Roscoe G Bartlett

Head home, hunker down and hope for the best. That was the recipe for Maryland Republicans as they departed their party's national convention to prepare for an election they hope puts John McCain in the White House. There's not much of a chance of...

When Lindsay Major Ringgold returns to her Elkridge condominium each day, the sight of a modest American flag on the patio of her first-floor unit gives her comfort. Along with a large yellow ribbon tied to a tree nearby, the flag is a poignant...

Charts at the ready, notes spread out before him, Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett begins another address in the House of Representatives on the dangers of America's dependence on oil. The Western Maryland Republican has given nearly 50 such speeches at the...

The House approved a sweeping plan yesterday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure. In a...

The winner of the Maryland Congressional Delegation Investment-Picking Contest, held annually in this space since 2003, "just got lucky" last year, his spokeswoman suggests. Don't believe it. Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, the great-grandfather,...

The House easily approved a compromise bill yesterday setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer lines in...

Sensing their best opportunity yet to overrule a White House that has stymied them on stem cell research and Iraq, congressional Democrats and their supporters have launched a campaign to override President Bush's veto of plans to expand the popular State...

Bonnie Frost still can't drive down the road where the accident occurred. It's upsetting to think back to that December morning nearly three years ago when her family's sport utility vehicle hit a patch of black ice, skidded off the road and slammed...

With the chances looking slim that Congress will be able to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion this week, leaders on Capitol Hill and at the White House are bracing for a potentially bruising round of...

Super Tuesday taught this lesson: It's not just the state that matters, it's also the delegates. The rule now comes to Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, where 168 delegates are available for Democrats next week and 116 for Republicans....

Maryland has joined a coalition led by New York that plans to file a lawsuit accusing the Bush administration of trying to block state governments from expanding health care for children from modest-income families, Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday....

Steven, Clarksville: Are [Gov.-elect Martin] O'Malley and [House Speaker Michael E.] Busch going to get slots approved in Maryland? This is really important as it will make the horse breeding industry robust and improve racing quality in Maryland....