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The New York Times reported Thursday that Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claimed a Bronze Star award in a 2006 White House application.
Report: Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claimed Bronze Star on 2006 application
“I made an honest mistake by including something because my commanding officer thought it was a good idea,” Moore said Thursday. “He thought that I earned it and he was already going through the paperwork to process it.”
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, campaign event in October 2023. Kennedy has dropped out of the race, but will remain on Maryland’s ballot.
RFK Jr. is no longer running for president, but he’ll be on Maryland’s ballot
Before dropping out, Robert F. Kennedy’s supporters had amassed enough signatures on a petition to get him on Maryland’s ballot as a presidential candidate, state elections officials declared on Tuesday.
Former Gov. Larry Hogan, left, and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, right, are in a dead heat in the race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll commissioned by the AARP.
Hogan and Alsobrooks are tied in US Senate race, poll finds
National elections prognosticators have rated Maryland’s Senate race as “leans” or “likely” Democratic, but the new poll shows that the race is closer than some analysts have predicted.
Former Gov. Larry Hogan is working to overcome voter trends and a voter registration disadvantage in his bid to become Maryland’s next U.S. senator.
Larry Hogan won two terms as governor. A Senate victory will be more challenging.
Voters rarely elect U.S. senators who are from the opposite party from the one that dominates their state. Hogan is trying to buck that trend in his race against Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland’s handgun qualification license.
Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s handgun license requirements
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of Maryland’s tough requirements for obtaining a handgun license, a blow to gun rights supporters who have been fighting the law for years and a win for gun safety advocates.
Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday in Chicago.
Angela Alsobrooks meets her moment at the Democratic National Convention
Alsobrooks used her time to both tell part of her own personal story as well as to boost the candidacy of presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks, shown last week at an event with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, will get another moment in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention this week.
U.S. Senate candidate Alsobrooks gets a moment in the national spotlight
Angela Alsobrooks, currently the Prince George’s County executive will speak during prime time on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where the party faithful are newly energized by the candidacy of soon-to-be presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers a speech about state finances at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. He attended the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference.
Gov. Moore warns of tough budget choices — again
Gov. Wes Moore’s remarks came at the close of the Maryland Association of Counties annual conference, which draws thousands of local and state officials to the beach to hash out policy issues, along with an unofficial roster of political fundraisers and receptions.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands together after delivering remarks on prescription drug costs at Prince George's Community College on Thursday.
More love for Moore — and other takeaways from Biden and Harris’ Maryland visit
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore came close to upstaging the main act, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, with his warm-up performance.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris cheer before delivering remarks on prescription drug prices at Prince George's Community College on Thursday. It was their first joint appearance since Biden ended his presidential re-election campaign and endorsed Harris.
Biden and Harris tout drug savings in Maryland after presidential race shake-up
The raucous event marked the first time the pair appeared together since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris and also spotlighted two Maryland politicians with rising national profiles
Patrick Moran, President of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, decries working conditions at the Department of Public Works at a press conference following the death of Ronald Silver II, who was on the job with the DPW's Bureau of Solid Waste when he died, outside of City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Gov. Moore calls for ‘full investigation’ after Baltimore sanitation worker’s heat death
A coalition of Baltimore City Council members and AFSCME Council 3 leaders came together Tuesday morning to demand more protection for public employees following the heat-related death of a sanitation worker, Ronald Silver II.
A sign at the State House in Annapolis warns that guns are not allowed to be carried inside. State lawmakers restricted where people can carry concealed handguns during the 2023 General Assembly session; the law is being challenged in court. The sign is pictured on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
Federal judge: Maryland can’t ban concealed carry of guns in bars, private buildings
A federal judge who previously temporarily blocked some of the state’s restrictions on the concealed carry of guns has made that block permanent.
Former Governor Larry Hogan faces Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who would be Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator. The matchup is one of a few nationally that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
How Maryland’s top Senate candidates say they would vote on 10 key issues
Maryland voters will send either Angela Alsobrooks or Larry Hogan to the U.S. Senate this year. Here is a breakdown of how each would vote on 10 key issues.
Former Governor Larry Hogan faces Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who would be Maryland’s first Black senator.  Hogan is bidding to flip a reliably blue U.S. Senate seat red. The matchup is one of a few nationally expected to determine the balance of power in the chamber.
Kamala Harris has Democrats excited. That could also jolt Maryland’s Senate race.
Democratic leaders are hoping that Kamala Harris' shine rubs off on their candidates down the ballot.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore worked to tamp down speculation that he’d consider running for vice president on Monday.
Maryland Gov. Moore as vice president? ‘I have no interest in the job’
“I have expressed that I love my job and I have no intention of leaving,” Moore told reporters in Washington on Monday.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (left) applauds as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (right) endorses U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks last month. Moore is now endorsing Harris for president.
Maryland Gov. Moore joins Democratic chorus endorsing Harris
“She will have the unique ability to energize the Democratic Party base and mobilize a unique coalition, and we must rally around her and elect her to serve as the next President of the United States,” Moore wrote in his endorsement.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been rumored to have national ambitions ever since he entered politics. Is now his time?
With Biden out, what’s next for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore?
With President Joe Biden announcing Sunday that he won’t run for re-election after all, all eyes are turning to the next generation of Democrats, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, talks to members of the media outside of the U.S. Capitol, on September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. Raskin said the committee is planning to reschedule their postponed hearing as soon as possible.
Maryland Congressman Raskin calls on Biden to carefully consider his future
He’s the highest-ranking Maryland Democrat to suggest that stepping down could be a consideration for Biden, whose campaign has struggled in recent weeks.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, speaks about budget cuts at a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. He's joined by Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right.
Maryland cuts nearly $150M from budget as Medicaid, child care costs rise
Rising enrollment in Medicaid and the Child Care Scholarship Program led Gov. Wes Moore to propose budget cuts in order to keep those programs funded.
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, left, and former Gov. Larry Hogan are vying for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Maryland.
Senate candidates Hogan, Alsobrooks raised a combined $11.9 million since April
In Maryland’s competitive race for the U.S. Senate, candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan are raking in millions of dollars to make their case to voters.
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