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Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and several other notable Democrats need to step up their games or they'll be forgotten contenders in 2020.

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand finally said out loud what Democrats really think about abortion.

It's no surprise that at age 77 Bernie Sanders is trying again in 2020. But a significant difference this time around is that he will not be alone peddling his message of "revolution" and moving the party further toward liberal or progressive positions.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats need to meet President Donald J. Trump on the border wall.

It’s not too early to think about how the 2020 campaign can be a better one than the one we had in 2016. Toward that end, it would be useful to form a basic threshold of decency and legitimacy for anyone running in 2020 and to ask all candidates, including President Trump, to adhere to it.

With Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous running on a campaign platform well to the left of center, some prominent Democrats are keeping a conspicuous distance. Some are even embracing the re-election campaign of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came to Baltimore to stump for Democratic candidate for governor Ben Jealous. Gillibrand joins other national Democratic figures, including former Vice President Joe Biden and senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in supporting Jealous.

Alabama reaffirms that character still counts in politics, says John Kass.

On the national scene, 2017 will go down as the year when women’s discontent took to the streets.

The bad bet that Donald Trump made in Alabama may have other political ramifications down the road, says Jules Witcover

If we are serious about trying to change society away from the oppression of patriarchy, now is the time for all good and intellectually honest media workers to hold their nerve, stay focused and not start making excuses and applying double standards when they see someone they had admired go down.

WASHINGTON — For years Democrats have (rightfully) hammered Republicans for spouting empty slogans and magic math.

Democratic senators from Maryland and New York warned the Trump administration Thursday against returning Russian diplomatic compounds seized last year.

As women and their supporters gather in Washington and cities around the world Saturday, Sen. Ben Cardin is joining with Senate Democrats to reintroduce the

With eight new Democrats joining Baltimore's City Council in December, proponents of a $15 hourly minimum wage are restarting their campaign to hike wages for low-income workers in the city.

The Sun makes the following endorsements for Baltimore City Council in districts 6-11:

Retiring City Councilwoman Helen Holton sees "passion and compassion" in Kristerfer Burnett, and she believes he is the best person to represent the West Baltimore communities she has served for the last 20 years.

Reginald "Reggie" Fugett — brother-in-law of Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and son of former Redskins tight end Jean Fugett Jr. — is jumping in the crowded City Council race to serve West Baltimore.

President Barack Obama signed an executive order in 2015 directing agencies to allow federal workers to take six weeks of paid leave to care for a newborn child and urged states and cities to follow suit. Progress has been slow, but momentum is building.

The Summer Meals Act, H.R. 1728, is a straightforward proposal that would support millions of American children in getting access to affordable, nutritious food over the summer months. Legislative action is needed now in order to prepare students, sponsors and state administrators for the summer of 2016.

If a tax-credit for stay at home parents, say one third of wage replacement, was added to a Democratic paid-parental leave bill, maybe this enlarged policy would pass because it recognizes different family values.

Barbara Mikulski's decision to retire from the U.S. Senate signals the end of a ground-breaking career for a one-of-a-kind Baltimorean

Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled new initiatives Thursday to battle rape and other sexual assaults within the U.S. military after the Pentagon released a report showing an 8% increase in reported incidents over the past year.

Ray Rice has become an example of domestic violence across the country. Should he be villified or forgiven?

A growing movement of workers — and their supporters in Annapolis and Washington — wants to make paid family leave universal.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday that President Obama was "shocked" by the video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice hitting his then fiancee and a Democratic senator called the National Football League's handling of the situation "outrageous."

Fifteen sexual assaults were reported to the academy during the 2012-2013 academic year, the Pentagon reported Friday, up from 13 in 2011-2012.

The number of sexual assaults reported at the Naval Academy increased slightly last year while reports fell at the other service academies, according to an assessment to be released by the Pentagon on Friday.

Hours after Congress passed a range of proposals to combat sexual assaults in the armed forces, President Barack Obama ordered military leaders on Friday to conduct a yearlong review of their progress in eliminating rape from the ranks — and threatened further changes if he is not satisfied.

Congress was poised late Thursday to pass new legal protections for victims of sexual assault in the military, but victims and their advocates already were looking ahead to what they see as the larger battle: The contentious campaign to overhaul the military justice system.

Bipartisan proposal to crackdown on sexual assaults in the U.S. armed services gets a much-needed boost from two GOP senators

With their reluctance to embrace needed reforms, the nation's uniformed military leaders are missing in action regarding the rise of sexual assaults in their ranks

How sexual assaults are investigated and resolved by the U.S. armed forces must be reformed

After he was raped by a fellow Navy sailor, Brian Lewis wanted justice. What he got, the Baltimore man told a Senate panel Wednesday, was an order to keep quiet.