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• Opinion

Sean Suiter's death is still unsolved, and finger-pointing won't help

Bickering five months after the fact about who wanted to call in the FBI to investigate Sean Suiter's death is indicative of the degree to which politics and emotion have clouded this case.

• News

Baltimore Mayor Pugh, ex-police chief Davis differ over who sought FBI to investigate Sean Suiter's death

Former Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Davis disputed Mayor Catherine Pugh’s assertion on Wednesday that she asked for the FBI to take over the homicide investigation of Det. Sean Suiter.

• Opinion

Trump is right - there's a witch hunt

The FBI's raid on Trump lawyer Cohen is outrageous - and The Sun's failure to perceive that reveals its deep-seated bias.

• Opinion

Robert B. Reich: The dangers of an untethered Trump

Robert Reich: President Trump untethered is a more petty, vindictive, belligerent and dangerous version of his former self.

• Opinion

The 'total witch hunt' that clearly isn't

The FBI raid on Michael Cohen's office and hotel room is a troubling sign, but President Trump's reaction might be even worse.

• Asia

Anna Chennault: the woman who helped Nixon sell out peace to win the presidency

On March 30, 94-year-old Anna Chennault died. What history will remember her for is the pivotal role she played in Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential victory — a role that, if it had been widely known at the time, might have deprived Nixon of the White House.

• News

Terror plotter from Edgewood who took ISIS money for attack sentenced to 20 years

A federal judge sentenced handed down a 20-year sentence on Friday to an Edgewood man who accepted thousands of dollars from ISIS terrorists overseas to carry out an attack in the United States.

By Ian Duncan

Mar 30, 2018

• Politics

Former Baltimore Sen. Nathaniel Oaks pleads guilty to corruption charges

Nathaniel T. Oaks pleaded guilty to two federal corruption charges this morning in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Judge Richard D. Bennett said — about two hours after Oaks formally resigned his Senate seat in the Maryland General Assembly.

• News

Hack of Baltimore's 911 dispatch system was ransomware attack, city officials say

The attack on Baltimore’s 911 dispatch system over the weekend was a ransomware attack, city officials said on Wednesday. 

By Kevin Rector

Mar 28, 2018

• Features

James Comey, Gloria Steinem, Jay Leno set for 2018-2019 Baltimore Speaker Series

The 2018-2019 Baltimore Speaker Series will include appearances by former FBI director James Comey, women's rights legend Gloria Steinem and comedian Jay Leno.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 28, 2018

• Opinion

Witcover: Trump tries defiance of Mueller

To Donald Trump, Robert Mueller is just another opponent to be trashed and discarded, says Jules Witcover.

• Opinion

The Sun's McCabe firing hypocrisy

The Sun defends liars within the FBI in order to bash Donald Trump and Fox News.

• Commentary

Zirpoli: Trump is weak on Russia ... but why?

Hours before calling Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to tell him he was being fired from his position, Trump publicly announced Tillerson’s firing in a tweet. With that tweet, once again, Trump demonstrated two things: He has no loyalty to those who serve in his administration and he has no class.

• Politics

Federal judge rejects request by Sen. Nathaniel Oaks to toss some bribery charges

A federal judge rejected on Tuesday a request by lawyers for indicted state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks to have some of the bribery charges he faces thrown out.

By Ian Duncan

Mar 20, 2018

• Opinion

McCabe firing: Witness intimidation?

President Trump's Twitter rages over McCabe, Comey and Mueller sure don't make him look innocent - or decent.

• Maryland

Baltimore County school leaders say convicted official had no influence over school system contracts

Baltimore County school officials said Monday they don’t believe their contracting with outside businesses was compromised despite the conviction of a high ranking school system employee, who pleaded guilty to bribery-related charges.

• Opinion

Envelopes of cash are the way business used to be done in Baltimore County; a guilty plea suggests times haven't changed nearly enough

The corruption case against Sen. Nathaniel Oaks has its origins in Baltimore County, court documents reveal. County officials can't let that drop.

• Maryland

Top Baltimore County schools official pleads guilty to federal tax charge

A top Baltimore County school system official has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony charge of filing a false tax return, according to court documents.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 3, 2018

• Opinion

Cal Thomas: Deterrence can work

Trained and motivated armed adults will make schools less appealing shooting targets, says Cal Thomas.

• News

Lawyers for Sen. Nathaniel Oaks say FBI used 'professional set-up artist' to target him

Lawyers for state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks say authorities deployed informant who collects a six figure annual paycheck from the FBI to entrap the Baltimore Democrat.

By Ian Duncan

Mar 1, 2018

• Politics

Officials mum on whether President Trump was involved in nixing FBI headquarters project

Federal officials involved with the building of a new headquarters for the FBI declined to say directly Wednesday whether the White House had a role in the decision to abruptly alter that project.

By John Fritze

Feb 28, 2018

• Opinion

Hulu series 'The Looming Tower' powerfully revisits the road to 9/11

Hulu's 10-part docudrama based on Lawrence Wright's book about the lead-up to 9/11 is not to be missed.

By David Zurawik

Feb 28, 2018

• Maryland

Federal search warrants executed at pain clinics in Baltimore County

Federal agents on Tuesday raided two locations of a Baltimore County pain management clinic. The agents executed search warrants at the Owings Mills and Towson offices of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates, federal law enforcement officials said.

By Alison Knezevich

Feb 27, 2018

• Entertainment

'Homeland' recap: 'Standoff'

Saul and the FBI are locked in a standoff at the compound of Brett O'Keefe.

• Sports

Maryland gets embarrassed and booed on senior day, losing to No. 17 Michigan, 85-61

Maryland lost for the first time on senior day since joining the Big Ten, with an 85-61 defeat to No. 17 Michigan, the most lopsided home loss in Mark Turgeon's seven years in College Park and the worst for the Terps since the Comcast Center opened for the 2002-03 season.

By Don Markus

Feb 24, 2018

• Sports

Maryland's Turgeon on Stone allegations: 'There’s no involvement with us or our staff. None.'

A day after releasing a statement saying he had no connection to agent Andy Miller, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said in a postgame news conference that neither he nor any of his staff members had any involvement in former player Diamond Stone receiving more than $14,000 in improper payments.

By Don Markus

Feb 24, 2018

• Politics

Transcripts of secret recordings show how FBI informants courted Sen. Nathaniel Oaks

Transcripts filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore show how FBI informants worked for years to get state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks to take a cash payment from a supposed developer.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 23, 2018

• Sports

Terps basketball coach Mark Turgeon denies knowledge of any payments to former player Diamond Stone

Former Maryland men’s basketball player Diamond Stone’s name appears on a document that alleges he received money from an agent while he was in college, according to a report by Yahoo Sports.

By Don Markus

Feb 23, 2018

• Maryland

Trump's attacks on Russian probe attempt to undermine rule of law, congressional candidate says [Letter]

"No American, no President, is above the law," Maryland congressional candidate writes. "We are in a seminal, watershed moment in American history. We are observing a wholesale assault on our American democracy." 

• News

Federal authorities sharing evidence from Baltimore police corruption investigation with local authorities

The federal authorities who prosecuted Baltimore’s corrupt police Gun Trace Task Force say they are now sharing evidence with local authorities for charges that could be filed on the local level.

• Maryland

Muslim civil rights group asks Naval Academy alumni association to drop speaker

CAIR calls for Naval Academy alumni group to cancel talk by speaker CAIR calls an "anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist."

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Feb 16, 2018

• News

Baltimore Police commissioner to bring in outside consultant to review killing of Det. Sean Suiter

Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa has decided to bring in an outside consultant to review the killing last year of Det. Sean Suiter, police officials confirmed Thursday.

By Kevin Rector

Feb 15, 2018

• News

NSA gate incident: 2 Fort Meade suspects released, third turned over to Howard County Sheriff's Office

Two of the men who were arrested at Fort Meade Wednesday — after the driver of an SUV attempted to enter the National Security Agency compound — have been released, and the third has been handed over to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI said Thursday.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 15, 2018

• Opinion

Pitts: In Trump they trust

Republicans don't trust media or law enforcement, just Donald Trump, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

• News

NSA shooting: Officer injured at Fort Meade security gate, three in custody

Three people were injured Wednesday morning when the driver of an SUV attempted to make unauthorized entry to the National Security Agency’s compound at Fort Meade, authorities said.

• Politics

Trump administration proposes keeping FBI headquarters in D.C. instead of moving to Md. or Va.

The Trump administration on Monday proposed canceling a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation that was to be built in Maryland or Virginia, opting instead for a “revitalization” of the agency’s current headquarters in downtown Washington.

By John Fritze

Feb 12, 2018

• Opinion

Witcover: Rebellion in the party of law and order

The Republican party used to stand for law and order, now it rebels against it, says Jules Witcover.

• Opinion

Why Democrats oppose transparency

Democrats show no interest in holding the Obama administration accountable for influencing Russia probe.

• Opinion

Law enforcement on trial in Baltimore and D.C.

The Baltimore City Police Department is its own worst enemy. Those at the top speak about protecting and serving while — through winks-and-nods or sheer incompetence — they condone those in the rank and file who are all about self-serving and terrorizing.

By E.R. Shipp

Feb 6, 2018

• Commentary

Edelman: President vs. FBI, Justice Dept. in the court of public opinion

The Court of Public Opinion will now hear the case of the President versus the Departments of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Representing the plaintiff is the President’s highly loyal servant and Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes.

• News

Convicted Baltimore police detective testifies that he stole money with slain Det. Sean Suiter

A convicted Baltimore Police detective testified Monday in the Gun Trace Task Force trial that he used to steal money with Det. Sean Suiter, the city homicide detective whose fatal shooting in November — one day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury in the case — remains unsolved.

• News

Who is Detective Sean Suiter? Baltimore officer whose death remains unsolved comes up in gun task force trial

Baltimore police Detective Sean Suiter died after being shot while on duty in November — one day before he was set to testify before a federal grand jury in the corruption case involving the department’s Gun Trace Task Force.

• Opinion

After the Nunes memo — and predictable Trump tweetstorm — Washington needs a time-out

Trump happy to promote partisanship, distrust and anarchy to derail Mueller investigation.

• Opinion

Goldberg: Campaign to discredit Mueller 'shameless'

The resistance types aren't wrong that there is a shameless and demagogic campaign to derail and discredit Mr. Mueller as well as the agency he once directed, the FBI.

• Politics

'Reckless' or revealing, reaction to GOP memo on Russia depends largely on party affiliation

Maryland Democrats blasted the release of a controversial memo Friday that Republicans said raised questions about how the FBI handled surveillance of a Trump campaign associate.

By John Fritze

Feb 2, 2018

• Opinion

Witcover: Trump sinks to a new low in his response to the Florida school massacre

President Trump is turning the Parkland school shooting, which killed 17 people, into his latest all-about-me news-cycle strategy, says Jules Witcover.

• Opinion

Witcover: A familiar route to impeachment

Donald Trump may be making the same mistake Richard Nixon did in thinking he can outfox the FBI and DOJ, says Jules Witcover.

• Opinion

White House appears to fear the truth

Trump should release all relevant information on Russia investigation, not just cherry-picked Nunes letter.

• Opinion

#holdthememo

Americans should be skeptical of Nunes memo and 'deep state' conspiracy theories intended to shield the president.

• News

FBI had recording device in police car when Baltimore gun unit fled scene of crash after chase

The FBI had a recording device inside a Baltimore Police vehicle when members of the Gun Trace Task Force fled the scene of a crash prompted by a high-speed chase, then discussed falsifying paperwork to cover their tracks