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Maryland approves almost $900 million to improve, bolster foster care system

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Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding

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Justice Department leaders meet with lawmakers behind closed doors to quell Epstein files furor

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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

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One 'freaking snake' and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

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Immigration enforcement threatens housing security, rippling through local economies

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Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

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State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses

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Maryland Senate passes $70.8B budget, amends Moore's proposal

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US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries

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Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout

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Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go that well

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A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals

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Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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Trump's tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them

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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

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China ignores Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

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Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

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US intel official says Iran's regime still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war

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'Hidden addiction:' How much money do Marylanders gamble away?

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Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments. Here's what to know

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Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ's US Attorney's Office to testify

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Maryland sheriffs gain national attention amid push against 287(g) ban

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Maryland Republican's concerns on 'digital dollar' slow housing bill backed by Trump, Senate

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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a 'hotspot'

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Limit on county disparity grant removed from Maryland Senate budget plan

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Maryland lawmakers tap clean energy fund to offset rising utility bills

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Maryland AG Brown continues legal fight against Ticketmaster, Live Nation as DOJ settles

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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

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Some on Baltimore County Council push to unseal $100K settlement; others stay silent

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Maryland Senate debates Gov. Moore's budget; Republicans blame Dems for deficit

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As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff

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Howard County could be ordered to take back bill blocking Elkridge ICE facility

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In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his career

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Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files

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Chief Justice Roberts says personal criticism of judges is dangerous and has 'got to stop'

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A judge's ruling halts momentum on RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda

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'Medical conscience' bills would let providers refuse more health care

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Trump's tax law changes may increase the number of donors, but reduce donations to nonprofits

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What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent as Trump's counterterrorism chief

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Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis

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Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran

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A state shark? Maryland mulls becoming the first to have one.

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Maryland firms secured $19.2M in DHS contracts, leaked data shows

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A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections

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Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it

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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

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What's in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

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Baltimore County Council repeals pension law, but salary questions remain

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Maryland joins states in legal fight over federal housing enforcement changes

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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

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Baltimore IG investigation finds fraud in mayor's youth diversion program

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Trump's homeland security pick Mullin is poised to inherit a department beset by challenges

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Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks

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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials

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Thousands of abuse lawsuits filed. Maryland still unsure how to pay.

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Illinois Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate

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Baltimore County Council rejects mask ban on ICE, other law enforcement

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Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released

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Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?

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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

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Audit: Carroll Register of Wills Office didn't independently verify inheritance tax deposits

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Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria

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White nationalist Jared Taylor says postponed Salisbury talk will still happen despite backlash

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BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment

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Candidate's residency challenged, but Anne Arundel Democrat can stay in race for now

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Trump faces new pressure on mass deportations as Republicans weigh Homeland Security nominee

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China warns Trump's latest tariff moves could damage trade ties

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Tricky negotiations begin Monday to renew a trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada

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Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

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Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he's asking China and others for help

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United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran

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Wes Moore's dilemma, a candidate shortage, and March Madness

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With AI surging, Maryland weighs safeguards as Trump urges restraint

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READER POLL: Are leaders doing enough to keep Baltimore-area roads safe, free of potholes?

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CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security and pay airport workers

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Pope escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war

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From $500 to $1.5K: Marylanders feel financial impact of expired ACA tax credits

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Epstein files show reach extended into Maryland, from soccer team to science

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Construction finishes on a major offshore wind farm, the first during Trump's tenure

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Utility profits climb as household energy bills continue to rise

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The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters

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Alsobrooks discusses ICE facilities, AI, watermen aid, Ed Dept

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Maryland oversight debate grows as watchdogs clash with political leaders

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Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week

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Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership

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The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors

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Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs

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WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues

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Forest preserve in Union Mills could promise timber revenue for Carroll

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California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures

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US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

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Maryland budget amendment targets police funds over ICE deals; sheriffs say threat unnecessary

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Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

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