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    ABC reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after suspension over Kirk remarks
    ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday.
    LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 22: Jimmy Kimmel performs onstage as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual "Power Of Love" gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    Charlie Kirk’s friends praise the slain conservative activist’s faith at memorial
    “Charlie looked at politics as an on-ramp to Jesus,” said the Rev. Rob McCoy, Kirk’s pastor.
    Police ride around on horses outside before a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
    Maryland Democrats in Congress vote against stopgap bill as shutdown looms
    Maryland members of Congress voted along party lines Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to fund the government past Sept. 30.
    Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson speaks with reporters after House Republicans approved a bill that would fund the government for seven weeks.
    Maryland issues blanket prescription to keep COVID-19 shots accessible after CDC shifts stance
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot.
    Robert Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Anne Arundel schools superintendent rebukes employee’s ‘hateful’ posts after Kirk killing
    Anne Arundel County superintendent’s remarks come one week after Kirk’s allies discovered Instagram comments celebrating his murder that they believe were posted by a school district employee.
    Dr. Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, addresses the audience after the end of public comment on proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
    Is offshore wind doomed in Maryland?
    The Baltimore-based US Wind project off Ocean City is Maryland’s only offshore wind farm close to construction, but federal tax breaks and courtroom battles may decide its fate.
    Hispanic festivities scale back as Trump increases immigration enforcement
    About a half-dozen events traditionally hosted by the local Latino community in Maryland have either been canceled, relocated or altered during Hispanic Heritage Month, which features Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16.
    Dancers perform during a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore on Friday.
    As RFK Jr. blows up public health, some states are rushing to save it
    A growing number of Democrat-led states are joining together to protect common-sense safeguards against infectious disease with vaccines. Maryland has yet to join these partnerships, but the idea is under discussion.
    Reva Bounan, RN, holds a syringe to be used during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok
    President Donald Trump also said he'll be speaking on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
    U.S. President Donald Trump addresses graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in Michie Stadium on May 24, 2025 in West Point, New York.
    Watching ‘Downton Abbey’ as the world burns is more timely than you think
    "Downton Abbey" is about a world different from the one we're living in. But watching it now is both escapist and instructive.
    (L to R) Laura Carmichael stars as Lady Edith, Hugh Bonneville as Robert Grantham, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Allen Leech as Tom Branson, Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Grantham and Harry Hadden-Paton as Bertie Hexham in DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale, a Focus Features release.

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    Advocates in Baltimore protest deportation of cruise ship employees to Philippines
    Grassroots organizations gathered in Baltimore for a rally protesting the detainment and deportation of four migrant seaworkers this month.
    About 30 people attend a rally on Sunday against the Sept. 7 deportation of four Carnival Cruise seafarers allegedly without due process while docked in Baltimore.
    Another assassination, another step toward an American dissolution
    Assassinations, by their nature, are destabilizing. In the spinning top of American political life at this moment, Charlie Kirk's death may prove to be the thing that irretrievably knocks us over.
    FILE - Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.
    Van Hollen urges Iowans to step up for democracy
    In a sweeping speech, Van Hollen assailed a long list of President Donald Trump’s policies and blasted his Republican colleagues for “rubber-stamping” them.
    U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks at the Polk County Streak Fry
    Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton’s Bethesda home
    A judge on Friday released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the home of John Bolton.
    FBI agents carry bags and boxes out of former national security adviser John Bolton's house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Another round of political violence leaves Maryland asking where we go next
    Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.
    PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 12: People embrace in front of a memorial for Charlie Kirk at the Turning Point USA headquarters on September 12, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
    Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views
    The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conservative activist’s viewpoints and indicated that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has announced Pirro, a former Fox News personality, judge, prosecutor, and politician, after losing support in the Senate for his first choice, Ed Martin, over his views on the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
    Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns
    President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.
    In August, President Trump deployed the District’s National Guard as well as regiments from other Republican-governed states.
    Rifle recovered in search for Charlie Kirk’s killer, who blended in on Utah school campus
    Authorities searched on Thursday for the shooter who with one gunshot from a distant rooftop killed conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk as he spoke at a Utah college event.
    People attend a vigil for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed earlier in the day, at Timpanogos Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
    Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
    Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said.
    Charlie Kirk speaking at event in Oconomowoc, Wis.
    Where Maryland and other states stand in battle over US House redistricting maps
    Nationally, Democrats need to gain three seats next year to take control of the House. The party of the president typically loses seats in the midterm congressional elections.
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
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