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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.
President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
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.”
Baltimore City Councilman Mark Parker talks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen in Patterson Park during one of the many No Kings protests being held around the country in opposition to President Trump.
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.
Betsy Fox Tolentino, acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, said she has made personnel changes in response to a critical report.
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.
From left, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Glenn Ivey await entrance to the ICE field offices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday, July 28, 2025. The group aimed to test whether they would be allowed to see conditions in which detainees are being kept.
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.
Anti-violence programs, such as the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, have also brought down the number of youth homicides in Baltimore.
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.
A state watchdog has found significant safety failures at a Western Maryland youth facility.
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.
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation walk up the steps of the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday morning.
Trump administration denies Western Maryland federal flood aid
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that Maryland will appeal Trump’s decision after the administration denied federal flood aid.
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
Moore disputes criticisms of reparations bill talks
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s team is pushing back on criticism that the governor considered his own plan to study the thorny issue of reparations before ultimately vetoing a similar proposal from state lawmakers.
Gov. Wes Moore's chief of staff is challenging lawmakers and advocates about the details of conversations over a General Assembly reparations bill.
Before Gov. Moore vetoed a reparations study, he drafted his own plan
Before Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was opposed to creating a commission to study reparations — saying it would slow down action — he had drafted his own executive order creating a similar commission.
Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths during a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
State police investigate inmate’s death at Western Maryland prison
Maryland State Police launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Allegany County.
North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland, on May 11, 2025.
47-year-old man dead after motorcycle accident near Inner Harbor, police say
A 47-year-old Baltimore County man died from injuries he sustained when a motorcycle he was riding crashed Friday.
Baltimore Police said they arrived just after 9 p.m. on the 500 block of East Pratt Street to find paramedics treating a motorcyclist involved in an accident.
Suspect in Baltimore County double homicide extradited to Maryland
Baltimore County Police have extradited a 31-year-old man from Pennsylvania facing charges in connection with the March deaths of two people from Owings Mills.
Kevin Ahn is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bond on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault in the deaths of Sun Lim, 83, and Im Kim, 69.
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.
Van Hollen, Raskin wade into MAGA rift over Epstein files
Two Democratic congressmen from Maryland joined the growing call for the Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen got an amendment to a federal spending bill requiring the Justice Department to preserve Epstein-related records.
Maryland now mandates detention for teens with repeat offenses while on ankle monitoring
Previously, detaining a Maryland child already on ankle monitoring was optional, even if police requested they be detained.
Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
Van Hollen wins first budget skirmish to hold onto Maryland FBI headquarters
The decision could be reversed before the Senate wraps up work on the spending plan.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen argued that Congress needs to stand up for its spending power — no matter who is in the White House.
Trump tax bill could mean a lot more money for Maryland private school vouchers
Maryland could see an explosion of school voucher funding for students to attend schools now that President Donald Trump’s tax and policy bill passed.
Harris votes yes on Trump budget bill after White House promises more cuts to come
Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone GOP member in Comgress, changes tack to back President Donald Trump's bill in close House vote to ensure passage.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Andy Harris (R., Md.) speaks during a news conference on the proposed continuing resolution to extend government funding through March 14, on Capitol Hill on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allies of President-elect Trump criticized a massive government funding bill unveiled Tuesday, urging lawmakers to oppose it ahead of a looming deadline and complicating efforts by House GOP leaders, while Trump himself has yet to weigh in.
Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools
It’s unclear when, and even if, that money will get distributed to organizations that support low-income families in after-school and summer programs they otherwise couldn’t afford.
The funds, including $25.3 million for summer and after-school programs, would have benefited low-income families across Maryland.
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