state of the union

This past Tuesday I sat myself in my usual spot on the sofa recliner, and with drink and snack within reach, steeled myself to watch the President give the annual State of the Union address. Boy was I disappointed.

Trump's claim that El Paso was ever 'one of our nation's most dangerous cities' may be false but at least it's ridiculously so. Baltimore's use of the title is sadly legitimate.

Baltimore is among dozens of cities and states that the federal government will target to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. President Donald Trump mentioned the initiative in his State of the Union speech.

By Sarah Meehan

Feb 6, 2019

Trump's latest anti-abortion pitch is a loathsome and misleading tactic aimed at women's reproductive rights.

Donald Trump is a president on a fast train to infamy, and it felt Tuesday night, like even he no longer believes in the words he is saying.

By David Zurawik

Feb 6, 2019

State of the Union guests — including Marylanders — came to the U.S. Capitol in Washington bearing political messages. President Donald Trump's guests include included the father of a Western Maryland sailor killed in the 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole.

By Jeff Barker

Feb 6, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski will be in Washington Tuesday evening to attend the State of the Union address as delivered by President Donald Trump.

Robert Reich: The largest threat to the state of the union is the deepening divide of wealth and power.

State of Union guests on Tuesday night will include a Maryland man and a Delaware sixth-grader allegedly bullied because his last name is Trump.

By Jeff Barker

Feb 4, 2019

President Trump has a chance to embrace statesmanship and heal the divided nation - but don't count on that happening.

There’s enough room for both parties to meet in the middle on most of the issues. Whether or not they do depends on their having the political courage to do so.

Republicans (and the nation) have been harmed enough by the current president - it's time supporters cut their losses.

The "no collusion" mantra gets an entirely new spin from Rudy Giuliani who seems to think now that, yup, maybe there was some.

Reed Cordish, the Baltimore businessman and former White House adviser, played a role behind the scenes building support for a criminal justice bill that passed Congress this week.

By Ian Duncan

Dec 21, 2018

Since its very inception, restoring the Chesapeake has been a bipartisan effort, starting in 1973 with Sen. Charles “Mac” Mathias. It's our job to make sure it continues to be today.

Women wearing white has taken on major importance, especially in this administration. But how did white become a symbol of female rebellion, equality and affirmation? A bit of history is in order — both about women and about the color white.

The train our fine congress people were riding to their alleged strategy and/or policy retreat was involved in a serious accident with injuries and fatalities,

Hurrah for President Trump in his State of the Union Address! I found it to be very inspiring to conservatives, like me, who love their country and want to

Retired dentist Dr. Paul Burkett is making his first run for public office by running for Commissioner in District 4. He agreed to be interviewed by me last Friday.

President Donald Trump wants a military parade, and he's making the Pentagon follow through. It's not unprecedented, but it's still not a tradition we should start. Bragging about military might is not what America is about.

When Fox News calls out President Donald Trump for a fake news tweet, you know it’s a whopper of a lie.

Neal Simon, a Potomac businessman launching an independent campaign for Senate in Maryland today, watched last week’s State of the Union in a state of despair. His problem wasn’t with what President Donald J. Trump was saying, per se, but the reaction he was getting from the House floor.

By John Fritze

Feb 6, 2018

In his State of the Union address, Mr. Trump offers platitudes about caring for our youth or lifting people from poverty to prosperity, but his actions have shown over and over that he doesn’t really care about places like Baltimore.

If I had my way, Tuesday's State of the Union would be the last of its kind. Let's go back to the old way of doing things: The president and his advisors summarize relevant information about the country, in writing, to help the legislature govern. No pageantry necessary.

Democrats should not have behaved so disrespectfully during the State of the Union.

Gov. Larry Hogan delivered the final State of the State address of his term Wednesday. Here are some memorable lines from the speech, and from lawmakers' reactions to it.

By Scott Dance

Jan 31, 2018

Maryland Democrats expressed skepticism Tuesday that President Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union speech would change the political landscape on Capitol Hill or lead to bipartisan breakthroughs on immigration, infrastructure or other pressing issues.

By John Fritze

Jan 30, 2018

In 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress.

This July will mark the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act passed by Congress and providing for the protection of people

The deep spending cuts called for in President Donald Trump's federal budget proposal would fall on two space programs with ties to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, both of which have implications for climate science.

By John Fritze

Mar 17, 2017

The deep spending cuts called for in President Donald Trump's federal budget proposal would fall on two space programs with ties to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, both of which have implications for climate science.

By John Fritze

Mar 17, 2017

Low expectations make Trump speech seem like a triumph, says Jonah Goldberg.

Make yourself a PB&J, wear the white dress ¿ not the taupe ¿ and go ahead and get that tattoo removed, it's time to recap "House of Cards" Season 4, Episode 2!

Are you ready? Are you wearing your Claire Underwood pajamas? Is your Frank Underwood hairpiece glued on? Good! Now, let's get you caught up on Season 4 of "House of Cards!" This should go without saying, but spoilers are ahead.

In order to see bipartisan redistricting reform in Maryland, it's going to take a bipartisan effort by those in Annapolis. Sadly, we're not sure that the willingness is there from the Democratic majority, which isn't in any hurry to lose its stranglehold on state politics. However, if the election of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan was a sign that the tide is turning in Maryland, perhaps they should consider it.

Obama failed to develop a bipartisan agenda and that's why politics are so divided today

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program in next month's budget intended to help families address emergency expenses before they slip out of control, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

By John Fritze

Jan 13, 2016

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program later this year intended to help families address emergency expenses before they become unmanageable, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

By John Fritze

Jan 13, 2016

No, Gov. Haley, American cities are not plagued by "chaotic unrest."

WASHINGTON – In his final State of the Union address President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered a broad vision for his final year in office and suggested America needs to "fix our politics" to realize a future that transcends the partisan bickering that has dominated much of his presidency.

By John Fritze

Jan 12, 2016

Kathleen Matthews, the former television news anchor running for Congress in Maryland's 8th Congressional District, is focusing on gun regulations in a new radio advertisement her campaign released on Tuesday.

By John Fritze

Jan 12, 2016

So how does one gauge the state of the union? Certainly not by watching or reading between the lines of the annual address of the President of the United States before a heralded gathering of both houses of Congress and members of the United States Supreme Court.

Given Congress' refusal to act, the president is right to look for ways to strengthen the nation's gun laws through executive action

That was quite a performance Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives, courtesy of Speaker John Boehner in his continuing campaign to impede and discredit the presidency of Barack Obama.

By Jules Witcover

Mar 9, 2015

This week's reversal on college savings plans demonstrates both the challenge of financing higher education and of finding support for broader tax reforms

The GOP has a new diva: Joni Ernst, the just-elected United State senator from the cornfields of Iowa.

Putting aside any optimism that the Republicans in Congress would somehow be afflicted with sweet reasonableness now that they hold the majority in both houses, President Obama has signaled that in his last two years in office he will more fully embrace the liberal Democratic agenda.

By Jules Witcover

Jan 26, 2015

President Obama has a particular weakness for the logical fallacy known as the argument from authority, says Jonah Goldberg.

Susan Reimer on President Obama's call for quality, affordable child care

By Susan Reimer

Jan 23, 2015