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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 discuss the state’s lawsuit against the companies that own and manage the Dali cargo ship that smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
Maryland sues Dali cargo ship owner, manager over Key Bridge crash
The state alleges that the government itself and the people of Maryland have suffered massive losses from the bridge collapse, and that it was caused by negligence and shortcuts by the Dali’s crew, owner and manager.
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.
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks says she will pay back taxes on two properties where she received tax breaks in error.
Alsobrooks promises to pay back property taxes on Maryland, D.C. homes
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is pledging to pay the government back for tax breaks she incorrectly received on two properties she owned.
Ballot counters remove ballots from the envelopes.
Maryland election officials confident post office is reliable for mail ballots
Maryland has one of the most generous timetables in the nation — and that means that there’s little chance that a mail-in ballot won’t arrive by the cutoff.
“I encourage all City voters to vote the entire ballot,” the state’s election administrator advised on social media.
State election board seeks to count Harborplace votes while appeal waits
Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis wrote on social media that his agency made the request in an effort to prevent “potential disenfranchisement” or “undervoting” while an appeal is ongoing.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, talks about the impasses in selecting a new speaker Thursday at his office on Capitol Hill.
Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is new chair of the House Freedom Caucus
Harris told Fox News the Freedom Caucus would focus on reining in government spending and changing intraparty Republican rules.
"I Voted" stickers are lined up for voters after they cast their ballots at the early voting location at White Oak Community Recreation Center.
Maryland among elections offices targeted by suspicious packages
The U.S. Postal Service intercepted a suspicious package intended for the Maryland State Board of Elections office, according to officials.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks with reporters at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium on Aug. 30, 2024.
What we know about Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Bronze Star
Two veterans who help investigate cases of people lying about their military records said Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claiming a Bronze Star on a White House application was not stolen valor.
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
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