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Cal Thomas lists the questions that should have been asked of the Democratic presidential hopefuls.

Republicans in Congress must address threats to our democracy and help give states the tools and resources they need to protect our elections.

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland named Eldersburg-based All Time Toys the Senate Small Business of the Week.

President Trump may not be a "warmonger" or "a dove," but he is a loose cannon, says Jules Witcover.

It feels like we might have seen the torch of leadership in the 2020 Democratic race seized from Joe Biden on that TV stage in Miami Thursday night.

By David Zurawik

Jun 27, 2019

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to increase federal funding for multistate Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts from $73 million to $85 million.

By Scott Dance

Jun 25, 2019

Here's what we expect to learn from the score of Democratic presidential candidates taking the stage in Miami.

Maryland Senate President Mike Miller will meet with Gov. Larry Hogan to appeal for millions to fund technology for Baltimore police and school construction.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 25, 2019

A Treasury Department review of the stalling process to place Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill should take about 10 months.

By Christine Condon

Jun 24, 2019

Former Ellicott City store owner Jason Barnes testified in front of a Senate committee this week in support of disaster relief programs.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 21, 2019

It's more imperative now than ever to remove Donald Trump from office, says Jules Witcover.

Robert B. Reich: The real threat to America isn't President Trump's "Deep State"; it's his "Corrupt State."

The House is poised to approve legislation to protect the 2020 election from foreign interference but the Senate may have other plans.

Here's how Maryland can pressure the Trump administration to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 with Harriet Tubman.

Biden is my favorite for the usual reason — he has the best chance of trumping Donald Trump.

Jules Witcover: The House of Representatives appears on the verge of initiating a formal impeachment process.

The cerebral senator from Salisbury was Maryland's original policy wonk.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday he’s open to considering a presidential campaign in 2024 after his term ends — but ruled out running for the U.S. Senate.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 4, 2019

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.

It's time for us to help ourselves and save ourselves, says Leonard Pitts Jr.: Impeach him now.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is vetoing a bill that would have dissolved a board that hears handgun permit appeals. He'll allow a law that bans foam food boxes.

By Pamela Wood

May 24, 2019

Donald Trump is the worst president in American history and the most deserving of removal from office before the expiration of his term.

Instead of adopting President Donald Trump's proposal to all but eliminate the Chesapeake Bay Program, a U.S. House committee approved increasing its budget.

By Scott Dance

May 22, 2019

Dels. Rick Impallaria and Mary Ann Lisanti are just the latest examples of Maryland politicians behaving badly — and not feeling bad about it at all.

The 2019 Maryland General Assembly saw 188 legislators introduced 2,497 bills. Capital News Service broke down some of the most interesting statistics.

bs-ed-op-0521-witcover-impeachment-20190520. Jules Witcover: The Senate's Republican majority must end its silence on Donald Trump's lawless presidency.

It's sad that the citizens of Westminster (5.7%), Mount Airy (5.9%), and Sykesville (6.5%) for the most part couldn't be interested in going to the polls.

Critics of television often complain that the medium rarely provides context. Frontline's “Supreme Revenge” is steeped and then marinated in it.

By David Zurawik

May 15, 2019

Senate and House budget leaders have chosen Phillip L. Swagel of the University of Maryland as the next director of the Congressional Budget Office.

The New York-based publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux announced on its Facebook page that it will publish whistle-blower Chelsea Manning's memoir in 2020

By Mary Carole McCauley

May 14, 2019

Maryland got more good news on the rates on its Affordable Care Act exchange, but the battle to expand health insurance coverage isn't over.

Keeping our republican form of government has never been more challenged than it is now under the corrupt and dictatorial regime of Donald Trump.

Jules Witcover: Robert Mueller's leaked letter has cast a new cloud over the president and attorney general.

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

We fought to break away from British control — taking about 7 years of prolonged warfare — but there was certainly no middle class for a long time. Is this our true destiny, to revert again to such a practice under Donald the First (or whoever follows in succession)?

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.

Congressional Democrats wrestling with whether to impeach Mr. Trump are pretending they need some legal smoking gun. It's all a canard. All they need are votes — first in the House, then in the Senate — and the support of Americans around the country.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. on Thursday asked Maryland lawmakers to reconsider legislation that would provide additional state funding to the counties for school construction during the General Assembly’s special session beginning May 1.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 25, 2019

It’s practically inevitable Harford County residents will see a property tax increase in coming years in order for the state to implement the nearly $4 billion in Kirwan Commission recommendations, Sen. Bob Cassilly, a Republican, told members of the Harford County Chamber of Commerce Thursday.

By Erika Butler

Apr 25, 2019

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

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is calling state lawmakers to Annapolis on May 1 so that they can select a new speaker of the House of Delegates.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 18, 2019

Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger has introduced a bipartisan bill that would fund a project to produce a digital map of all 95,000 miles of the U.S. coastline.

On the final, marathon day of the Maryland General Assembly session, some figures emerged as last-minute winners and losers. Among the successes are the legislative agenda of the late Speaker Michael Busch and the strong showing by Baltimore's delegation to the House.

The Maryland General Assembly ended at midnight Monday. Lawmakers representing Howard County filed 13 bills.

By Erin B. Logan

Apr 9, 2019

Here's a look at how state lawmakers handled key issues during the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session.

Maryland’s Senate opened its floor session with tearful words of tribune to House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch — a pillar of state government who died after a bout with pneumonia. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said he couldn't sleep or talk about Busch's death.

On the final, marathon day of the 90-day General Assembly session, state lawmakers hope to resolve several thorny issues. Up in the air are bills on reforming the University of Maryland Medical System board, the future of Pimlico Race Course and promoting renewable energy.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 8, 2019

Michael E. Busch, a gregarious former coach and high school teacher who became the longest-serving House of Delegates speaker in Maryland history, has died after a short bout with pneumonia. He was 72.

Michael E. Busch will go down as every bit the master legislative tactician as his counterpart in the Senate, Mike Miller.

An effort to give survivors of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits that failed in the Maryland Senate has been resurrected by the House of Delegates.