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House lawmakers are expected to pass legislation this week to encourage the Obama administration to engage more with small, startup cyber security firms, an effort supporters say could benefit Maryland's burgeoning cyber industry. -
- Nnothing could be more damaging to Paul Ryan's White House aspirations than being House speaker at this point in his party's history, says David Horsey.
- First John Boehner shocked his colleagues by announcing his retirement from the Speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives, effective at the end of October.
- Like Benghazi, the GOP's Planned Parenthood hearings are just another political gambit, says David Horsey.
- Nearly 300,000 civilian federal employees in Maryland face furloughs and missed paychecks as Congress and the White House are charging toward a repeat of the 2013 budget stalemate that closed the government.
- House Republicans approved legislation Thursday that would strip millions in federal funding from "sanctuary cities" such as Baltimore that have adopted immigrant-friendly policies, a response to a San Francisco killing that has thrust immigration back into to the political forefront.
- Congress gave final approval Tuesday to the most sweeping rollback of government surveillance powers in the post-Sept. 11-era, clearing the way for a new program that bans the National Security Agency from collecting and storing Americans' telephone dialing records.
- As one former House member remarked, managing the current House GOP is akin to managing a pet alligator.
- Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's sole Republican in Congress, said Friday that he is seeking the chairmanship of an influential conservative caucus of lawmakers in the House of Representatives.
- The Republican leadership shuffle playing out in the House of Representatives may have created an opening for Rep. Andy Harris, the state's sole GOP lawmaker.
- The stunning primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the first ever suffered by any congressional leader of either party, may well reflect his Virginia constituents' souring toward his personal hubris more than any cosmic policy issue.
- How much President Barack Obama can accomplish in his next term, which formally begins with Monday's inauguration, is anyone's guess, but few expect the kind of sweeping policies that defined his first years in the White House. Despite a convincing win in the November election, the country remains deeply divided over how to address the economy, immigration and the nation's spiraling debt.
- John Boehner's ability to lead his caucus — and thus forge necessary compromise with the president and Democrats — is hampered by his evident weakness among conservatives in the House.
- Catonsville grad Stump wins Arbutus Firecracker 10K
- Maryland's two Republican members of the House of Representatives were among the final holdouts for the GOP plan to raise the debt ceiling — and were part of a group of lawmakers that moved the proposal to the right.
