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Touting her background as a "working mom" and "progressive business leader," Kathleen Matthews entered the race for Maryland's 8th Congressional District on Wednesday -- an announcement that could shake up the contest for the open seat.

Congress gave final approval Tuesday to the most sweeping rollback of government surveillance powers in the post-Sept. 11-era, clearing the way for a new program that bans the National Security Agency from collecting and storing Americans' telephone dialing records.

Has Hillary Clinton learned the lessons of 2008? Her reticence on TPP says no.

A bill that would direct billions in new funding to the National Institutes of Health in return for changes in the way the Bethesda-based agency awards research grants passed a key legislative hurdle in Congress on Thursday.

The Senate has an opportunity to rein in the NSA's secret spying program

Senate Democrats hand President Obama a loss but it's only Round 1 in negotiations over foreign trade pact

The program, revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, has been challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil liberties groups. Most judges who have reviewed the program upheld it.

Robert Reich: If the Trans-Pacific Partnership is enacted, big corporations will make out like bandits at our expense.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent running for the Democratic nomination for president, railed against the GOP budget approved by Congress on Tuesday, telling a Prince George's County audience the spending plan would exacerbate poverty and income inequality.

Baltimore congressman has been a destructive force

Congress must amend the U.S. Patriot Act to protect Americans' privacy rights

Good morning, Baltimore! Here's what you need to know for Wednesday.

Eight days after becoming the 83rd U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch will visit Baltimore Tuesday in the aftermath of last week¿s riots and six city police officers being charged in the death of Freddie Gray.

With the obvious exception of gay rights, the country simply hasn't moved left with the Democratic Party.

The two Democratic candidates running for Senate in Maryland came out swinging in their first formal exchange on Sunday, debating each other's commitment to Social Security, effectiveness in office and electability in next year's general election.

A push to expand online services at the Social Security Administration is meeting resistance from a federal union that represents thousands of agency employees and groups that fear the effort will minimize face-to-face help for seniors and the disabled.

As good as the National Motor Vehicle Safety Act is, it includes a big loophole that manufacturers have continued to exploit at the expense of the driving public.

Advocates for victims of sexual assault in the military on Monday called on the White House to give new powers to an internal Defense Department watchdog to review complaints filed by Naval Academy midshipmen and cadets at other military colleges.

This month, the trade writing committees of the Congress announced new legislation designed to advance human rights through trade. But the bill does not say what human rights the Congress includes, how policymakers will use free trade agreements to advance human rights, or explain how the U.S. will assess whether these human rights are being adequately respected.

Maryland senator's trade amendment reflects America's bipartisan support for Israel

Supporters of movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel work in half-truths and a hidden agenda

If some city lamp poles seem taller next year, don't be surprised.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is thinking about running for president on the Democratic ticket by appealing to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's populist fans. So it is interesting that Mr. O'Malley thinks the best way to reach out to her fans is to say remarkably stupid things.

Not so fast on the Trans-Pacific trade deal

It will be the first major update to the Defense Department's strategy for cyber operations in four years, in which time computer security has become a more visible issue after major attacks on American businesses including Sony Picture Entertainment late last year.

Five questons for Cardin

Senate's mishandling of attorney general nominee finally comes to an end

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will travel to New Hampshire next month, his third trip to the early presidential primary state this year.

Cutting food stamps for the poor or limiting what they can purchase is the latest cause for the GOP.

Rep. Donna F. Edwards is facing criticism from members of the Jewish community for votes she has taken on Israel during her tenure in the House — positions that some believe will limit her support from an important constituency in her bid for the Senate.

Earth Day's impact was immediate: bipartisan support in Congress led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Act.

Hillary Clinton is right — let's put an end to unlimited, undisclosed political campaign contributions

The questions of overcoming the effects of poverty are still very much with us today, 50 years after Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to help end the economic achievement gap.

State Sen. Jamie Raskin, formally launching his campaign for Maryland's 8th Congressional District on Sunday, told supporters he wouldn't back away from the progressive stances that have defined his tenure in Annapolis.

The long-stalled vote in the Senate on President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general could take place this week, Sen. Ben Cardin said on Sunday.

Congress has produced a reasonable, bipartisan compromise on 'fast track' trade authority

The Medical Innovation Act would give the NIH a funding boost by forcing large pharmaceutical companies that have committed wrongdoing to support the NIH. The bill would ask these companies to pay a relatively small additional sum into NIH research after they enter into settlement agreements with the government.

A proposal to give the president greater authority to negotiate international trade agreements has become an issue in Maryland's nascent Senate race after Rep. Donna F. Edwards on Wednesday accused her opponent of attempting to back away from past support of those deals.

Climate change threatens the world's oceans

Money the legislature set aside would assure access for hundreds of thousands of Marylanders.

How do you keep guns from the delusional when they're the ones running the NRA?

The 435th General Assembly legislative session came to a close April 13 with the usual down-to-the-wire whirlwind of negotiations and voting.

Less than two weeks after becoming the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Ben Cardin scored a major legislative victory Tuesday by negotiating an agreement to give Congress oversight of an emerging deal to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon