National politics

Debates over funding the federal government routinely erupt in deadline moments but this year it’s showing the political leverage of Republicans.

The case is among multiple lawsuits challenging the mass firings.

A hearing in federal court will help determine whether a temporary restraining order is put in place to block the mass firings of federal workers.

The unsettled trading comes a day after the index briefly fell more than 10% below its all-time high set last month.

The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products.

Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.

The Hampton National Historic Site near Towson tells the history of slavery at a former plantation site in Baltimore County. Some worry that the Trump administration's push to revise history will erase that.

The state and county governments are making resources available for laid-off federal workers.

A packed crowd erupted in applause Tuesday evening as Maryland lawmakers took the stage at Howard Community College for a town hall addressing their fight against President Donald Trump’s administration.

President Donald Trump’s spate of tax increases on imports and plans for more have roiled the stock market and stirred up recession risks.

Like many other colleges last spring, Hopkins grappled with balancing free speech and campus safety after students organized a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

At the five-year mark, it seems like the right moment to reflect on the pandemic and ask whether we learned anything from it.

After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.

The work is expected to take about six weeks and the words will be replaced by an unspecified set of city-sponsored murals.

The U.S. stock market’s sell-off is worsening Monday as Wall Street questions how much pain President Donald Trump is willing for the economy to endure in order to get what he wants.

Makary is considered one of Trump’s more conventional health nominees and is widely expected to be confirmed.

The mass email went to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes days before agency heads are due to offer plans for shrinking their workforces.

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.

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.

The state could end up with fewer teachers in classrooms and university layoffs, the attorney general said.