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The latest from Brenda Wintrode
Maryland failed to keep sex offenders away from foster children, audit finds
Maryland failed to protect children under state care from being placed in homes where registered sex offenders lived. It’s one of numerous findings listed in an audit out Wednesday.
More vocal than ever, Van Hollen pressures Democrats to ditch ‘spineless politics’
Senator’s Iowa speech criticizes minority party leaders for “spineless politics”
She led troops into Baltimore in 2015 and is now worried about a Trump deployment
High-ranking, retired military officers have warned the president’s use of troops against residents politicizes an apolitical institution and erodes Americans’ trust in its military.
Van Hollen urges Iowans to step up for democracy
In a sweeping speech, Van Hollen assailed a long list of President Donald Trump’s policies and blasted his Republican colleagues for “rubber-stamping” them.
Comptroller forecasts one big, beautiful $189M hit to Maryland’s budget
President Donald Trump's tax changes equal less money for Maryland coffers.
What a California court ruling means for Trump’s plans to send troops to Baltimore
Attorney General Anthony Brown said he was encouraged by a California judge’s “good ruling” to keep a state’s military from policing civilians.
Trump hints at sending troops to Baltimore; White House won’t clarify
President Donald Trump was declarative on his plans for Chicago but ambiguous when it came to Baltimore.
What the law says about whether Trump can send troops to Baltimore
As President Donald Trump normally acts first and lets the courts sort it out later, experts say we’re drifting into uncharted territory.
Donald Trump vs. Wes Moore: Everything the president has said about Baltimore
In an escalating war of words, President Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to Baltimore, revoke funding for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and questioned Gov. Wes Moore's military awards. The Democratic governor wants Trump to come see Baltimore for himself or “keep our names out of your mouth.”
Federal workers: Fired by Trump, frozen out by Moore
While hundreds of federal workers have found room in Maryland's lifeboat, according to state officials, many others were left behind.
Rep. Andy Harris enters partisan fray in Somerset County schools battle
The monthslong tug-of-war between state and county officials has caught the attention of Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress.
Maryland members of Congress visited ICE again. This time they got in.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth, all Democrats, said they are seeking transparency from an increasingly opaque deportation process under the Trump administration.
Van Hollen welcomes home Baltimore man exchanged in prisoner swap
Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he and a bipartisan team of senators worked with Trump administration officials to secure the release of citizens wrongfully detained.
Trump, again, calls out city. Baltimore says, ‘You’re wrong, hon.’
President Donald Trump included Baltimore on a short list of Democratic-led cities he cast as crime-ridden, on the same day he deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen to headline Iowa Democrats’ annual steak fry
The Polk County Democrats’ annual steak fry draws party faithful from across the country. Chair Bill Brauch said Van Hollen was “a big get.”
New leader makes changes at Juvenile Services following oversight report
The Maryland agency made three personnel changes after an Office of the Correctional Ombudsman report found fault in DJS operations.
Raskin lawsuit challenges congressional restrictions at ICE facilities
The lawsuit comes days after members of Maryland’s federal delegation were denied a tour of Baltimore’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
Baltimore recorded fewest youth homicides in a decade in first half of 2025
Baltimore City officials and community groups have invested in prevention programs meant to divert kids away from gun violence.
Staff failed to prevent sexual activity at youth detention center, watchdog finds
The report also criticized the agency for mismanaging an evacuation during a flood risk and rising assaults on staff.
Maryland members of Congress denied tour of Baltimore ICE detention site
A half-dozen Maryland members of Congress were denied access to a federal immigration field office used to temporarily hold people facing deportation.
