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Trump's tweet about holding off from a planned military retaliation drew advice, warnings and concert from Maryland Democrats.

The nation's first priority is not people's safety; it's protecting their right to be afraid, says Robert Koehler.

In more than three decades in Congress, McCain became known as a political maverick willing to stick to his convictions rather than go along with party leaders.

At the end of July, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act which included approval for a new submarine-launched nuclear war head that is

Maryland's U.S. senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen on Tuesday asked Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin to investigate a Russian investor's ties to a company that manages the state's election technology.

The state of Maryland filed two petitions Wednesday requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration readjust flight paths that have upset neighbors of BWI Marshall and Ronald Reagan airports by causing “greater community noise concerns than the FAA predicted,” according to one of the petitions.

New report uncovers the fuzzy line between military tributes conducted by pro sports teams and taxpayer-financed product placement

In the coming days a speck is expected to rise on the Baltimore skyline: It's a giant balloon that the Army will be floating high above Middle River to scan the skies for cruise missiles.

Benghazi might have turned out differently had Stevens' warnings been heeded

Ambassador Stevens' death could have been avoided.

Eagle 1, the Harford County Sheriff's Office's newly acquired Bell OH-58 helicopter, took its inaugural operational flight on the morning of April 17 in front of a crowd of leading officials in the law enforcement agency.

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.

The Harford Sheriff's Office announced the creation of an aviation unit with the acquisition of a Bell OH-58 helicopter named "Eagle 1."

The Pentagon is targeting the Cold War-era 'Warthog' plane for retirement amid budget cuts.

I wonder if my Laurel friends and neighbors are aware of what's been happening in the military lately. Those who defend our freedoms have been losing theirs; instances of religious persecution in the military have become a somewhat regular occurrence.

Shippers should have to choose between doing business in Maryland and in Iran

Army officials are canceling plans to reopen the former Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground as the APG Museum, reportedly due to federal budget concerns.

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

A little-noticed provision included in a $633 billion military spending bill would end a decade-old battle over whether to ease export restrictions on U.S. satellite technology.

A Defense Department funding bill has made bedfellows of two groups more likely to be found in opposite corners: federal labor and federal contractors.

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Democracy is impaired in a society under constant watch, MICA professor says

Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan.

Maryland Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger says the cooperation shown by Democrats and Republicans in passing an intelligence appropriations bill shows members of Congress can work together despite the partisan divide