an elevator ride after an interview outside his office in the Longworth House Office Building next to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Maryland Democrats lining up for Hoyer’s open congressional seat
    As U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer prepares to retire from Congress, a number of Maryland Democrats are lining up for his soon-to-be open seat.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) attends the inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Trump’s battle with the Federal Reserve escalates with DOJ criminal indictment threat
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations.
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve.
    ‘ICE Out for Good’ draws councilman, protestors to Catonsville
    Dozens of protesters headed to the Interstate 695 overpass on Frederick Road in Catonsville for an “ICE Out for Good” demonstration.
    Demonstrators hold signs during an anti-ICE protest on the Frederick Road overpass above I-695 in Catonsville on Sunday.
    The Golden Globes are tonight. Here’s what to look for and how to watch the show.
    The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party?
    Nikki Glaser rolls out the red carpet during the 83rd Golden Globes press preview on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
    Congress debating possible consequences for ICE and Kristi Noem after Renee Good’s killing
    Lawmakers are pushing for a full investigation, policy changes, cuts to ICE funding and even impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good.
    People gather at McKeldin Plaza in downtown Baltimore to protest on Thursday after a woman was shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis the day before.
    Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center
    The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center.
    New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    Outrage erupts after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, separate shooting in Portland
    As anger spilled out onto streets over the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded.
    Protesters in Baltimore marched against the federal immigration crackdown Thursday evening.
    Avelo Airlines to stop ICE flights, citing high costs and little payoff
    Texas-based Avelo Airlines has faced sustained backlash — including in Maryland — since it began operating domestic transfer and international removal flights on behalf of ICE earlier this year.
    NOVEMBER 6, 2025 - BWI airport. Budget carrier Avelo Airlines operates just a handful of passenger flights in and out of BWI each week, but immigrant advocates are calling on Gov. Wes Moore to cut their airport access over their deal to transport detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
    House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
    In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., joined by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., speaks to reporters just after the House passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
    ICE releases Maryland woman attorneys say is US citizen after 25 days in detention
    Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, whose family she says was born in Laurel and is a U.S. citizen, was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Wednesday after 25 days in detention, according to attorneys representing her family.
    The family and attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales say she was born in Laurel, but federal officials have claimed she is not a U.S. citizen. She was released from federal immigration custody Wednesday after 24 days in detention.
    Minneapolis protesters vent their outrage after ICE officer kills a woman
    Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer, with the governor calling for people to remain calm.
    People gather for a vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a motorist earlier in the day, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    Maryland’s Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire from Congress
    Hoyer served for years in party leadership and helped steer Democrats through some of their most significant legislative victories.
    At 86, Steny Hoyer is the latest in a generation of senior-most leaders stepping aside, making way for a new era of lawmakers eager to take on governing.
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