National politics

It was Israel that pressed hardest on U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen in a visit to Annapolis. It’s the issue Democrats can’t agree on, the one that divides them so much that Trump could slip through that crack a return to the White House.

The only scheduled debate in Maryland’s nationally-watched U.S. Senate race aired Thursday night.

Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan didn’t tread much new ground in their debate Thursday, but we did learn a few things.

While he was governor, Hogan voted five times to approve subsidies for affordable housing developers that his firm may have worked with in the past.

Both candidates used the debate as a chance to promote their records while arguing the other is the poor choice for Marylanders in a hyper-partisan political environment.

Kamala Harris' recent media strategy of talk shows and podcasts spanning from Howard Stern to "Call Her Daddy" is enraging the usual suspects and engaging the people she needs.

The candidates will record a 60-minute debate at Maryland Public Television in the afternoon that will be broadcast later in the evening.

The Baltimore Banner asked him a hypothetical: Given his passion for the presidency, does Rubenstein wish he made a run at the White House?

The scale of violence in the Middle East presents a complex policy challenge for the two candidates who hope to be Maryland’s next U.S. senator.

At least 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed and 250 kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, while more than 41,500 Gazans have died after an Israeli offensive. Here is what three friends brought together by the conflict think a year later.

As Democrats and Republicans argue over which party represents working people and who will secure their vote, Maryland union leaders say it’s not about party, it’s about policy.

U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is getting a boost from one of the biggest names in Democratic politics: former President Barack Obama.

Who came out on top in the debate between vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz was based on your expectations.

Speaking at The Baltimore Banner’s iMPACT Maryland event, Moore said he didn’t do the best job explaining what it meant for the state and the baseball team to sign a memorandum of understanding — news that was flashed on the ballpark video board in the middle of a game.

Despite veto of a California bill, state officials and advocates in favor of reparations say it's obtainable in Maryland.

Voters are being asked to game the future of the U.S. Senate when picking Ben Cardin’s successor. Will Democrats take the upper House? Or will Republicans hold on?

The two campaigns and their supporters are taking different strategies in a race that could be as close as a dead heat between Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan.

Janet Jackson’s recent misstatements about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity remind me that defending celebrities at all costs is a risky proposition.

U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is pledging to pay the government back for tax breaks she incorrectly received on two properties she owned.

Black fraternities and sororities, professional social groups and other organizations have helped establish an infrastructure of support for Black candidates.