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Rep. Elijah Cummings: President Trump, his administration and Republicans in Congress are trying to take America back to a time when insurance companies were allowed to discriminate against people just for getting sick, being a woman or getting older. 

Marylanders interested in sending a message to Donald Trump this Election Day couldn’t do better than to re-elect Larry Hogan as governor. Let me explain.

President Donald Trump, at a rally in Montana on Thursday night, criticized Jealous over immigration — though not by name.

We now see what happens when a simple majority puts a nominee on the Supreme Court: Meaningless vetting of a pivotal nominee.

It was hardly the most stunning or worrisome revelation from Bob Woodward's new book, "Fear: Trump in the White House." It did, however, finally stir some

Del. Haven Shoemaker seems to have developed a sudden aversion to colorful, emphatic Anglo-Saxon monosyllables. One hopes he also fosters a similar distaste

In Donald Trump's view, there's no such thing as right or wrong, only what serves his best interest.

Florida's Ron DeSantis may be a sycophant, but he's not a racist, says Jonah Goldberg.

It occurred to me some time ago that Donald Trump is the Trojan Horse of our time. He appeared on the doorstep of America, and just enough Americans were fooled that he ascended to the presidency.

How on earth did Jeff Sessions — Jeff Sessions! — find himself abandoned by the right and embraced by the left?

Robert Reich says Donald Trump's presidency should be annulled if he conspired to rig the election.

Firmly the underdog against Larry Hogan, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate's only hope is to work toward a big finish

Martin O'Malley's campaign for candidates in other states may be self-serving, but it's also smart for the Democratic Party.

For nearly a week Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has been saturating the state with at least $1 million in television ads touting his claims that he has made Maryland a more affordable place to live.

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.

The same three candidates in the primary election race for two Harford County Circuit Court judgeships will square off again in the November general election, with a fourth candidate added to the mix in a race that is being closely watched locally for its political and judicial implications.

In the Watergate era, the GOP establishment held the party together. In the era of Trump, it has disappeared, Jules Witcover writes.

It's a simple job: He just needs to make sure that progressives feel welcome, that African-American voters aren’t taken for granted, and that everyone learns from — rather than broods over — the 2016 presidential election.

Maryland members of a House oversight committee called on the panel’s Republican chairman Wednesday to summon President Donald J. Trump’s former personal lawyer to testify.

President Donald Trump's former lawyer says he is a criminal, but he won't be indicted, and he won't be impeached. Voters can change that.

There is so much national news it is often difficult to sort out the main issues. But currently the most important issue is the ongoing interference with our state election systems.

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous says the state can generate more than enough money from taxing pot to pay for his universal pre-K, but Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s campaign says even if marijuana were legalized the taxes generated would fall well short.

bs-ed-op-0820-goldberg-center-20180817. Jonah Goldberg: The political incentive for most politicians isn't to cultivate the center, but to gin up the base.

While Sen. John McCainremains in Arizona fighting brain cancer, President Trump continues his strange demeaning of the Vietnam war hero and former POW.

Cal Thomas compares Omarosa Manigualt Newman to Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harrassment in 1991.

As we gear up toward midterms in November, Americans have resumed a perennial conversation about political division and parties. A casual scroll through Facebook or Instagram will highlight the level of animosity and cruelty between some who are politically inclined.

Americans long ago embraced socialism so let's stop treating the word from the extremist's point of view.

Sun editorial board: We join other newspapers around the country to stand up for the credibility of America's free press, which is critical to our democracy.

With less than three months until November’s general election, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has a sizable lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous, according to a new poll. 

The Republican Governors Group with their negative advertisements is no friend of Gov. Hogan. With Gov. Hogan's high popularity, Republicans should be running

The general consensus for months has been that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican in a blue state, is a shoo-in to win a second term. But there are variables that aren’t being calculated.

In demanding that Baltimore TV stations stop running a Republican Governors Association he considers deceptive, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous is fighting a battle he's unlikely to win.

Republicans seem to have held on, barely, to a U.S. House seat near Columbus, Ohio, that they have occupied continuously since 1983.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: The boom in bigotry countered by boom in social media raising virtual mobs to shame the shameful.

Ben Jealous' use of profanity when asked a legitimate question by a reporter played right into the Hogan campaign's efforts to make him look extreme.

Democrat Ben Jealous' campaign says he will win the election for Maryland governor because Donald Trump will motivate Democrats to go to the polls in a wave that incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan can’t stop.

The Republican Governors Association is pounding Ben Jealous with attack ads — and has no plans to stop. if Jealous is hoping the Democratic Governors Association will return fire, he might be waiting a while.

One year later, race relations in this country are just as tense - and white supremacists just as emboldened.

Women are shut out of Maryland's congressional delegation. None are running for governor or attorney general, and the Republican woman running for comptroller is a major underdog. But on down ballot races, women are poised to make some major gains.

Remember, in the 2016 campaign, when Donald Trump promised to build that beautiful wall across the southern border and have Mexico pay for it. Fast forward two

Where do today's extreme politics leave those of us that consider ourselves to be common sense middle? The answer seems to be emerging in a national movement called “Unite America.” This group has come a long way in a short time.

The Russians may indeed back the Democrats, as President Trump has said, in the 2018 midterms, says Jonah Goldberg.

A group of Maryland Democratic women call on Gov. Larry Hogan to support an effort by House Speaker Michael E. Busch to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

Hey, Hon, why is that guy pulling out his driver's license in Checkout No. 1?

Gov. Larry Hogan has used Maryland’s suites at sports stadiums to entertain family, reward state employees and honor charities — especially those focused on fighting cancer. The Republican governor also has invited executives of his private real estate business.

Gov. Larry Hogan is popular, but so was former Gov. Bob Ehrlich when he lost his bid for reelection. So goes the favorite anecdote of voters certain to have previously lived our current gubernatorial contest. But are Marylanders really experiencing a case of electoral déjà vu?

Joyce Lyons Terhes was the first Republican woman elected to the Calvert County Board of Commissioners.

If Democrats gravitate too far from center, they'll only assure another four years of Donald Trump.

Pugh, other city officials urge comprehensive U.S. help on 'desperate' opiod issues

Together, Democrats and Independents outnumber Republicans by more than 31,000 voters in Harford County. The local Republican machine can be beaten, but only if Democrats and Independents go out and vote.