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Maryland state Sen. Bill Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat, is sponsoring a bill that would authorize Maryland's 10 Electoral College votes to go to the winner of the national popular vote for president.

A guide to area locations where you can stand where the presidents stood, in honor of Presidents’ Day.

It's telling that Sean Hannity of Fox "News" is Mr. Trump's idea of a real journalist, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised a pair of American flags (the second flag-raising was

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked

A small number of Republican senators soon face a "profile in courage" challenge as President Trump and his clique of advisers run roughshod over the U.S. Constitution, its guarantees and the national interest of the American people. Republicans hold a narrow 52-48 edge in the Senate, which must approve cabinet-level nominees, treaties and judicial appointments. No one has to switch parties, but a temporary alliance across party lines would halt the Trump-Bannon machine in its tracks.

Facts and figures about presidential inaugurations over the years

Happy New Year and good riddance to the horrific dystopian apocalypse that will be the focus of a future historian's discussion of the events of the year 20

The Electoral College is an outmoded denial of the revered American concept that every eligible citizen's vote counts.

While John Quincy Adams did, indeed, toast "The Monumental City" he did not give Baltimore the name, despite reports to the contrary. The title was first used in 1823 by the editors of the Daily National Intellingencer, the main newspaper in nearby Washington, D.C., and most likely by its principal editor Joseph Gales, Jr.

But even with the feisty Donald Trump in the mix, our contemporary politics are actually much more polite — and much less malicious — than in earlier eras. And we diminish ourselves when we pretend otherwise, by imagining some golden age of civility that never existed.

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For years, Baltimore slogan's have been mocked, but Monday the City Council adopted a new one with a nod to history that may prove tamper-proof — "Baltimore: Birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner."

Monument City Brewing Co. plans a limited distribution of its "honest craft beers" starting next month.

When Ray Chism, 74, bought the Relay Hotel in 1972 with his wife Diana Chism he wanted to learn more about the history of the building, where he has lived with his family for more than 30 years.

Neither Hillary Clinton nor Jeb Bush are objectionable as presidential candidates, but are these really the only two families from which solid candidates can come?.

Commander-in-Chief, Leader of the Free World, POTUS – those are common monikers for the U.S. President.

Historians and architects have a $5 million plan to repair the pillar that was closed to the public three years ago for safety reasons. They expect it to reopen for tours — and a panoramic view of the city from 178 feet above Charles Street — for its bicentennial on Independence Day, 2015. By January, scaffolding will begin to enclose the monument for repairs from decades of water damage to the marble, stones and bricks..

At a private reception at the Mall in Columbia, the WGC, a community philanthropic organization devoted to addressing the needs of women and girls in Howard County, recognized Maura Dunnigan and Helen Buss Mitchell, director of women's studies at Howard County Community College, for their achievements.

In greeting new Secretary of State John Kerry last week, members of the Foreign Service were welcoming one of their own.

Doyle McManus says speculating about the next presidential campaign is absurd -- so let's start the handicapping

In an effort to raise funds for the city's commemoration of the War of 1812 next year, Havre de Grace's bicentennial planning committee is throwing a festive New Year's Eve party.

Whether you vote early or wait until the traditional Election Day on Nov. 6, please do vote. One way or the other, history will be made. Why not be a part of it?

Lady Baltimore statue atop Battle Monument to be preserved as part of War of 1812 bicentennial celebration

Inspectors from the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Weights and Measures program work to make sure customers are correctly charged — at stores and at the gas pump.

The tea party makes up its own truths to disguise the fact that it is just a puppet of the nation's powerful, monied interests