Trump to create National Energy Council to establish ‘U.S. energy dominance’
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek...
View ArticleBig voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional...
The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win...
View ArticleWho will Trump pick as Maryland’s top federal prosecutor? Former Catherine...
President-elect Donald Trump has picked a slew of news-making Cabinet appointees and is expected to turn his attention to state-based appointees, including U.S. attorneys, in the coming weeks. Though...
View ArticlePA governor puts local officials on notice after court ruling on undated ballots
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday he expects county officials to follow election law after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled against counting certain undated ballots. “The court has now...
View ArticleAre we seeing a ‘racial realignment’ of national politics?
More Black and Latino voters turned out for President-elect Donald Trump this year compared to his last two runs at the White House. Whether we’re seeing a “racial realignment” of national politics is...
View ArticleDemocrats looks to regroup after tough election
Democratic infighting continues as the party struggles to regroup following a disastrous 2024 election cycle. Late-night comedian and host Bill Maher criticized Democrats as fallout from November’s...
View ArticleTrump’s return energizes Maryland’s conservative Latinos
Juan Leo Salazar is on a mission to awaken a dormant political power in Maryland — the state’s conservative-leaning Latinos. He has compiled a list of 28,000 names he believes he can galvanize for...
View ArticleVP Kamala Harris addresses election loss, urges supporters to hold ‘power’
Vice President Kamala Harris took to social media to urge supporters to remain resilient despite her Election Day loss to President-elect Donald Trump. “I just have to remind you, don’t you ever let...
View ArticleTrump’s agenda resonates as Democrats face coalition challenges post-election
Republicans have gained an advantage with voters on which party represents them best for the first time since President-elect Donald Trump became the GOP’s leader in 2016, as they prepare to take over...
View ArticleMoulton says Democrats’ approach cost them ‘easy’ presidential election
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., penned a scathing op-ed about his party Friday, claiming Democrats lost an “easy” presidential election because they failed to address “real issues.” Moulton has been an...
View ArticleAngela Alsobrooks resigns as Prince George’s County executive, prepares for...
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks resigned from her position Monday morning as she prepares to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate starting in 2025. Alsobrooks’ resignation took...
View ArticleMaryland’s Andy Harris is giving Trump something he didn’t have in his first...
President-elect Donald Trump will come into power next month with something he didn’t have in his first term: a friendly House Freedom Caucus. He has Maryland Congressman Andy Harris to thank for that...
View ArticleArmy-Navy Game 2024: Donald Trump in attendance in Landover
LANDOVER — President-elect Donald Trump attended his fifth Army-Navy Game on Saturday and first since he was last in office. His first was in 2016 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. During his first...
View ArticleBaltimore County to hold public interview for 5 candidates as council...
Five candidates are advancing to a public interview Monday before the Baltimore County Council to see who will serve as the next county executive, replacing outgoing Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.,...
View ArticleVP Kamala Harris tells Prince George’s County crowd to ‘stay in the fight’
Vice President Kamala Harris, with her future in public life up in the air and President-elect Donald Trump promising to soon dismantle much of the work she and President Joe Biden accomplished,...
View ArticleSnowstorm to delay Baltimore County Council decision on county executive
The Baltimore County Council has postponed a meeting set for Monday at which members were set to vote on the next county executive. The council’s legislative session was scheduled to include the...
View ArticleJames Kitchin enters county executive race with focus on ‘kitchen table issues’
James Kitchin, the special assistant to Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and a former public policy researcher, announced his candidacy to take over from his boss as the next county...
View ArticleConservative watchdog group calls for investigation into Maryland Attorney...
A conservative watchdog group tracking high-ranking officials it believes are at odds with the incoming Republican Trump administration wants two Maryland agencies and the IRS to investigate state...
View ArticleSome Maryland police agencies refuse to help Trump inauguration because of...
Several law enforcement agencies in Maryland declined requests for police assistance for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration because of differing use of force policies in Maryland and...
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