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    Maryland's seal has two guys who look like they have jobs. Virginia's has a half-naked lady with a spear who apparently just killed someone.
    ‘Don’t Maryland My Virginia?’ Hold my Natty Boh, please
    A Virginia Republican running for governor there launched a campaign ad with the slogan, “Don’t Maryland My Virginia.” Gov. Wes Moore laughed it off. I’m not so tolerant.
    Maryland judges are handling the second-highest number of lawsuits against the Trump administration of any federal court district in the U.S.
    Trump lawsuits put Maryland’s federal judges center stage in a turbulent moment
    Federal judges usually try to stay out of the political fray, but the Trump administration is resorting to unusual tactics, like calling for impeachment of judges.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: Kindergarten students pay attention to their teacher during an English Language Arts class in KIPP Baltimore on December 5, 2024.
    Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump cuts to teacher recruitment programs
    The state could end up with fewer teachers in classrooms and university layoffs, the attorney general said.
    For the first time, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is taking the lead on a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration.
    Maryland attorney general sues to get fired federal workers reinstated
    Maryland AG Anthony Brown is leading a new lawsuit that attempts to halt the Trump administration's mass firings of probationary federal employees.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Zelensky are meeting today to negotiate a preliminary agreement on sharing Ukraine’s mineral resources that Trump says will allow America to recoup aid provided to Kyiv while supporting Ukraine’s economy. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Lies and bullying aside, could Trump be right on the need for a jarring shift on Ukraine?
    Something Olha Radchenko told me: “It’s either the whole world will win or it’s going to be Russia.” President Trump made very clear last week that he disagrees.
    The Translational Tissue Engineering Center is located at 400 N Broadway Street, adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
    Red states and blue states alike are poised to lose jobs in research labs and the local businesses serving them.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, speaks after signing two executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Trump signed an executive order withholding federal funding from schools and universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and a second order establishing the Energy Dominance Council led by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
    Commentary: How I plan to survive this presidential regime
    I’m over the confusion, panic, fear and unmooring that the new regime in Washington has methodically and boastfully fostered this past month. But I know I can survive it.
    Researchers at the Eastern Ecological Science Center Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab have spent a quarter-century studying the country’s bees.
    The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts
    The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s federal funding cuts.
    Nearly one-quarter of all tonnage shipped into the Port of Baltimore comes from China, Mexico or Canada.
    Trump grants one-month exemption for automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
    President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.
    President Donald Trump, in a dark suit, stands in front of members of Congress and guests in the U.S. House chamber.
    How some of Maryland’s congressional delegation reacted to Trump’s speech
    Democratic members of Maryland’s majority-blue federal delegation silently protested, rejected or outright skipped President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday.
    Recruiters talks to potential candidates at a hiring fair for veterans and other community members at Morgan State University.
    Maryland veterans face Trump’s federal workforce purge as VA to cut thousands
    The federal government is the nation’s largest employer of veterans. Maryland vets are among those losing jobs — and bracing for potential service cuts.
    The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
    Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze
    Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, two conservatives, joined the three liberal justices to form a majority.
    Stock trader working at the New York Stock Exchange. A bald, middle-aged trader wearing a light blue shirt and dark vest with 'Avermore' logo stands in front of multiple computer screens and a large stock market display board showing red and green stock price tickers.
    Wall Street falls again as losses wipe out all post-election gains for the S&P 500
    The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada, and Mexico has helped to extend a recent slump for U.S. stocks that was prompted by signs of weakness in the economy.
    In this aerial view, trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge as they carry cargo between Canada and the United States.
    Here’s what tariffs are and how they work
    Tariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller.
    Nearly one-quarter of all tonnage shipped into the Port of Baltimore comes from China, Mexico or Canada.
    Here are the $7 billion in products Maryland imports from Canada and Mexico
    Mexico, Canada and China — which the Trump administration is slapping with tariffs — are the U.S.’s top trading partners, and plenty of those goods land in Maryland.
    Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.
    Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
    Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
    Woodlawn in Baltimore County is home to the Social Security Administration’s headquarters.
    DOGE overhauls Social Security Administration with employee, office lease cuts
    The Social Security Administration plans to cut its workforce by more than 7,000 by offering employees early retirement and buyouts and through expected resignations.
    Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts was scheduled to speak at the University of Maryland law school in Baltimore on Monday night.
    Project 2025 author Kevin Roberts cancels talk at University of Maryland law school
    Kevin Roberts won’t speak in Baltimore because of an illness.
    U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) takes a question from a reporter in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025
    Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay
    Trump has said the tariffs are to force the two U.S. neighbors to step up their fight against fentanyl trafficking and stop illegal immigration.
    President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    What to watch when Trump gives his big speech to Congress
    President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday isn’t technically considered a State of the Union address — that comes next year, after he’s been on the job for longer — but there’s no distinguishable difference for anyone watching at home.
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