National politics

Frances Murphy Draper, president and CEO of AFRO American Newspapers, says she’s proud to be a Marylander despite the results of the 2024 election.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans.

The consulting firm Accenture will research Trump’s proposed agenda and how it will affect the state’s priorities and programs.

After the presidential election, conservative white women who believe the white patriarchy will save them are in for a rude awakening, writes Baltimore resident Betsy Schindler.

In the coming weeks, the results of exit polls will unspool some of the motivations behind local, state and national voting decisions.

President Joe Biden is taking an important step in his effort to lock in federal money to rebuild Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

O’Malley’s candidacy to lead the Democratic National Committee comes at a time of soul-searching and finger-pointing in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

While Jewish voters are by no means a monolith, in Baltimore City and county, home to one of the country’s largest Jewish populations, many traditionally vote for Democrats.

Angela Alsobrooks will join the Senate in an unenviable position: as a brand-new member in the minority party, with the president also from the opposing party.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research.

Former Maryland governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley is among the names being floated to lead the Democratic National Committee after latest Trump victory.

After a year of campaigning, fundraising, of juggling her role as a state senator and the owner of a new dog — state Sen. Sarah Elfreth will take the oath of office on Jan. 3 as a member of the 119th Congress. It’s not exactly what she wanted.

The idea that democracy is under attack motivated both Harris and Trump voters, but in starkly different ways.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan hinted that this year’s Senate race isn’t the last we’ve seen from him, saying: “Our work and our commitment to a brighter future and a better path forward will continue.”

Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland’s most competitive congressional race that came to focus on reproductive rights and the economy.

The only real choice confronting the majority of Marylanders who voted against Donald Trump’s return to the White House is to face it. America, we hardly knew you.

Women were once asked to choose whether they felt safer with a man or a bear. After this election, I'd choose the bear over some women, too.

Speaking at Howard University in Washington, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country.

President-elect Donald Trump came nowhere close to winning reliably blue Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, but he performed better in every one of its 23 counties and Baltimore City.

See county-by-county results in Maryland's U.S. Senate race between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and former Republican governor Larry Hogan.