Fed up with political text messages? Here’s how to stop the textapocalypse
In this historically divisive time, there’s agreement on one thing: Political texting is completely out of control. That ping on your phone, once welcomed, is delivering a textapocalypse of doomsday...
View ArticleFOX45: Core MTA transit will be free on Election Day for first time in state...
The MTA is offering free transit on Election Day on all core services for the first time, including bus, Metro Subway, Light Rail and Mobility. The offer aims to help eliminate transportation barriers...
View ArticleHogan hangs out with the ‘regular people’; Alsobrooks brings in the party stars
Sharon and Lyle Mountan arrived at Boulevard Diner in their hometown of Dundalk before 11 a.m. Friday. It wasn’t their first time. Early breakfast is cheaper. As two voters in their late 70s who are...
View ArticlePennsylvania Attorney General says voter registration fraud ‘thwarted’
Officials in the key swing state of Pennsylvania say they’re looking into suspected voter registration fraud in multiple counties, with at least some of the attempts tied to the same company. Former...
View ArticleAbortion key issue as voters weigh in on 150 ballot measures across 41 states
Americans will be voting on just over 150 ballot measures in 41 states this election, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Abortion is likely to be the ballot issue that has the...
View ArticleCongressmen demand Pentagon give resources to servicemembers who want to vote
Three Republican congressmen asked Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide more resources to servicemembers who want to vote in the presidential election. Reps. Brian Mast, R-Fla., Mike Waltz,...
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2024 voter guide
The Baltimore Sun Voter Guide has information on candidates and their issue positions in addition to details on state and local ballot measures. Baltimore Sun Media sent questionnaires to dozens of...
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Basic truths and blatant errors: What AI says about the presidential election
Artificial intelligence can hold many functions, including coding, researching, improving business operations and finding a dinner recipe. But could it be just as useful for navigating this...
View ArticleMurky jobs report adds hurdle to closing messages on the economy
Two hurricanes and a strike at Boeing torpedoed the number of jobs employers added in October, creating a potential political football for the Harris campaign in the closing days of the presidential...
View ArticleAlsobrooks vs. Hogan: Here are the Maryland paths to victory in the US Senate...
In 2018, then-Gov. Larry Hogan won reelection by winning in every Maryland jurisdiction except Baltimore City and Montgomery, Prince George’s and Charles counties. Hogan, decrying partisan labels and...
View ArticleLast-minute guide to the election: When polls close, where to vote, how to...
For pundits, the political class and journalists, the 2024 election has been going on for at least two years. But folks not wrapped up in politics every day are beginning the week with several...
View ArticleMaryland early in-person voting passes 2020 total. View charts of early...
Ahead of Election Day, more than one and a half million Marylanders have already registered their choices through early and mail-in voting. Eight days of early in-person voting ended on Thursday with...
View ArticleNY man charged with assaulting person for wearing ‘Trump 2024’ hat at...
BATH, N.Y. — Police in a New York village arrested a man Friday suspected of assaulting a stranger for wearing a “Trump 2024” campaign hat, according to a news release. The Bath Village Police...
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Larry Hogan, Angela Alsobrooks deliver closing pitches in high-stakes US...
Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, in a pair of get-out-the-vote rallies Monday night, made their closing pitches to voters in what’s become one of the most heated and nationally...
View ArticleWhen will we know election results? Why it might not be over on Nov. 5
In 2022, Maryland knew who won its U.S. Senate race by midnight on Election Day. And in the last presidential election, Maryland knew who won its 2020 contest by midnight on Election Day. But the...
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2024 Election Day in Maryland | PHOTOS
Voters stand in line Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the polling place at the Enoch Pratt Library’s main branch in Mount Vernon. (Staff) Mayor Brandon Scott, holding 10-month old son Charm, signs in with his wife,...
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Election Day in Anne Arundel | PHOTOS
Mariah Markland brings her ballot to the vote scanning machine. Voters cast their ballots at the South County Senior Center on Election Day. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff) Breanna Wheeler fills out her...
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‘I wanted to serve my neighbors’: First-time Maryland election judges...
One minute, Miriam Burg was scrambling to find a Band-Aid for a voter with a minor cut; the next, she was helping another voter find an open booth. “I really just want to make sure I’m getting...
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‘A pivotal election’ draws Marylanders to the polls
Amid unseasonably warm weather, Maryland voters went to the polls on Tuesday equally confused about the political season: Was Election Day the beginning of resolving the myriad of issues that had...
View ArticleWestern North Carolina saw record early voting despite Helene damages
When Helene destroyed many parts of western North Carolina nearly six weeks ago, voter turnout for the 2024 election was up in the air. “Almost immediately after the storm cleared, I started to think...
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