Politics

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday tried to poke holes in the human smuggling case the government is pursuing against him in Tennessee, while a federal judge said he won’t rule this week on freeing the Maryland man from jail, a decision that could precipitate his deportation.

A federal judge in Maryland could soon become the second to block President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship from taking effect nationwide, if an appeals court were to allow it.

The Board of Estimates voted down an amendment intended to address a problem uncovered by Baltimore’s inspector general.

Baltimore groups ask for more funding for drug treatment services in the Penn North neighborhood in West Baltimore.

A former aide to a state senator was granted probation before judgement Thursday in a case of an alleged theft of $20,000 in scholarship money that she routed to herself.

Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a bill Tuesday creating a hiring preference for displaced federal workers.

Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country.

Baltimore residents crowded the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability to condemn police-related deaths.

Following Gov. Wes Moore's decision not to locate the state's first cannabis incubator at the Catonsville armory, residents voiced frustration with the process and discussed what they would like to see there.

It’s now an all-in-one process, no matter which benefits a Marylander is hoping to sign up for.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is tapping a former high-ranking Army officer who commanded Fort George G. Meade to be the state’s next secretary of veterans and military families.

Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.

The Justice Department last week said no more files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case would be made public.

CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on their hands, forbidden from doing any work by directive from the White House.

In this moment of everyone shouting at once all the time, would we be better off if we all just shut up for a day? Then I remember my right to ignore it all. What if we can’t refuse? That's the risk to free speech today.

Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.

Two Democratic congressmen from Maryland joined the growing call for the Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

More than 20 states, including Maryland, sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.

Although Baltimore City officials say they never sought the money from the state, they confirm they are exploring a deal with Plank to relocate the aviation unit.