National politics

A federal judge seemed skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time because of the government shutdown.

Here’s how changes to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown will affect Marylanders who rely on SNAP.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually for the next three years, starting with 12 million metric tons from now to January.

The separate, late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis bring the total arrests to seven.

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown on Oct. 17.

A former Sheppard Pratt nurse has been charged with raping a minor who was being treated at the Maryland psychiatric hospital.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.

A federal judge in Tennessee on Monday warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.

Young immigrants and advocates are fearful of being deported after President Donald Trump’s administration ended deferred action for the youths earlier this year.

Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.

U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis issued a preliminary injunction in August that the Salvadoran native and Beltsville resident not be deported while he challenges the legality of his re-detention with ICE.

Apparently there’s nothing to be done about the demolition and construction at the White House. It’s still heartbreaking to see a hole in it.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1.

The province of Ontario used Ronald Reagan’s words in a TV ad that criticize Trump’s tariffs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work starting Monday.

The federal government told a Maryland judge on Friday that it plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying in a court filing it could do so as early as Oct. 31.

The Trump administration rejected the final appeal for federal disaster relief for Western Maryland communities that are still recovering from May’s historic flash floods.

The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction, Associated Press photos on Thursday showed.

The U.S. military wants to spend billions on naval drones. Baltimore-based BlackSea Technologies is growing.