Politics

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years.

With a pivotal primary election less than two months away, a new poll paints a pessimistic picture of how residents view their county.

Anne Arundel County needs nearly 700 Republican voters to sign up to be election judges to maintain balance.

More than 100 customers are still waiting on over $642,000 in refunds after a music-themed cruises never took sail, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said.

The Timonium native and political newcomer faces Kimberley Stansbury in the Republican primary this June. He’s raised roughly $25,000 — about $10,000 more than Stansbury, according to campaign finance records.

What she’s concluded through two campaigns and many community meetings is that county residents need fewer tax increases and fees, more police officers, and more ways for parents to weigh in on their children’s education.

Moore’s claims about rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge — part of his political persona as an outsider who can get big things done — seem to be slipping from his grasp.

King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings on Tuesday as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States.

A poll from Anne Arundel Community College shows no runaway leader in the Democratic primary to replace Steuart Pittman, the term-limited county executive.

Citing Kiewit’s high cost estimates, Maryland will seek a new builder on the open market.

Carfentanil first alarmed officials a decade ago, when it was linked to a wave of overdose deaths before fading. Now, amid an unpredictable drug supply, it appears to be making a deadly comeback.

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington’s glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.

Howard County begins construction on a mile-long flood tunnel in Ellicott City to prevent future deadly flash floods and protect historic Main Street.

Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has been placed on leave from the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where he got his law degree in 2006.

The man accused of shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent writings to his family, which includes a sister in Maryland, minutes before the shooting.

President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.

COLUMN | We are deep into the age of posting stupid and insensitive things online. It can cost you a friendship, standing in your community, a job or — and this is the fuzzy math bit — absolutely nothing.

On Friday, the Columbia Association published an 82-page report detailing the last seven months of board infighting that led to three members being removed.

Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order aimed at state employees and prediction markets as they have come under heightened scrutiny.