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• Opinion

Congress has a responsibility to start impeachment proceedings on Trump

The U.S. Congress has a responsibility to begin impeachment proceedings on President Donald Trump and not doing so is turning a blind eye to his antics.

• Politics

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer reverses stand, announces support for D.C. statehood

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition.

• Politics

Maryland Reps. Cummings, Hoyer stop short of calling for Trump impeachment inquiry, but Raskin does

Steny Hoyer and Elijah Cummings expressed frustration at President Donald Trump’s “stonewalling," but they stopped short of calling for an impeachment inquiry.

By Jeff Barker

May 22, 2019

• Politics

Harry Hughes remembered as humble and honest, 'exactly the governor Maryland needed'

Former Maryland Gov. Harry Hughes was remembered as honest and humble during his two terms leading the state. "He was exactly the governor Maryland needed," Gov. Larry Hogan said.

By Scott Dance

Mar 21, 2019

• Politics

Meet the Maryland faces in Congress this session

The new Congress assembles Thursday in Washington. Here is a look at Maryland congressional delegation members entering the 116th U.S. Congress.

By Jeff Barker

Jan 2, 2019

• News

Government shutdown creates anxiety for workers at holiday time and closes Fort McHenry

Government shutdown creates anxiety for workers and closes Fort McHenry

By Jeff Barker

Dec 22, 2018

• Politics

Maryland congressional members question university system about football player McNair's death

Members of the state’s congressional delegation have expressed concerns to top officials of the University System of Maryland about how it handled the University of Maryland, College Park, football program after the heatstroke death of a Terrapins player.

By Michael Dresser

Dec 5, 2018

• Politics

Democrats select Maryland's Steny Hoyer to return as U.S. House majority leader; Pelosi nominated for speaker

U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House member in Maryland history, has been selected by Democratic colleagues to serve for a second time as majority leader — the No. 2 position under the speaker. The southern Maryland lawmaker opted to avoid an intraparty skirmish with Nancy Pelosi.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 28, 2018

• Politics

Maryland congressmen Hoyer, Cummings could play key roles in new Democratic House

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer will seek majority leader spot — not speaker, sources say. Elijah Cummings, who won his 13th term, was expected to become chairman of Oversight and Government Reform

By Jeff Barker

Nov 7, 2018

• Politics

U.S. House again votes to restrict federal enforcement of Chesapeake Bay cleanup

For the second time in a year, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to restrict the federal government from penalizing states for missing pollution-reduction goals. The measure was again pushed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., who accuses the EPA of "hijacking states’ water quality strategies."

By Scott Dance

Jul 19, 2018

• Politics

Trump tweets praise for pro-ICE resolution that Maryland Democrats call ‘sham’ and ‘political stunt’

Trump tweets praise for pro-ICE resolution that Maryland Democrats call ‘sham’ and ‘political stunt’

By Jeff Barker

Jul 19, 2018

• Politics

Progressive House candidate says recording shows Maryland Rep. Hoyer tried to pressure him to end campaign

A candidate in a Colorado Democratic primary says Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer and the Democratic party went too far by using “top-heavy tactics” to encourage him to leave the race in favor of the national party’s chosen candidate.

By Jeff Barker

Apr 26, 2018

• Politics

Maryland's Steny Hoyer has been eyeing the House's top spot for over a decade. Now he's taking one last shot.

Hoyer has been eying the top spot for more than a decade, living in the shadow of a San Francisco Democrat who has a white-knuckle grip on power. Now, as the party wrestles with its ideological impulses and younger lawmakers push for a generational shift, Hoyer may be looking for one more play.

• Politics

Rep. Hoyer joins with groups seeking to defuse Thanksgiving tension

Dozens of civic groups are working to ease the tension of political conversations that crop up at he dinner table this Thanksgiving.

By John Fritze

Nov 21, 2017

• Donald Trump

Government shutdown avoided for now as negotiations continue

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown Friday by approving an extension of spending authority that will keep federal employees on the job for at least

By John Fritze

Apr 28, 2017

• Politics

Federal lawmakers ask Trump administration to rethink Baltimore's consent decree delay

Five members of Maryland's congressional delegation who represent Baltimore are asking the Justice Department to withdraw its request to delay an agreement

By John Fritze

Apr 4, 2017

• Politics

New FBI headquarters site on hold until Congress secures funding

Plans to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters had been postponed until Congress can secure funding, the General Services Administration announced Friday.

• Politics

Obamacare beneficiary, veteran among invited guests for Trump's address to Congress

When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday he will be speaking to a number of guests invited by Democrats intended to

By John Fritze

Feb 28, 2017

• Politics

Hoyer presses Walker, Malloy to support independent redistricting

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer is calling on governors of both parties to embrace national redistricting reform when they gather for the National Governors

By John Fritze

Feb 24, 2017

• Politics

Steny Hoyer backs Tom Perez for DNC

Rep. Steny Hoyer, the Southern Maryland lawmaker and No. 2 Democrat in the House said Wednesday he will support former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez to lead

By John Fritze

Feb 8, 2017

• Politics

Six Maryland incumbents heading back to Congress

Six Maryland incumbents in the House of Representatives — five Democrats and a Republican — coasted to reelection on Tuesday.

By Matthew Hay Brown

Nov 8, 2016

• Maryland

Obama administration delays selection of new FBI site

Officials in Virginia and Maryland who have been competing for years to land a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation will have to wait a few more months to find out which state has the winning pitch. The General Services Administration said Monday it will delay selecting a site for the headquarters until March. The agency initially planned to choose between the three sites in play — two in Maryland and one in Virginia — by the end of the year.

By John Fritze

Oct 24, 2016

• Opinion

A manufacturing agenda

Port Covington's The Foundery sets the model for U.S. manufacturing's bright future tied to technology, innovation and a skilled labor force

• Politics

Hoyer to pitch manufacturing plan with emphasis on entrepreneurship

Rep. Steny Hoyer and other Democratic lawmakers are set to outline a broad plan for expanding U.S. manufacturing at an event in Baltimore on Monday at a time when Washington has stalled on initiatives sought by the industry.

By John Fritze

Jun 13, 2016

• Opinion

House panel attacking women's health puts Md. lives at risk

Investigations in 20 states have cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing and come to an end, yet the House Select Investigative Panel continues, wasting hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars without identifying an ounce of wrongdoing by the organization. On Monday, June 13, the House Republicans' panel is scheduled to depose subpoenaed witnesses in its ongoing witch-hunt. If this deposition proceeds, it could place the lives of doctors in danger.

• Politics

Elijah Cummings, John Sarbanes, Dutch Ruppersberger, Andy Harris coast to primary victories

Maryland's six House incumbents all coasted to victory Tuesday in their primary races.

By Matthew Hay Brown

Apr 26, 2016

• Politics

Two outside groups air new ads in Maryland Senate race

A pair of third-party groups that have not disclosed their funding began airing attack ads Tuesday in the high-profile contest for Maryland's open Senate seat.

By John Fritze

Apr 12, 2016

• Politics

Cardin, Hoyer condemn attacks in Paris

Sen. Ben Cardin, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned the Paris terror attacks on Friday, and said that those responsible would be brought to justice.

By John Fritze

Nov 13, 2015

• Politics

Hoyer: Van Hollen is a progressive Democrat

Rep. Steny Hoyer is steering clear of the Senate primary in Maryland, but the longtime legislator said Friday he doesn't buy some of the criticism being leveled at Rep. Chris Van Hollen.

By John Fritze

Nov 13, 2015

• Politics

Maryland Comptroller Franchot backs Hillary Clinton, not Martin O'Malley

By Erin Cox

Oct 26, 2015

• Politics

Rep. Hoyer will back Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steny Hoyer said Wednesday he will support the pending nuclear agreement with Iran despite "serious concerns," and he called for a congressional oversight commission to monitor the deal's implementation.

By John Fritze

Sep 9, 2015

• Politics

Federal officials grapple with response to data breaches

U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer said Friday that thorny questions need to be worked out for how to help federal workers affected by a data breach -- including what it will cost to provide credit monitoring and to fix the government's computer systems.

By Pamela Wood

Jul 24, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Wide Stance: Can transgender war hero Kristin Beck unseat House institution Steny Hoyer?

• Hillary Clinton

Clinton plants a flag in O'Malley's home state

WASHINGTON -- For a state that rarely plays a role in presidential politics because of its late primary, Maryland has received considerable attention from Hillary Clinton's nascent presidential campaign.

By John Fritze

May 22, 2015

• Opinion

AFL-CIO: Where are Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer, Harris and Delaney on fast track?

Why haven't Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer, Harris and Delaney come out against fast track?

• Politics

Anthony Brown jumps back into politics

With pundits still chattering about why his last campaign ended in a stunning defeat, former Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced Thursday he was running for Congress.

By Erin Cox

Mar 12, 2015

• Politics

State's cohesive delegation confronted with electoral rift

The fast-moving race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski has the potential to divide Maryland's traditionally cohesive congressional delegation, observers said Tuesday, as two rising candidates for the coveted seat begin to square off over political ideologies and allegiances.

• Politics

Van Hollen tells supporters he will run for Senate

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Montgomery County Democrat and fast-rising star in his party, told supporters Wednesday that he will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski next year -- becoming the first to formally jump into a race that more than a dozen people are considering.

• Politics

President Obama, others on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski

President Barack Obama offered his praise of Sen. Barbara Mikulski

• Features

Looking Out: Kristin Beck offers more insight into plan to run for Congress

On Out There with Thomas Roberts, Kristin Beck said she thinks "we need a lot more voices just of the people" in Congress, saying professional politicians like Hoyer "lose touch" when they've been in office for decades.

• Immigration

Local officials eye Homeland Security funding debate warily

A political brawl over funding the Department of Homeland Security is troubling local officials in Maryland, who rely on millions of dollars in grants from the agency to pay for firefighter gear, emergency planning and training.

By John Fritze

Feb 14, 2015

• Features

Looking Out: Chelsea Manning, Alabama and more in this week's LGBT news

• Politics

Delaney hires former campaign manager

WASHINGTON -- Justin Schall, a Democratic political operative who ran Anthony Brown's unsuccessful campaign for governor last year, is taking a job as Rep. John Delaney's chief of staff.

• Politics

Prominent transgender woman to run against Hoyer

Kristin Beck, a former Navy SEAL who gained attention in 2013 when she came out as a transgender woman, will mount a primary challenge to Rep. Steny Hoyer in Maryland's Fifth Congressional District.

• Under Armour

Lawmakers tour Under Armour's Locust Point headquarters

The lawmakers who visited Under Armour's global headquarters in Locust Point Monday saw employees lifting weights in a two-level gym and chatting over lunch in the Humble and Hungry Café.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 9, 2015

• Business

Baltimore steel company is growing — again

Marlin Steel Wire Products is expanding for the second time in four years, making way for more robots, employees.

By Arthur Hirsch

Feb 6, 2015

• Politics

Obama budget calls for reversing deep spending cuts

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama revived his call Thursday for an end to deep cuts in federal spending, an appeal that fell squarely in the divide between Republicans in Congress who want to rein in costs and those who want to boost the Pentagon's budget.

• Laws and Legislation

House Democrats seek paid leave for federal workers

Federal workers would be entitled to six weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child under legislation introduced Monday by several House Democrats – a long shot effort that comes a week after President Barack Obama called for the benefit for millions of Americans.

By John Fritze

Jan 26, 2015

• Maryland

Changes in state, Congress not deterring Md. bid for FBI headquarters

Changes in Congress, a new governor and the resignation of the man who oversees the federal government's real estate portfolio will not endanger Maryland's quest to become the new home for the FBI and its 11,000 employees, state leaders say.

By Justin George

Jan 26, 2015

• Opinion

R&D funding fills critical need

Maryland and its research universities are among the big winners in recently-approved omnibus spending bill