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GOP senators tank Van Hollen’s attempt to preserve FBI HQ funds for Greenbelt
Van Hollen said he’d hoped his colleagues would have rejected the administration’s attempt to undo years of work by members of both parties.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 8: The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Ex-Anne Arundel reserve officer charged with threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene and family
Seth Jason, 64, repeatedly threatened to assault and kill Greene and her family during several calls to her district offices in between October 2023 and January 2025, according to his four-count indictment.
FILE - Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
Ex-Orioles minor leaguer dies rescuing swimmers
Chase Childers, a former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer, has died after rushing into the ocean to save swimmers in a rip current, according to police in South Carolina and a GoFundMe page for his family.
Pawleys Island in 2022. The police department for Pawleys Island, S.C., said Chase Childers died Sunday, July 13, 2025, after rushing to save swimmers in a rip current.
The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The House of Representatives is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
The package cancels about $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes more than two-thirds of the money to more than 1,500 locally operated public television and radio stations, with much of the remainder assigned to National Public Radio, seen here, and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Marylanders to join nationwide ‘Good Trouble’ protests against Trump’s policies
Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid are planned Thursday at more than a dozen locations around Maryland.
Thousands of people participated in “No Kings” demonstrations across Maryland in June.
An entrepreneur had big plans for a West Baltimore grocery store. Then rent came due.
Mario Minor, a former concert promoter with no experience opening a grocery store, sold Poppleton residents in Baltimore City a dream.
An unopened grocery store in the La Cite development in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.
A ‘zillennial’ takes the helm of the Columbia Association board
The Columbia Association board of directors is getting younger, and residents say it's for the better.
Collin Sullivan, a lifelong Columbia resident, was first elected to the Columbia Association board in May 2024.
Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein.
FILE - Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is outside court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Judge won’t rule this week on releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday tried to poke holes in the human smuggling case the government is pursuing against him in Tennessee, while a federal judge said he won’t rule this week on freeing the Maryland man from jail, a decision that could precipitate his deportation.
A rally sign is seen during a news conference outside the federal courthouse before a hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Maryland judge says she would block Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide
A federal judge in Maryland could soon become the second to block President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship from taking effect nationwide, if an appeals court were to allow it.
FILE - Demonstrators holds up a banner during a citizenship rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.
Some Baltimore employees didn’t have health insurance. City leaders disagreed on a fix.
The Board of Estimates voted down an amendment intended to address a problem uncovered by Baltimore’s inspector general.
Comptroller Bill Henry called auto-enrolling employees in health insurance “common sense.” The mayor's allies said no.
A week after mass overdose, Baltimore groups implore city to fund services in Penn North
Baltimore groups ask for more funding for drug treatment services in the Penn North neighborhood in West Baltimore.
The Penn North neighborhood was full of emergency crews and outreach services on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Baltimore. Just a day following a mass-overdose in the area.
State senator’s former aide gets probation in scholarship theft case
A former aide to a state senator was granted probation before judgement Thursday in a case of an alleged theft of $20,000 in scholarship money that she routed to herself.
The seal of the Senate of Maryland on a podium in the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis.
Federal workers to get dibs on Montgomery County jobs
Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a bill Tuesday creating a hiring preference for displaced federal workers.
The job market in Maryland has become competitive as thousands of federal workers have been cut under the Trump administration.
Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, including Maryland
Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Baltimore residents condemn police-related deaths at emotional hearing
Baltimore residents crowded the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability to condemn police-related deaths.
Amber Greene, director of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights, speaks as Baltimore residents crowd the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability on Tuesday to condemn police-related deaths.
What’s next for the Catonsville armory? Residents chime in after cannabis incubator plan is scrapped
Following Gov. Wes Moore's decision not to locate the state's first cannabis incubator at the Catonsville armory, residents voiced frustration with the process and discussed what they would like to see there.
Concerned and curious community members sit in on a town hall meeting to discuss the fate of the Catonsville Armory on Monday.
Maryland streamlines application for food, cash, health assistance
It’s now an all-in-one process, no matter which benefits a Marylander is hoping to sign up for.
State officials have upgraded the application website for Marylanders to apply for government benefits.
Moore picks former Fort Meade commander to be state veterans secretary
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is tapping a former high-ranking Army officer who commanded Fort George G. Meade to be the state’s next secretary of veterans and military families.
Carroll County Commissioner Ed Rothstein
US inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs push up costs
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.
In this aerial view, trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge as they carry cargo between Canada and the United States.
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