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Is it me or do you also find that the debate on every 9/11 anniversary about "are we safer" never really advances the conversation about how prepared we are to recover from attacks?

Three openly gay athletes are among those who will represent the United States in Russia. Notably absent: Obama, his wife, or Vice President Joe Biden.

Obama can expand Deferred Action without congressional approval — and should do so if Congress fails to act

Could Gov. Martin O'Malley be in the running to become the next secretary of Homeland Security? Not interested, says his press secretary.

For binational same-sex couples across the United States — including those legally married in Maryland — the court's 5-4 ruling offered the prospect of relief from an immigration quagmire that has disrupted lives, threatened relationships and wrought havoc on their emotional and financial stability.

The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies are at it again: waging their friendly summer battle to see which can raise the most food for the annual Feds Feed Families charitable drive.

An envelope laced with the lethal poison Ricin and addressed to a U.S. senator was found at a Maryland mail processing facility, officials said Tuesday.

Cal Thomas offers a musical theater-inspired tribute to Washington dysfunction

New data technology should allow the U.S. to decriminalize the immigration detention process without increasing risk to the public

Dunbar Armored has been in the armored car business for nearly 90 years. But the Hunt Valley-based company is now branching into a new way to protect banks' and businesses' money and valuables: cybersecurity.

A quarter of Somerset County residents are still without power, two days after Sandy hit Maryland's coast.

When Sarita Santillan moved from Peru to Maryland with her family in 2003, she was just 11 years old — and had little clue how hard it would be to stay here.

John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, has announced he will retire in August after leading the politically powerful union for the past nine years

Obama's new federal policy protecting many young immigrants from deportation is expected to impact many lives in Maryland.

A top House Democrat says the cybersecurity bill protects innovation and privacy.

Federal funding that has allowed Carroll County and other regional jurisdictions prepare for potential disasters and threats is likely to be cut...

Federal funding that has allowed Baltimore County and other regional jurisdictions prepare for potential disasters and threats is likely to be cut...

When a major disaster strikes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency must be ready to deal with it regardless of the cost

Authorities say an individual has been arrested in the Baltimore area for plotting to blow up a military recruitment center.