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Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu was neither unusual nor unwise.

Republican credibility on national security was obliterated by the Bush-Cheney administration, and their reckless, strategically disastrous, $2 trillion invasion of Iraq. And now House Majority leader John Boehner has put a nail in the coffin of GOP weakness on major national security issues with his flippant and dishonorable invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the Congress of the United States on the most critical foreign policy issue now facing the United States:

Democrats are counting on women voters in the mid-term election and the Hobby Lobby decision — and a broader assault on women's reproductive rights — has provided the incentive

A bill that would ban hiring and employment discrimination against LGBT individuals, will move forward in the Senate after a cloture vote.

Navy Cmdr. James King and Lt. Cmdr. Justin Van Hoose climbed into the cockpits of the squadron's last two EA-6B Prowlers for a final flight before the squadron moves this summer from Maryland to the West Coast.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration on Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the agencies that have a role in the process.

Bill Press writes that the failure of the gun background check compromise has caused him to lose faith in the political system.

Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski have introduced legislation to block the move of a Navy Reserve attack electronic squadron from Joint Base Andrews to the West Coast.

Cyber-bullying creates a vexing situation for parents and schools to police, because the harassment and intimidation is pervasive and inescapable in a culture that is becoming more reliant on the Internet.

Rep. Andy Harris, whose district is home to last year's Kentucky Derby winner, is putting aside his disdain for federal regulations to push a proposal that would prohibit the use of cramped horse trailers that animal rights advocates say are inhumane.

Commuter advocates and Maryland lawmakers say they will fight to renew an expiring tax credit that benefits mass transit users, including MARC riders.

Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and aggressive policies threaten regional security and the global economy.

Teaching public school students about the environment makes sense not only for Maryland but for the rest of the country