Politics

Under the bill, Maryland district court commissioners would no longer be able to issue arrest warrants other than to police or a state’s attorney.

The urgent push on the legislation — the council took all three necessary votes Monday — comes in the midst of a growing federal deportation campaign.

Natali Fani-González is putting a pause on Marc Elrich’s proposal for special taxing districts until after next year’s budget is finalized.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war.

On Sunday, airport officials alerted travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, as security lines full of spring break travelers grew.

Monday is Crossover Day, the deadline for bills to pass one chamber — the Senate or the House of Delegates — and cross over to the other for the best chance of full passage.

Being the top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions means taking on daunting caseloads for less pay than a legal professional could earn in private practice.

President Trump made clear on Sunday that he was going ahead with the plan to assist the Transportation Security Administration.

A controversial Baltimore statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered a new home near the White House, according to the artwork’s owners.

COLUMN | Most local governments don’t want you to know that they’re working with ICE. It’s not the horrific campaign to drag pregnant women and friendly neighbors to the border and give them a sharp kick. It’s the routine business of removing criminal aliens.

Maryland Democrats are advancing a wave of bills to limit cooperation with ICE, regulate detention centers and expand legal protections for immigrants.

The Portuguese immigrant shot and wounded by ICE agents in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve has experienced medical neglect while in federal custody, one of his attorneys said.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to give federal immigration officers a role in airport security unless congressional Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Robert Mueller, former FBI director who reshaped the bureau after 9/11 and later led the Trump-Russia investigation as special counsel, has died at 81, his family said.

Several Montgomery County Council members aren’t sold on Marc Elrich’s proposed tax hikes.

The investigation found a manager working for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs “participated in the hiring of a relative without disclosing the relationship.”

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year sets aside $3.5 million to build the county’s first public ice rinks at the Meadowbrook Athletic Complex in Ellicott City.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily closed its Baltimore holding cells after a federal judge ordered the agency to reduce overcrowding and ensure people detained there had their basic needs met.

Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy has died at 86.