How  close are we going to skate to the edge of losing democracy before we decide to regulate social media platforms like Facebook? We have given the Mark Zuckerbergs of this nation a free hand longer than any other media operators in the world, and they have shown no real social responsibility.

As part of its campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election, Russian-backed entities attempted to suppress voter turnout in minority communities — including through a social media account that was active in Baltimore — federal prosecutors said Friday.

Leonard Pitts: The new president is an awful person, but that does not give us license to casually undermine the integrity of the election.

Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that his main concern is what is best for himself and his family.

When will Trump wake up and realize he's the next president?

Voters must follow their consciences — and support someone other than Trump

Third-party candidates show great potential

Democrat Catherine E. Pugh, Republican Alan Walden and Green Party candidate Joshua Harris are scheduled to take questions from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the United Evangelical Church.

The debates will be of critical importance in shaping voters' decisions in a campaign in which passions and tempers have been aroused, says Jules Witcover.

Robert "Bob" Shipley Auerbach, one of the founding members of the Maryland Green Party and the party's three-time nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives, died Dec. 12 from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident that evening in Greenbelt. He was 92.

Candidates for office and advocates for some of Maryland's hard-fought ballot questions hit the streets Sunday in a final bid to drum up votes in Tuesday's election.