Politics

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project.

Body camera footage obtained by The Banner from the incident gives a small window into how the city’s officers respond to incidents involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and how little the Police Department can do.

Republican lawmakers are suing the state’s elections board to stop a ballot question on congressional redistricting from appearing before Maryland voters in November.

After rushing to lock down 6,000 signatures by Monday — equal to 1% of registered Baltimore County voters — only half of the independent candidates who initially filed to run for office in the county will be on November’s ballot.

COLUMN | There’s growing acknowledgment that change is coming for the millions of dollars handed out in grants funded by Live! Casino taxes every year. After 14 years, there’s interest in sharing the wealth.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.

Six years after COVID-19 pandemic thrust the world into fear and uncertainty, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past.

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

Baltimore faces growing challenges from 21,000 empty lots. Mayor Brandon Scott’s aim to eliminate vacant buildings could create more of them.

The Preakness will now be run on the fourth Sunday of May, part of a new vision and TV deal for the historic race.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport.

Baltimore raises BGE conduit rental fee, prompting concerns of $10 monthly bill hikes for city customers. The utility is weighing legal action.

The Maryland Sierra Club said its study shows that reusable bag use has risen by 23% since the law went into effect on Jan. 1.

The amendment temporarily resolves Maryland’s participation in the national redistricting tug-of-war between red and blue states that are hoping to influence control of Congress.

Amazon withdrew its proposal to build data centers near Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Southern Maryland, county officials announced on Tuesday.

The recent arrests of the two Baltimore academics by federal immigration enforcement officials have roiled two university systems in Maryland that have robust networks of international faculty, researchers and students.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

If the measure passes the General Assembly, voters will have a say on the November ballot.

COLUMN | A sea of gray-haired picketers angry about the state of the nation has been asking: Where are all the young people? I found 80 of them recently in Easton, Maryland — high schoolers lining up to flip Congress in November.