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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Rep.-elect Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) (L) rushes to join other congressional freshmen of the 119th Congress as she arrives late for a group photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. New members of congress are in-town for an orientation program to help them prepare for their upcoming roles.
Maryland’s congressional delegation is trading seniority for enthusiasm
The four newest members of Team Maryland bring vigor, but also race and gender diversity. Three are women, and Angela Alsobrooks is the state’s first Black senator.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore outlines a plan for the state to protect the interests of Maryland under the incoming Donald Trump administration.
Gov. Moore vows to protect Marylanders in second Trump administration
Gov. Wes Moore on Friday outlined a plan for the state to protect the interests of Marylanders under the incoming Donald Trump administration.
HENDERSON, NEVADA - OCTOBER 31: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump greets supporters during  a campaign rally at Lee’s Family Forum on October 31, 2024 in Henderson, Nevada. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is campaigning for re-election on Thursday in New Mexico and the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona.
Maryland leaders are preparing for a Trump presidency
As Gov. Wes Moore, a state and national Democratic Party leader, guides Maryland through a Trump presidency, he and fellow lawmakers must consider what’s at stake and what they can protect.
Voters cast their ballots for the 2024 general election at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.
4 things we learned from election night results in Maryland
Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.
Angela Alsobrooks, joined by her daughter, Alex, addresses the crowd at her election night watch party in College Park on Tuesday night.
Angela Alsobrooks makes history as Maryland’s first Black Senator
Maryland voters made history on Tuesday, voting to send Angela Alsobrooks to Washington as the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.
Former Gov. Larry Hogan votes with his wife Yumi at Davidsonville Elementary on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Larry Hogan decides not to decide, and skips voting for president
The Republican has a history of making alternative choices when it comes to voting for president.
U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan stump at their last events on the night before the Nov. 5 election.
With US Senate seat on the line, Alsobrooks and Hogan make their final pitches to voters
The candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat packed their final full day of campaigning with events and stops to persuade voters, thank volunteers and rally supporters. On Tuesday, they’ll find out who wins.
An early voter casts their ballot at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
The anxious election watcher’s guide to when Maryland’s votes will be counted
It may take several days before we know the results of Maryland’s tightest races, according to elections officials.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan greets Baltimore Police dressed in riot gear the morning after citywide unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore in 2015 during his first term in office.
Why Larry Hogan’s smaller government came at a cost to Marylanders
The Republican governor’s decision to downsize government kept agencies from delivering services to people who needed them when they needed them most, said policy analysts, union officials and nonprofit leaders watching and working for state government during Hogan’s tenure.
Voters walk into Perry Hall High School to cast their vote, in Nottingham, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
State elections board: Members may not communicate with people suing the board
The decision comes after a revelations that Republican board members had been corresponding for months with an election activist attempting to use the courts to stop Maryland’s election.
With control of the chamber at stake, Maryland's Senate contest is a rare chance for Old Line State politics to get the national spotlight.
U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks lead over Hogan steady in Washington Post poll
Angela Alsobrooks leads Larry Hogan, 54% to 40%, in a poll from Emerson College as in-person voting approaches.
Maryland state house, ballot excerpts, and check marks
GOP election board members emailed activist who is trying to stop election, records show
The dozens of pages of email threads also included speculative voter fraud scenarios discussed between state Republican Party leaders and a GOP election board member.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has weighed in on the Abortion Care Access Act of 2022.
Maryland law closes a loophole in abortion care, attorney general says
Maryland is trying to eliminate an obscure rule that stopped Medicaid from paying for certain patients’ abortions.
South Madeira Street sits near Butchers Hill and just outside Patterson Park in Baltimore.
A vicious attack, a viral video and a community asking what went wrong
The incident has triggered the latest discussion of the state’s youth legal system, a seemingly perpetual cycle of frustration and finger pointing.
A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult with attempted murder in a robbery and attack that happened in Southeast Baltimore.
State’s attorney charges teen as an adult in Butchers Hill attack that went viral
Police also arrested an 18-year-old on charges of attempted murder in the Butchers Hill attack.
One of the 3 procedure rooms at Partners in Abortion Care, a women-owned and operated abortion clinic providing abortions in all trimesters, based in College Park, Maryland.
Maryland is a safe haven for abortion care — with one obscure exception
Women who qualified for Medicaid because they are pregnant may have to foot the bill for an abortion.
light rail wreck with a truck
Light rail collides with vehicle Friday night; incident under investigation
The northbound train packed with Orioles fans celebrating a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers crashed into a motorist at Woodberry and Coldspring, wedging the vehicle between the train and a fence.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore greets King Abdullah of Jordan on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.
King of Jordan meets Gov. Wes Moore in rare visit by head of state
The two leaders shared brief remarks ahead of a roundtable discussion with business and university leaders, expressing mutual admiration and a broad desire to find “synergies” between Jordan and Maryland.
King Abdullah II of Jordan is wearing a dark suit with a dark red tie. He has grey hair and is wearing a lapel pin for a climate summit.
King of Jordan to visit Gov. Moore in Annapolis Wednesday
The king’s visit comes as the Middle East region is embroiled in conflict as Israel fights Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown are planning "a major announcement" related to the crash of the Dali cargo ship into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
State Key Bridge lawsuit likely, with announcement planned Tuesday
Neither the governor nor attorney general offered details on their announcement, but it comes just before a deadline to file legal claims against the ship's owner and operator.
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