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Trump administration threatens back pay for furloughed federal workers
Congress, a Trump administration memo says, is able to decide whether it wants to pay the workers or not as part of legislation to reopen the government.
Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting
“Now is the time to have conversations about redistricting in Maryland,” Adrienne A. Jones told The Banner. “He has a ready and an eager and a willing partner in me.”
Maryland steps in to fill funding gaps amid federal shutdown
Maryland plans to use state money to fund food and cash assistance and fund state employee salaries typically paid with federal dollars as it rides out a government shutdown, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday.
Senate can’t agree on a spending plan, putting Maryland’s federal workforce at risk
It’s unclear, with the House of Representatives adjourned until next week, when lawmakers could consider their next moves to reopen the government.
Maryland will pay a price whether the federal government shuts down or not
Maryland and its Democrat-dominated congressional delegation sit in the crosshairs of the federal government spending fight.
Maryland lawmakers seek to honor Black children buried in unmarked graves
“[W]e need to be mindful of never, ever allowing something like this to happen again," said state Sen. Michael Jackson.
Maryland Democrats in Congress vote against stopgap bill as shutdown looms
Maryland members of Congress voted along party lines Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to fund the government past Sept. 30.
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.
