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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 Adrienne Jones of Baltimore County has withdrawn her bid and supports Dereck Davis of Prince George's over Baltimore's Maggie McIntosh.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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? 

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

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.

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.

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

Letters published in the Carroll County Times on March 30.

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

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.