barbara mikulski

• Politics

Baltimore Jewish group continues fight to defeat Iran deal

President Barack Obama may have secured Congressional support for his Iran deal — thanks to Sen. Barbara Mikulski — but Baltimore-area Jewish organizations opposed to the agreement are still fighting to convince other Maryland lawmakers to follow Sen. Ben Cardin's lead and vote "no."

By Doug Donovan

Sep 6, 2015

• Politics

Cardin to oppose Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Ben Cardin, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Friday he will oppose the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, joining a minority of Democrats in a position that has already been defeated.

By John Fritze

Sep 4, 2015

• Opinion

Iran agreement stands

Md.'s two senators reach opposite conclusions on Iran; Mikulski is right, Cardin is wrong.

• Politics

Sen. Mikulski announces her support for Iran nuclear agreement

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland announced her support Wednesday for the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, becoming the last vote President Barack Obama needed to ensure he can sustain a veto if Congress rejects the controversial pact later this month.

By John Fritze

Sep 2, 2015

• Politics

Hillary Clinton praises Martin O'Malley in 2010 email

Buried in the latest disclosure dump of State Hillary Clinton's private emails is a fascinating back-and-forth the former Secretary of State had with Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski in which the two Democrats discuss then Gov. Martin O'Malley.

By John Fritze

Sep 1, 2015

• Opinion

Md. GOP isn't bereft of female candidates

GOP woman mulls race for Mikulski's seat

• Politics

Richard Douglas first Republican to enter Md. Senate race

Richard J. Douglas, a former Pentagon official and Capitol Hill lawyer, announced Monday he will run for Senate in Maryland -- becoming the first Republican to enter the race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

By John Fritze

Aug 24, 2015

• Politics

Rep. Chris Van Hollen backed by Baltimore City Del. Maggie McIntosh

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen's campaign for Senate won the support of a powerful state lawmaker on Thursday, the first endorsement in the contest by an elected official from Baltimore.

By John Fritze

Jul 30, 2015

• Politics

Cummings, Mikulski propose more funding for cities

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski introduced an emergency spending bill that would direct $1.2 billion in funding to address challenges faced by inner-city neighborhoods, an effort to reverse what they described as decades of disinvestment.

By John Fritze

Jul 30, 2015

• Politics

McIntosh to endorse Van Hollen for Senate

WASHINGTON -- A powerful state lawmaker with close ties to Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will endorse Rep. Chris Van Hollen's campaign for Senate on Thursday -- the first major endorsement to come from Baltimore in the state's high-profile political contest.

By John Fritze

Jul 29, 2015

• Politics

Federal officials grapple with response to data breaches

U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer said Friday that thorny questions need to be worked out for how to help federal workers affected by a data breach -- including what it will cost to provide credit monitoring and to fix the government's computer systems.

By Pamela Wood

Jul 24, 2015

• Opinion

Campaign finance reform needed ASAP

Maryland senate race a reminder of the corrosive effects of unregulated campaign finances

• Politics

Rep. Donna F. Edwards criticizes Chris Van Hollen over Iran nuke deal

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Donna F. Edwards on Wednesday criticized her opponent in Maryland's Senate race, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, for "holding his finger to the air" rather than coming out in support of a nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration.

By John Fritze

Jul 15, 2015

• Public Housing

Feds could cut millions from city housing

Baltimore could lose $28 million a year in federal funding under an Obama administration proposal to change how some of the nation's largest housing agencies deliver services, setting off a scramble among local and federal officials.

By John Fritze

Jul 3, 2015

• Politics

Senate campaigns begin to carve up Baltimore

Maryland's declared candidates for Senate are beginning to bring the state's marquee political contest into Baltimore, working to lock down support and money in the event that no credible prospect emerges from the region to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

By John Fritze

Jun 21, 2015

• Opinion

Restoring public trust in police

Barbara Mikulski: I have identified targeted resources and targeted reforms to restore the sense of trust between the community and the police department, along with the funds to support them.

• Opinion

Don't throw money at crime

Cardin and Mikulski take the wrong tack on Freddie Gray case

• News

Mikulski speaks with religious leaders about police reform proposals

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski met with religious leaders from the Sandtown-Winchester area Monday morning to discuss her proposals to reform what she called a "trust gap" between police and the communities they serve.

By Carrie Wells

Jun 15, 2015

• News

Cardin, Mikulski seek criminal justice reforms to ease tensions

WASHINGTON — Two senior Maryland lawmakers are preparing to unveil a series of proposals to overhaul the nation's criminal justice system, the first effort at a federal legislative response to the riots that swept through Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray.

By John Fritze

Jun 15, 2015

• Politics

Rep. John Sarbanes will not run for Senate

After weeks of consideration, Rep. John Sarbanes said Friday that he will not run for the seat being left vacant by retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

By John Fritze

Jun 13, 2015

• Politics

Congress battles over cuts to military commissaries

WASHINGTON — An effort to privatize commissaries used by service members at military installations such as Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground is meeting with stiff resistance from a bipartisan group of lawmakers who say the proposal would lead to reduced benefits.

By John Fritze

Jun 11, 2015

• Politics

Cummings decision hangs over Md. Senate race

Three months after floating his name as a possible candidate for the Senate seat that will be left vacant by retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Cummings has done little to indicate he is pursuing the contest.

By John Fritze

Jun 9, 2015

• Business

Md. seafood businesses stand to benefit from discovery of unused guest worker visas

A crucial labor pipeline for Maryland seafood businesses reopened Friday just in time for crab season, when the Department of Homeland Security promised as many as 6,000 more visas for foreign workers

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jun 5, 2015

• Politics

Mikulski calls for probe into anthrax shipments

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski on Monday called for an investigation into an incident in which an Army bio-defense organization mistakenly sent samples of live anthrax to 18 laboratories, including a site at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

By John Fritze

Jun 1, 2015

• Maryland

Dan Rodricks: Time for leaders to do right thing for Baltimore's poorest kids

Sunday column calling for increased rental housing vouchers for Baltimore's poor

By Dan Rodricks

May 23, 2015

• Maryland

Al-Qaida hostage from Md. killed in U.S. drone strike in Pakistan

A Rockville man who has been held by Al-Qaida in Pakistan since 2011 was killed in a U.S. drone strike in January, the White House said Thursday.

• Opinion

Mandate gifted programs

Maryland should mandate that every county provide gifted students from all socioeconomic backgrounds with advanced coursework options that match their talents.

• Middle East

Votes on Israel divide Edwards, Van Hollen

Rep. Donna F. Edwards is facing criticism from members of the Jewish community for votes she has taken on Israel during her tenure in the House — positions that some believe will limit her support from an important constituency in her bid for the Senate.

By John Fritze

Apr 21, 2015

• Opinion

AFL-CIO: Where are Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer, Harris and Delaney on fast track?

Why haven't Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer, Harris and Delaney come out against fast track?

• Hospitals and Clinics

Report: Delays, staffing shortages at Maryland VA medical centers

A report from the inspector general for the Veterans Administration found shortcomings at the VA's health clinics in Maryland.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 20, 2015

• Iran

Maryland's junior senator steps into bigger spotlight

Tuesday column on Ben Cardin's rising star

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 14, 2015

• Politics

Hillary Clinton reactions range from 'Whoopee' to silence

Elected officials in Maryland generally remained mum about Hillary Clinton's campaign announcement, with the exception of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

By John Fritze

Apr 13, 2015

• Politics

Van Hollen touts endorsements from Frederick Co. officials, women

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the Montgomery County Democrat running for Senate, announced endorsements from several Frederick County officials on Thursday, the latest in a series of state elected leaders who are lining up behind his bid.

• Politics

Mizeur won't run for Senate or House in 2016

Heather R. Mizeur, who ran a spirited insurgent race for the Democratic nomination for governor last year, said Wednesday that she will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 8, 2015

• Politics

Money race heating up in Md. political contests

The field of candidates planning to run for House and Senate contests in Maryland is not yet set, but the race for campaign cash is already well underway.

By John Fritze

Apr 1, 2015

• Politics

Van Hollen raises more than $1M since Mikulski announces retirement

WASHINGTON -- In the latest indication he is moving rapidly to head off potential challengers in Maryland's Senate race, Rep. Chris Van Hollen will report raising $1.2 million in the first quarter of this year, his campaign said Wednesday.

By John Fritze

Apr 1, 2015

• Politics

Rawlings-Blake says she wants Baltimore candidate in Senate race

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she wants Baltimore candidate in Senate race to replace Barbara Mikulski

By Yvonne Wenger

Mar 25, 2015

• Politics

Emily's List to endorse Edwards

WASHINGTON -- A powerful political group that helped elect Barbara A. Mikulski to the Senate nearly 30 years ago will endorse Rep. Donna F. Edwards to be her successor -- throwing considerable fundraising heft behind her campaign.

• Opinion

Bongino for Mikulski's seat

Dan Bongino would make an ideal replacement for Barbara Mikulski

• Politics

Biden calls rape kit testing 'absolute priority'

Vice President Joe Biden visited a Maryland State Police laboratory on Monday in Pikesville to call attention to new federal funding intended to help reduce the backlog in rape kit testing.

By John Fritze

Mar 16, 2015

• Politics

Geography will play a role in Md. Senate race

Baltimore's metro area has dominated statewide politics in Maryland for more than a century, but the 2016 race for retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's seat is getting under way after decades of demographic forces have shifted the political center away from the state's largest city and toward Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

By John Fritze

Mar 16, 2015

• Maryland

Attorney Susan Burke rules out Senate run

Baltimore attorney Susan L. Burke, who rose to prominence battling the Department of Defense and its contractors in court, said in an email to supporters Saturday that she will not run for Sen. Barbara Mikulski's seat.

By Ian Duncan

Mar 14, 2015

• Politics

Delaney visits General Assembly, still undecided on Senate

• Maryland

Brown, Ivey enter race for Md. House seat

WASHINGTON — Glenn F. Ivey, a former Prince George's County state's attorney, said Wednesday that he will run for the House seat being left open by Rep. Donna F. Edwards — the latest shuffle to result from Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's retirement.

By John Fritze

Mar 11, 2015

• Baltimore County

Mikulski's departure shakes up Maryland politics [Editorial]

The unexpected announcement by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski that she will not seek re-election means a U.S. Senate seat up for grabs to a nonincumbent. It is the first domino toppling, setting off a chain reaction that will be felt in Washington, Annapolis and various county seats, perhaps especially in the Baltimore-Washington region.

• Opinion

'Babs' never just phoned it in

'Babs' never just phoned it in

• Politics

State's cohesive delegation confronted with electoral rift

The fast-moving race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski has the potential to divide Maryland's traditionally cohesive congressional delegation, observers said Tuesday, as two rising candidates for the coveted seat begin to square off over political ideologies and allegiances.

• Baltimore City Paper

Op-Alt: An open letter to the mayor

• Politics

Donna Edwards announces for Senate

Rep. Donna F. Edwards announced Tuesday that she will run for Senate, jumping into a still undefined race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

By John Fritze

Mar 10, 2015

• Politics and Government

Biden to visit Baltimore to promote rape kit funding

Vice President Joe Biden, whose planned visit to Baltimore last month was postponed by the first major snowstorm to strike the region, is now planning to come next Monday, the White House said.

By Matthew Hay Brown

Mar 9, 2015