Politics

Baltimore leaders approved a $4.9 billion spending plan Wednesday that adds money for immigrant assistance, locks in city schools and offers modest property tax relief to homeowners.

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney stopped businessman David Trone’s attempt to win back the seat he previously held representing parts of Montgomery County and Western Maryland.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that lawmakers will be summoned to Annapolis soon to clear the way for the state to redraw its congressional district boundaries to further favor Democrats.

As votes are still being counted, the apex of power in Prince George’s County has come into focus.

The marble steps from some 75 vacant homes in Baltimore have been used to patch and fill cracks at City Hall.

A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump abruptly called off a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill ahead of a meeting with Senate Republicans in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Allison Pickard won the Democratic primary for Anne Arundel County executive. She faced a tough three-way race against a fellow member of the County Council and a senior member of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s administration.

Cox and Ed Hale ran low-dollar, low-visibility campaigns in the Republican primary. The winner will need to turn up his fundraising prowess to amplify his message against Moore.

The Maryland primary election is technically not over yet. Election officials will comb through thousands of ballots over the next few weeks.

Challengers Kevin W. Parson and Jamar Day ended Tuesday night neck-and-neck for the fourth spot on November’s ballot.

Baltimore County’s political leadership is on the cusp of a sweeping makeover after Tuesday’s primary election.

Julian Jones could become Baltimore County's first Black executive amid a close race and delayed results from mail-in ballots.

Tuesday’s elections were — mostly — decisive, with winners declared for governor, Congress, county executive and contested House of Delegates races.

The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to reduce federal regulations and expand local control, one of the most sweeping efforts in recent decades to increase supply and bring down prices.

The election was a bit of a grudge match, with Tapp-Harper suing Cogen for alleged discrimination and retaliation.

Here’s a look at how candidates fared in Howard County during Tuesday’s primary, aside from the county executive’s race.

Here’s a look at how candidates fared in the key races in Anne Arundel County on primary night.

Ruff picked up endorsements from Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, state Sen. Antonio Hayes, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and seven Baltimore City Council members.

Should Ferguson lose, which polling from both camps shows is unlikely, it would set off a scramble within the General Assembly to fill his role running the state Senate.