Politics

Department of Energy attorneys admitted in recent court filings that it cancelled grants, including over $80 million for Maryland projects, based on how states voted in the 2024 presidential election.

Pikesville leaders are seeking to summon the statue of Black Aggie, subject of local legends, back to historic Druid Ridge Cemetery.

Aspiring Prince George’s County executive candidate Tonya Sweat and her team were sent scrambling after learning they didn’t have enough signatures to appear on general election ballots.

A new partnership is offering Baltimore gun owners a way to safely store their firearms in an attempt to prevent suicides and unintentional shootings.

Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.

Redistricting has damaged relationships and consumed time and energy in Annapolis this year. Monday’s special session is a compromise to take a step forward.

A public health researcher at the Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending days in federal custody across three states.

Plus: A new bill would prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status.

The role allows Moore not only to advocate for governors but to continue to raise his political profile.

The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The law does not preclude congregations from hiring professional security officers who may carry firearms.

Two counts, conspiracy and intercepting electronic communications, remain.

It’s been a period of change for the authority. In addition to Michael Frenz’s retirement, longtime executive Terry Hasseltine, who spearheaded the state’s sports tourism arm, exited his position in December without explanation.

COLUMN | What if this isn’t about parents’ rights and school bureaucrats? What if the lawsuit and threats to cut off school funding over pronouns and names are about seizing control of schools from local communities? Parents should be asking a lot of tough questions.

Annapolis has received a petition to annex about 5.4 acres of land along Bay Ridge Road — property that would potentially be developed into about 40 townhomes.

A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports.

After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.

The purchase comes six weeks after Gov. Wes Moore’s administration first sought to buy the branding — exercising its first right of refusal in matching an offer from racing industry giant Churchill Downs Inc.

The seven-bedroom, five-bath house hit the market June 26 and was under contract four days later.

Students unenrolled from Howard University last week may now receive financial and application support from the University System of Maryland.