Politics

COLUMN | If President Donald Trump hadn’t chosen to skip on speaking at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony on Friday, he probably would have tried to land a witty remark. They all do. From FDR to Biden, they sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. They always get a laugh.

David Trone has loaned himself $10 million for this race while April McClain Delaney has loaned her campaign $2.2 million.

President Donald Trump waded into Maryland’s mail ballot mishap on Monday, blaming the vendor’s error on Gov. Wes Moore and announcing that he would ask the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate.

The board of elections instructed affected Maryland voters to throw away their first ballot and its return envelope. They are sending a new ballot and return envelope.

The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department, an arrangement that Democrats and government watchdogs derided as “corrupt” and unconstitutional.

Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.

For the first time in years, the Howard County Board of Education isn’t struggling with what beloved program or staff positions to cut this spring.

COLUMN | A new Maryland law stops artists — particularly those in hip-hop — from having their words held against them in a court of law. Because racism.

A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.

There have been few clues from federal prosecutors about why a former campaign manager worried the state senator and co-defendants so much — until now.

An audit recommended that the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.

COLUMN | We were at a state park in Kentucky for my wife’s family reunion. It was the kind where someone springs for T-shirts, and the blue-and-gold ones handed out for ours read, “Whole Fam Damily Reunion 2012.” Then the Murdaughs walked in. You know, the Alex Murdaughs.

After surviving for nearly three months as a bizarre Baltimore landmark born from a historic winter storm, the massive “Snow Everest” pile near Old Town Mall has finally melted away, leaving behind debris, environmental concerns and a symbol of the city’s costly cleanup effort.

Darryl Barnes is facing misconduct allegations documented in an 11-page complaint.

Lawmakers are pushing for emergency funds to help Maryland wineries bounce back after a devastating late-season frost destroyed buds and vines.

President Donald Trump’s trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and the notion that Washington and Beijing could adopt a new framework for managing their complicated relationship.

Some Maryland residents received ballots for the wrong party. The vendor will pay to replace ballots ahead of the June 23 primary.

COLUMN | Maryland’s new anti-predatory pricing bill seeks to protect residents from grocery stores using data to gouge us. We have to be more careful about what they know about us in the first place.

A former county program director alleges “systemic discrimination against employees with disabilities, particularly disabled veterans and employees seeking reasonable accommodations” during his time with the county’s HR department.

COLUMN | State Sen. Pam Beidle wanted to give the $400,000 left in her campaign fund to the slate she created. Turns out the rules don’t allow that. What can she do with this small fortune now?