Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday announced a new communications director, Michael Ricci, who has experience working for several Republicans with national profiles.

County Executive Calvin Ball on Monday called on congressional leaders and President Donald Trump to come together to resolve the federal shutdown — saying Howard County could serve as an example of how to work together in bipartisanship.

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger explains his vote against the Farm Bill because of an unrelated provision related to U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen.

Congressman caves to Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen in order to get a farm bill vote.

Why in a democracy do we have to rely on a “deep throat” figure to tell us the truth about what is going on in the White House when we have a Congress, an institution constitutionally charged with the responsibility to check the decisions of president?

The GOP has torn America's social covenant in the name of political expedience, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is warning of grave danger if his chamber votes on a DACA fix. Yes, doing something the overwhelming majority of Americans supports scares him senseless.

How appropriate that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan asked House Chaplain Father Patrick Conroy to resign. After all, any resemblance of Christianity left the House years ago.

Whether it's a priest supporting the poor or a rapper with 'dragon energy,' dissenters should not be treated as outcasts.

Donald Trump's time in office is less a presidency than a cult, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

It seems that the GOP is no longer the party of fiscal responsibility any more than it is the party of law and order. They are now the party of Trump.

Through his early retirement, Paul Ryan benignly confirmed that the Republican Party is now the Trump Party, and that he was finally uncomfortable being a copilot in the destruction of many of the GOP's traditional values.

Speaker Ryan, champion of fiscal responsibility, is proud of his efforts to expand the deficit.

Outgoing House speaker has been a disaster for the nation so good riddance.

President Donald Trump has decided to hire John Bolton to replace General H.R. McMaster to be his National Security Advisor—his third in 14 months. It is amazing, really, that there are people left who believe that Trump accepts advice. Good luck, Mr. Bolton.

 The other day, when President Donald contended absurdly that if he had been present at the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, he would have "run in there" even unarmed to save the students, it naturally brought to mind Don Quixote tilting at a windmill.

Under Donald Trump, the GOP no longer cares about the federal debt, states' rights or Russian aggression, says Robert Reich.

Dreamers deserve better than how they've been treated by Republican majority.

President Donald Trump will host congressional leaders at Camp David this weekend to map out a legislative strategy as Republicans weigh their priorities in what is certain to be a contentious midterm election year.

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown Thursday with a short-term spending bill that punted thorny debates over immigration and health care to next month.

The political carnage of the Alabama Senate race has left the Grand Old Party badly in need of a credible old-time establishment leader to take him on. But none is in sight.

Whether reports claiming Paul Ryan plans to leave Congress turn out to be true or not, Mr. Ryan — who has denied them — has never appeared to see power in the House as a long-term career goal.

The prospect of Roy Moore's election to the Senate has given us an opportunity to evaluate just how much moral clarity our politicians bring to their jobs. Here's a ranking.

Sexual harassment isn't the only example of irresponsibility with this Congress, says Cal Thomas.

Proposed tax cuts, as well as the attempt to kill Obamacare, are headed for considerable resistance in the Senate, says Jules Witcover.

Despite controlling the White House and both branches of Congress, the GOP can't get much done, says Jonah Goldberg.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says easing taxes on manufacturers and other businesses is critical to helping America remain competitive in an increasingly global

Speaker Ryan talks a big game about mental health after Las Vegas but it's all just talk.

Donald Trump is no longer the president of the United States, says Robert Reich.

It is Mr. Kamenetz himself who should remind voters of Donald Trump.

The Trump agenda and presidency are at stake, along with the future of the Grand Old Party, says Jules Witcover.

Mr. Trump's real mandate was to be "not Hillary Clinton" — and he fulfilled it on Day 1.

The suggestion that a Congress led by Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell will affirm DACA is fanciful.

All through Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party last year, his masquerading as a loyal foot soldier in the ranks was transparently shallow.

Trump's debt ceiling deal with Democrats sends a message.

President Donald Trump took action to strip away protections for roughly 800,000 people brought into the country illegally as children, leaving it to Congress to write a law to resolve their plight.

Donald Trump's pardon of Joe Arpaio is a far cry from those granted by Presidents Clinton and Obama, says Cal Thomas.

I love the role TV town halls can play in our democracy. But after 15 minutes of listening to Paul Ryan's unadulterated spin on CNN Monday night, I vowed to never watch one again.

Edelman: The path to autocracy

Donald Trump's ranting tweets unmask him as a bitter, small-minded, narcissistic and misogynistic liar.

On the domestic front, Donald Trump's agenda is in a shambles. It's up to Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan to lead.

Remember when Republicans said that being under an FBI investigation disqualified Secretary Hilary Clinton from serving as president of the United States?

By compromising national security, Donald Trump has gone from buffoon to menace.

Republicans need to screw up their courage and question President Trump's latest actions

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings accused Republicans of slow walking their probe into President Donald Trump's interaction with James Comey.

President Donald Trump's desperate need to put up something on the legislative scoreboard after his dismal first 100 days in office was evident in the Republicans' heavily orchestrated celebration after the House passed their hastily cobbled-together Republican repeal and replacement of Obamacare.

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are scrambling for votes to get the American Health Care Act — their replacement for Obamacare — and may