state of the union

• Opinion

Obama makes America proud [Letter]

Whether you agree with him or not, Obama is a credit to the nation he leads

• Opinion

The Costco example [Editorial]

President Obama makes the case for a higher minimum wage and Costco shows how it's done

• Politics and Government

Blame Maryland's income inequality on O'Malley

Income inequality has become worse under Gov. Martin O'Malley.

• Business

Another (yawn) State of the Union

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address follows the usual pattern of a laundry list of things that won't happen.

• Opinion

The Costco example [Editorial]

• Opinion

Another (yawn) State of the Union

• Opinion

Blame Maryland's income inequality on O'Malley

• Politics

Obama talks economy, immigration in State of the Union address

• Features

Obama briefly mentions LGBT equality, Sochi Olympics in State of the Union

President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to LGBT equality around the globe in Tuesday night's State of the Union speech.

• Maryland

Jennifer Rubin: Behaviors key in upward mobility

• Politics

Obama talks economy, immigration in State of the Union address

• Laws and Legislation

State leaders give partial backing to minimum-wage hike

Democratic legislative leaders gave tepid backing Monday to a push to raise the minimum wage, with some reiterating unwillingness to impose a "one size fits all" increase across the state.

• Maryland

Jon Huntsman: National goals should drive political agenda

• Maryland

Under the Dome: Lawmakers aTwitter after State of the State speech

• Politics

Obama to visit Prince George's Co.

President Barack Obama will visit Prince George's County as early as next week to expand on the economic themes he is expected to raise in Tuesday's State of the Union, the White House said Saturday.

• Politics

Obama to visit Prince George's Co.

• Maryland

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's week ahead: Polar Bear Plunge, State of the Union

• Politics

Rawlings-Blake calls for federal infrastructure spending

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama met with 250 of the nation's mayor's on Thursday -- including Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake -- to discuss the economy, manufacturing and federal investment in infrastructure.

• Politics

Rawlings-Blake calls for federal infrastructure spending

• Maryland

Lt. Gov. Brown to testify at Tuesday hearings of Maryland health exchange legislation

• Opinion

Politics trumped prudence in Md. Obamacare exchange [Editorial]

The warning signs that the Maryland Health Connection was headed for disaster were obvious, yet officials in charge ignored them in a case of serious wishful thinking

• Politics

O'Malley continues defense of health exchange

Gov. Martin O'Malley on CNN Sunday continued to defend what host Candy Crowley described as a health exchange rollout "disastrous by most accounts," prompting criticism from some skeptical lawmakers.

• Politics

Rawlings-Blake says Christie created 'culture of callousness'

Baltimore mayor's second appearance in as many months

• Politics

O'Malley still weighing presidential bid

Gov. Martin O'Malley said on national television Sunday he is still evaluating whether to run for president, that the state¿s minimum wage should be $10 an hour, and that he considered moving Maryland¿s troubled health exchange to the federal site as far back as June.

• Opinion

War on Poverty has yielded results [Letter]

In 50 years, much progress has been made in Johnson's War on Poverty

• Opinion

War on Poverty has yielded results [Letter]

• Politics

O'Malley booked on CNN amid Christie scandal

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley marks his return to the Sunday political show circuit this week just as his longtime sparring partner and potential 2016 rival, Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, is battling the biggest scandal of his administration.

• Science

Maryland teen gets worldwide stage after winning Intel award

Since winning the Intel, the biggest science prize for high schoolers, almost two years ago, Jack Andraka, 16, has become a globe-trotting ambassador for medical research and science education. But for all his travels, meeting the Clintons and other world leaders, it's his family that keeps him grounded — a brother who is also a gifted young scientist, and parents who let them run experiments in the basement and bathrooms of their Crownsville MD home.

• Maryland

Michael Zimmer: Missteps plague administration

• Laws and Legislation

Obama administration says deadline met for major website fixes

President Obama's administration claims it has met a self-imposed deadline to fix major issues plaguing the federal health care website since its debut two months ago, though more repairs are needed.

• Maryland

Walter Pincus: U.S. intervention in Egypt no solution

• Maryland

Ramesh Ponnuru: Shutdown won't help GOP cause

• Opinion

A minimum step forward

If President Obama and Labor Secretary Perez are serious about addressing income inequality, they'll push Congress to raise the minimum wage

• Barack Obama

A minimum step forward

• Opinion

Fixing student loan rates isn't enough

Congress must act quickly to avoid a sudden hike in borrowing costs for college

• Arts and Culture

Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it

3D printing is featured this week at the American Alliance of Museums conference in Baltimore

• Politics

Cummings calls for end to IRS probe

Arguing that the congressional investigation into the IRS should be concluded, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Sunday that closed-door interviews with the agency's staff show neither the White House nor officials in Washington had a hand in targeting conservative groups for added scrutiny.

• Opinion

Where are the STEM jobs?

America's politicians say we need more students trained in STEM disciplines. So it must be easy for graduates with those skills to get jobs, right?

• Opinion

Where are the STEM jobs?

• Opinion

IRS follows Obama's lead

Jonah Goldberg writes that the president has set the tone for mischief like the IRS' persecution of conservative groups.

• Barack Obama

IRS follows Obama's lead

• Politics

President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges

President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges

• Politics

President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges

• Business

Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor is visiting Baltimore Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about President Barack Obama's proposal to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.

• Politics

Obama to visit Baltimore next week

President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore next Friday, the second in a series of outings aimed at selling his stalled jobs agenda.

• Elections

Back Story: Presidents say the darnedest things

Paul Dickson, a Garrett Park resident, loves the origins of words and is a respected compiler of word books and dictionaries.

• Opinion

'Right wing' doesn't equal 'terrorist'

Jonah Goldberg writes that the decades-long association of conservatives with violence is unjustified.

• State of the Union

Back Story: Presidents say the darnedest things

• Opinion

America's just not that into Obama

Jonah Goldberg writes that the president's approach to the gun debate shows he really does believe his own nonsense.

• Opinion

America's just not that into Obama