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    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Andy Harris (R., Md.) speaks during a news conference on the proposed continuing resolution to extend government funding through March 14, on Capitol Hill on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allies of President-elect Trump criticized a massive government funding bill unveiled Tuesday, urging lawmakers to oppose it ahead of a looming deadline and complicating efforts by House GOP leaders, while Trump himself has yet to weigh in.
    Harris votes yes on Trump budget bill after White House promises more cuts to come
    Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone GOP member in Comgress, changes tack to back President Donald Trump's bill in close House vote to ensure passage.
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.
    The Declaration of Donald Trump may start the next American revolution
    On Independence Day, this is the Declaration of Donald Trump: a vision of America remade in the image of his skinflint cruelty.
    This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    El Salvador president denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison
    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele cast aside allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten and subject to psychological torture in a Salvadoran prison on Thursday.
    Julio César Chávez Jr. appears for his bout against Jake Paul, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Anaheim, California.
    Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, feds say
    Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.
    FILE - Actor Michael Madsen appears at the premiere of "The Hateful Eight" in Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
    Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ actor, found dead in his Malibu home
    Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely-eyed, often sadistic characters in the films of Quentin Tarantino including “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” has died.
    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
    The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
    The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.
    This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to torture in El Salvador jail
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
    FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center, May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.
    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
    The jury’s decision on the other charges — two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution — remains under wraps for now.
    Students engage in an after-school program within one of the educational spaces at Okinawan Karate Dojo on 6/13/24 in Ellicott City, MD.
    Trump administration withholds more than $6 billion for schools
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: The U.S. Agency for International Development building is seen after workers removed its sign at their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly shutdown the U.S. aid agency earlier this week leaving thousands unemployed and putting U.S. foreign diplomacy and aid programs in limbo.
    Trump wants FBI HQ at DC’s Ronald Reagan Building instead of ‘liberal’ Maryland
    The U.S. Agency for International Development, which Trump shut down, also was housed in the Reagan building.
    Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington.
    US judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated more than 10,000 employees in late March and consolidated 28 agencies to just 15.
    Brianna O'Keefe yells as she holds a portrait of Kilmar Obrego Garcia during a protest outside the federal courthouse Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released to await his trial on human smuggling charges, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled Monday.
    A sizable group of people protest outside of the District Courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland on April 4, 2025 for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
    Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be deported, court records show
    Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud behind him. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.
    What’s in Trump’s big bill before Senate: Tax breaks, money for deportations and deep cuts to Medicaid
    Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step.
    Outside temperature is displayed in comparison to the inside temperature of a vehicle on Thursday June 26, 2025 in Belle Glade, Fla. during an event to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
    Maryland among states with child death in hot car as rising summer heat increases dangers
    So far this year, nine children have died after being left unattended in vehicles.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
    Commentary: Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQIA+ books is a slippery, hateful slope
    The Supreme Court’s decision to let Montgomery County parents exempt their children from public school lessons using LGBTQIA+ books is a subtle tool of hate.
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    ‘A painful setback’: Montgomery County leaders react to Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQIA+ books
    A group of parents from Montgomery County had contended that the books violated their First Amendment right to exercise their religion freely.
    This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concerns
    Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail amid concerns he’d be deported upon release.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20:  Donald Trump is sworn into office by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible  in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images)
    Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
    The decision to bar nationwide injunctions was a victory for President Trump, who has complained about judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda.
    This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face US trial before any move to deport him again
    The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days.
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