National politics
Raskin slams no-show Harris at packed town hall: ‘Your face should not be on the milk carton’
Failing to attract the attention of Republican Congressman Andy Harris, hundreds of people flocked to a middle school gymnasium on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to hear from a willing Democratic stand-in — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Trump called out Baltimore math scores. Can you pass a similar test?
Maryland kids underperformed on state math tests. Banner subscribers struggled, too.
Hundreds turn out for raucous town hall in Woodlawn where Social Security, Medicare took center stage
A crowd of nearly 500 people filled the auditorium at Woodlawn High School Thursday night for a raucous town hall with Democratic lawmakers on the future of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal judge blocks deportation of Georgetown scholar detained by Trump administration
A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses.
Trump singles out Baltimore’s math scores as he dismantles U.S. Education Department
The president conflated an Algebra I test with “basic mathematics.”
What Education Department closure could mean for Maryland schools and colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns from the nation’s passenger railroad
Wednesday’s announcement signaled that the leadership change came down to Amtrak maintaining support from U.S. President Donald Trump.
1 in 10 Maryland workers is a federal employee. Here’s where they live, work.
Thousands of federal workers call Maryland home. Many of them also work in offices across the state.
3 more Maryland sheriffs sign working agreements with ICE as lawmakers consider blocking them
The sheriffs in Carroll, Garrett and Washington counties agreed to start a “Warrant Service Officer” program in which ICE will train local deputies to serve and execute administrative warrants for people in their jails believed to be in the country without authorization.
Maryland judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
The lawsuit filed by attorneys for USAID employees and contractors singled out Elon Musk as a defendant.
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details amid federal firings, dismantling of agencies
In the sweeping request, the Democrats seek four main types of information about the authority involved with DOGE’s activity.
Judge questions if Trump admin ignored order to turn around deportation flights
A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
FDA staff return to crowded offices in Maryland, with broken equipment, missing chairs
The FDA is the latest agency scrambling to meet the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
Trump visits the Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution
Monday was Trump's first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office.
Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
Education Department officials insist the staff reductions will not affect civil rights investigations and the layoffs were “strategic decisions.”
Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
El Salvador already agreed this week to take up to 300 migrants that the Trump administration designated as gang members.
AWOL Andy wants me fired! Voters want a town hall.
I wrote about Andy Harris’ congressional district art contest two weeks ago, and the Republican from Cambridge hated it so much he wants me fired. I guess it pays not to be a federal worker in Andy’s world.
Ron Nessen, veteran journalist who was President Ford’s press secretary, dies at 90 in Maryland
Ron Nessen, a veteran broadcast journalist who was press secretary for President Gerald Ford and sought to restore the integrity the position had lost during the Nixon administration, has died. He was 90.
Appeals court overturns Baltimore judge’s block on Trump’s DEI program restrictions
An appeals court lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
More than 50 universities, including Towson, face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money.