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• Politics

In divisive Maryland House speaker's race, Baltimore's McIntosh says she's been promised enough votes to win

As lawmakers prepare to elect a speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Democratic Del. Maggie McIntosh of Baltimore says she's got enough votes locked up to win. Her rival, Democratic Del. Dereck Davis of Prince George's County, says he's "pretty confident" of winning himself.

• Opinion

Trump, Pelosi and Schumer want to spend big on infrastructure. Here's how to make it happen.

President Trump and Congressional Democrats talk a big game on infrastructure but where the rubber hits the road is the federal gas tax, which is frozen at 1993 levels.

• Opinion

Before they vote for speaker, Md. Democrats need to calm down

Choosing the speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates is a big deal, but it's not worth fracturing the Democratic Party over.

• Opinion

Maggie McIntosh: the right record for Md. House speaker

As Democratic activists and residents of the 43rd Legislative District in Baltimore City, we watch with great interest the race for the leadership of the Maryland House of Delegates, and we write to urge the members of the House to support our representative, Del. Maggie McIntosh, for speaker.

• Commentary

Culleton: Republican voters have many examples when considering what to look for in their next candidate

Previous successful presidents from that party can be exemplars of what we should look for. The founding president for the Republican party was Abraham Lincoln. He showed great empathy for people of color. A modern Republican president should do no less.

• Politics

'This is our time': Maryland black caucus backs Del. Davis for House speaker as race turns heated

A group of Maryland’s black lawmakers announced it is backing Del. Dereck Davis to become speaker of the House of Delegates — the latest move in what’s becoming an increasingly heated campaign to replace the late Speaker Michael E. Busch by two of his lieutenants.

• Opinion

Mueller findings require closer public examination

Special counsel's findings require closer examination by Congress so public can be better educated on what happened in 2016.

• Opinion

Witcover: The Republican Party on trial

Attorney General William Barr, in tossing to Congress the political hot potato of impeachment of President Trump, has unloaded legal responsibility by the executive branch onto the legislative.

• Opinion

Cal Thomas: They've only just begun

Cal Thomas: The so-called "Mueller report" is being read and interpreted through mostly biased eyes.

• Politics

Black candidates for Maryland House speaker unite, promote Prince George's delegate over Baltimore's McIntosh

Two Democratic legislators vying to lead Maryland's House of Delegates have formed an alliance in hopes of electing the first black speaker in the state. Adrienne Jones of Baltimore County has withdrawn her bid and supports Dereck Davis of Prince George's over Baltimore's Maggie McIntosh.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 26, 2019

• Politics

Vice President Mike Pence to speak at Republican Party's Red, White and Blue Dinner in Linthicum in June

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at an annual Maryland Republican Party dinner in June.

• Politics

Md. Legislative Black Caucus chairman accuses Rockeymoore Cummings of 'bullying, threatening' in House speaker race

Del. Darryl Barnes, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, said Democratic Party chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is attempting to intimidate black lawmakers from partnering with Republicans to elect a black speaker.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 25, 2019

• Health

Medicare patients would pay up to 92% less for insulin outside U.S., report from Maryland Rep. Cummings finds

Rep. Elijah Cummings issued a report that found diabetes sufferers in his district pay far higher prices for insulin and other drugs than patients in other countries.

• Opinion

Hogan shouldn't take the bait to run for president

Gov. Larry Hogan will ruin his political career if he takes the bait and runs for president.

• Opinion

Larry Hogan's very (very, very) narrow path to the Republican presidential nomination

Gov. Larry Hogan has virtually no chance of beating President Donald Trump in the primaries. But "virtually" isn't the same as "absolutely."

• Opinion

Democrats shouldn't impeach Trump because of politics — but they shouldn't let politics stop them either

Democrats divided over impeaching Donald Trump should be unified by one point: Impeachment is about right and wrong, not political advantage.

• Politics

6 key takeaways from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's New Hampshire event — a 'must' stop for presidential hopefuls

Here are six takeaways from Larry Hogan’s appearance at the “Politics & Eggs” speaker series — considered a “must” stop for presidential hopefuls — at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 24, 2019

• Opinion

Nobody looks great after the release of the Mueller report (except Robert Mueller)

Jonah Goldberg: The Mueller report doesn't meet the worst expectations of either the right or left, but it doesn't make anyone look great, either.

• Politics

Three powerful Democratic leaders vie to succeed Michael Busch as speaker of Maryland House

There's now officially a three-way race to become the next speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, with Adrienne Jones of Baltimore County, Maggie McIntosh of Baltimore and Dereck Davis of Prince George's County openly campaigning for the post.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 16, 2019

• Commentary

Culleton: Trump caught again; immigrants deserve to be treated well but should learn English

Believe it or not I have a relative who is as loyal a Republican as I am loyal to the Democratic Party. We do agree on two things.

• Opinion

Witcover: America's pre-existing health condition: Donald Trump

Donald Trump is our nation's pre-existing condition, says Jules Witcover.

• Health

Maryland legislature passes laws to make health insurance enrollment easier and create drug price board

Several health bills passed the legislature this session, including one to make it easier for the uninsured to enroll in a plan, a board to control drug prices and extension of a tax to stabilize the insurance market.

• Opinion

Witcover: Barr's hijacking of the Mueller report riles investigators

Jules Witcover: Mr. Trump in the midst of political woes may be losing his grip on reality — which was never very firm in any event.

• Commentary

Kennedy: No quick resolution to Mueller Report, health care reform

Why does Trump want to wait to formulate his health care plan? Could it be that, as with many of his pronouncements on issues — like climate change, foreign relations, and tariffs — he has no clue or plan? 

• Opinion

Maryland's bi-partisan blueprint for better schools

Maryland lawmakers appear likely to leave Annapolis Monday night with an important consensus on the path our public schools should take.

• Commentary

Batavick: Questions about the Mueller Report

I would like to ask some cogent questions of Mr. Mueller. None of these is a partisan question. Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all should all be asking them because of the unprecedented assault on our electoral system that was devised and executed by the Russian military.

• Politics

Maryland House of Delegates votes to increase school funding by $855M over two years

Differences between the House bill, which passed 112-22, and the Senate bill, which passed 43-1, will have to be worked out in conference.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 4, 2019

• Opinion

Trump has no plan for replacing Obamacare

President Donald J. Trump has no plan on how to replace Obamacare.

• Maryland

Letters

Letters published in the Carroll County Times on March 30.

• Maryland

Sarbanes, Ruppersberger talk climate change and Green New Deal in Baltimore County

Maryland U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger held a town hall on climate change in Towson on Thursday night.

By Libby Solomon

Mar 28, 2019

• Politics

Maryland General Assembly overrides Gov. Hogan's vetoes of $15 minimum wage, comptroller's oversight

Maryland’s General Assembly has taken swift action to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that will gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.

• Opinion

Investigations of Trump are not over yet

All Americans have seen so far is a four-page summary of the Mueller report - let's not jump to conclusions about President Trump from that small scrap.

• Commentary

Edelman: Progressivism is the engine behind democracy

The American Revolution was founded on the progressive ideals of liberal democracy, that government derives its power from the consent of the governed — another, more familiar term for “liberal democracy” is “Western Democracy.”

• Politics

A more skeptical Supreme Court to hear Maryland's redistricting challenge

Chief Justice John Roberts is now the court conservative closest to the center and the focus of the arguments for reining in partisan redistricting, including a case from Maryland.

• Opinion

Witcover: Can the Grand Old Party survive Trump?

Jules Witcover: Donald Trump's legal but destructive hijacking of the Oval Office has taken the Republican Party with it.

• Politics

Chris Christie advises Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to be 'nimble' ahead of 2020 presidential election

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in Annapolis for a book signing Thursday night, told reporters he advised Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to be "nimble" as the 2020 presidential election approaches.

By Scott Dance

Mar 21, 2019

• Politics

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney urges Gov. Larry Hogan or another Republican to challenge Trump

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney urges Gov. Larry Hogan or another Republican to challenge Trump

By Jeff Barker

Mar 21, 2019

• Opinion

Alternative Fact of the Week: Larry Hogan as Reagan Republican/white supremacist

Gov. Larry Hogan is no white supremacist as described by Maryland Democratic Chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, but his choice of words deserve scrutiny.

• Opinion

Witcover: Is Pelosi's impeachment 'no' really a 'maybe'?

Witcover: Ms. Pelosi's “no” to impeachment is merely recognition that the president's foes bent on getting rid of him are premature in their efforts. Moreover, she admonished her fellow Democrats to get on with the fight for their moderate to progressive agenda in Congress.

• Politics

Baltimore delegates vote to kill state House bill allowing school police officers to carry guns inside schools

Baltimore lawmakers have voted down legislation that would have allowed city school police officers to carry guns while patrolling in schools. The city’s House delegation voted 10-5 against the bill — effectively killing it for this legislative session.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 16, 2019

• Opinion

Pitts: Fox 'News' doesn't deserve a seat at the table

Leonard Pitts Jr: Fox News does not deserve to be treated as a legitimate news organization.

• Opinion

Trump 2020 budget doesn't add up

The budget revealed Monday by the Trump administration has something for everyone to hate.

• Opinion

Goldberg: House Democrats finding it hard to confront anti-Semitism

Jonah Goldberg: House Democrats' resolution condemning all hate avoids specifically condemning anti-Semitism.

• Politics

Powerful Maryland House committee approves budget with increased school funding, cuts to Gov. Hogan's programs

A powerful General Assembly committee has voted to revise Gov. Larry Hogan’s more than $46 billion budget proposal to provide millions more in funding for Maryland’s public schools, while cutting some of the Republican governor’s prized initiatives.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 8, 2019

• Politics

House OKs election overhaul package pushed by Maryland Rep. Sarbanes, but Senate to slam door

The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved legislation aimed at reducing the role of big money in politics, ensuring fair elections and strengthening ethics standards. But it stands little chance in the Republican-run Senate.

• Opinion

Witcover: Trump campaigns while assaulting the constitution

The 2020 race will be first and foremost a referendum on Donald Trump, says Jules Witcover.

• Maryland

New Harford Democratic Club will 'find a way to work' with Lisanti if delegate does not resign

New Harford Democratic Club board president Bridgette Johnson emphasized her organization's call for the resignation of Del. Mary Ann Lisanti, despite a protest from one member during the club's monthly meeting Wednesday.

By David Anderson

Mar 7, 2019

• Opinion

Alternative Fact of the Week: Mitch McConnell's election reform freak-out

Mitch McConnell recognizes a good idea when he sees it; that's why he won't allow it to reach the Senate floor.

• Maryland

Carroll Republicans say proposed 6th Congressional District Map is step in the right direction

Some Carroll County elected officials say the proposed 6th Congressional District map adopted by Gov. Larry Hogan’s redistricting commission is a small step in the right direction. The proposed map pairs most of Frederick County and about half of Carroll County with other western counties.

• Politics

After trip to Iowa, Maryland Gov. Hogan says challenging Trump in 2020 'not on my radar screen'

After traveling to Iowa and sparking further media speculation about whether he would challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 GOP primary, Gov. Larry Hogan returned to Maryland and said he was no closer to making a decision about his political future.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 6, 2019