Politics

COLUMN | If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to disqualify mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, Maryland voters will mostly be OK. The unlikely hero? The U.S. Postal Service.

The Old Treasury Building in Annapolis was once the site of attempted break-ins to steal Maryland’s money. Now, it’s home to a self-guided museum tour.

Maryland leaders are embracing accessory dwelling units as the cost of living rises and young people flee the state.

As the federal government curtails trans rights, local trans community members say it’s more important than ever to be visible.

Pelosi spoke about her deep ties to Baltimore and how they’ve been fundamental in how she’s represented her San Francisco district, guests at the breakfast said.

Maryland Del. Gary Simmons got good news from the state’s top court Monday, which ordered a full hearing on whether his Democratic primary opponent lives in the district.

James Appel, a Maryland Republican Party official, was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering, court records show.

The absences came as nearly 29,500 passengers departed from BWI on Friday.

Amid the uncertainty of the U.S.-Iran war, Iranian American communities in Maryland are holding on to holidays and occasions that keep them hopeful.

ICE agents were deployed to Baltimore’s airport for security checks, not immigration enforcement, Gov. Wes Moore says.

The state government’s $71 billion budget for next year is balanced, but it doesn't address long-term projected shortfalls.

From shopping center sidewalks in Hunt Valley to the amphitheater lawn at The Chrysalis in Columbia and the gates of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Marylanders flooded public spaces Saturday with homemade signs, inflatable crowns and chants of “No Kings.”

Some of the most ardent and dedicated critics of Trump’s second term, across the country and here in Maryland, are 65 and up. They are organizing rallies for Saturday’s No Kings Day, waving signs on street corners and urging their peers — and their grandchildren — to vote.

A citizenship clinic will take place for Montgomery County residents on April 11 amid mass deportations of documented and undocumented immigrants by the Trump administration across the county and region.

An odor at the air traffic control center overseeing D.C.-area airspace Friday night triggered ground stops at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and others in the region — the latest disruption for travelers facing massive security lines amid the government shutdown.

The House is weighing the next steps on legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate early Friday sent over legislation to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on thousands of federal workers.

The most recent candidate forum for Baltimore County Executive was a battle of experience vs. the desire for something new.

American air travel is entirely unpredictable right now. That’s pushing Maryland families to extraordinary lengths to ensure they don’t miss their spring break trips.

If a ground lease to develop the area around the ballpark isn’t agreed by the end of 2027, the Orioles have the option to end the lease after 15 years rather than seeing out the full 30 years.

Two years after the Dali cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, eight crew members remain grounded in Baltimore, among the longest stretches of time for any seafarers in recent memory.