Politics

High-ranking, retired military officers have warned the president’s use of troops against residents politicizes an apolitical institution and erodes Americans’ trust in its military.

The Baltimore County Council is scheduled to vote Monday on the latest version of council maps to be used in the 2026 elections. It has not been a smooth ride.

Monday's bill would pare back a 2024 law that incentivizes "workforce" housing.

Assassinations, by their nature, are destabilizing. In the spinning top of American political life at this moment, Charlie Kirk's death may prove to be the thing that irretrievably knocks us over.

In a sweeping speech, Van Hollen assailed a long list of President Donald Trump’s policies and blasted his Republican colleagues for “rubber-stamping” them.

A judge on Friday released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the home of John Bolton.

Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.

The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conservative activist’s viewpoints and indicated that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

Michelle Taylor, Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominee to lead the city’s Health Department, was advanced by a City Council committee Thursday, positioning her one more vote away from overseeing one of Baltimore’s largest and most complex agencies.

President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.

Maryland’s transportation department incorrectly assumed the federal government would reimburse hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of highway repairs, according to a new audit, potentially leaving the state on the hook.

For 17 years, Bill Kardash has been the intellectual power behind the idea of shrinking city government. This will be his last hurrah in Annapolis.

Proceedings at a Baltimore City Council hearing were briefly paused Thursday after a former councilman refused to cede the microphone.

The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation.

Authorities searched on Thursday for the shooter who with one gunshot from a distant rooftop killed conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk as he spoke at a Utah college event.

The future for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm in Baltimore County doesn’t look bright.

Woodlawn branch of the Baltimore County Public Library will close for two years for $22 million renovations.

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said.

Dozens of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Baltimore County Council work session to plead for more time to study the latest redistricting map, which dropped five hours before a public hearing.

Nationally, Democrats need to gain three seats next year to take control of the House. The party of the president typically loses seats in the midterm congressional elections.