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Kennedy Center says building closed temporarily due to 'acute risks to public safety'

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Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a 'workhorse' who shaped water policy, dies at 84

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A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem

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Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California

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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar faces sentencing

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The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says

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'We've seen this before': Japanese American incarceration echoes through Trump's immigration crackdown

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90,667 migrants crossing southern border said they were headed to Maryland

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UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

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How AP obtained and analyzed data on 4.5 million migrants released in the US at the border

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Medicaid paid $68.8M to firm linked to convicted fraudster's company

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Maryland fails to process hundreds of disability appeals, violating federal rules

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GOP fury erupts after Moore talks fiscal responsibility on national TV

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House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs

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Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act'

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Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump's takeover of East Potomac golf course

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Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn 'dummymander'

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Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment

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Baltimore spent $88M on snow removal in 2026; here's what the city plans to change

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A detained US scholar's wife asks Trump for help as Xi's Washington visit nears

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Top Democrat places hold on Trump administration's plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel

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US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump's top military adviser says

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Even with sweeping utility reform legislation in place, regulators fight rising rate requests

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she no longer shows evidence of cancer after treatment

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Cost-of-living raises coming for Annapolis city employees

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Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

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House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation

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Trump-aligned groups are pouring money into the midterm races

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Mayor Scott OKs plan to close Baltimore's Sisson Street recycling center

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House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump

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Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it

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Change in human trafficking policy could make some minors easier to deport

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Baltimore judge orders city to restore inspector general's access to records

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Surging AI fears are scrambling the early 2028 campaign

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US-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war

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Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows

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Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

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Iowa Republicans in battleground House races vote to halt the Iran war

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Paper bag fee may soon become optional in Maryland county

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In contentious Takoma Park mayor race, civility is a campaign issue

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A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote

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House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe

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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values

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House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on

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Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

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Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate questions over her vaccine stance

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5 firms received $820M in Medicaid funds after facing termination in fraud probe

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Baltimore City Public Schools seeks $88M for facilities as backlog pushes $1B

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Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale

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Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting

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Maryland asks agencies to model 10% cuts amid $3.1B shortfall

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Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

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Ice cream shop adds breakfast to remedy falling sales amid City Dock construction

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Police Accountability Board chair blasts Conway over Civilian Review Board

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Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed

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Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

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Families of the 67 who died in last year's midair collision want reforms to prevent the next tragedy

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Iran war has cost the US more than $38B, budget office says

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Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building

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Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or grounds in any way

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US military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a drone

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Trump rages after the Supreme Court halted his mail-in ballot order

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WATCH: 'Redistricting Madness' and America's political divide | Across the Aisle

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US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

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Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

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Where mail voting stands for midterm elections after Supreme Court decision

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New commission works to untangle challenges at health licensing boards

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Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms

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Salisbury council rejects hiring lawyers for 3 development lawsuits

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Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

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As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school

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2 US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini

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Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments

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US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

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Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands

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FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring standards changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

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Parents are giving up green card fights to get their kids out of immigrant jail

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Maryland senator told police his driver parked SUV. Video shows otherwise.

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Vacancy remains on Harford school board two months before election

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Up to $5K fine to stop illegal short-term rentals proposed in Annapolis

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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

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Marylanders pay bill for costly utility projects with little protection, consumer advocate says

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US watchdog tallies Iran war's hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more

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DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges

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Trump nominates wife of 'God Bless the USA' singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador

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McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

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Florida Everglades immigration detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says

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Maryland cities and counties want more power to raise taxes and fees

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Trump's backing for a united Ireland has reignited a divisive political issue. Here's what to know

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Baltimore's proposed 911 diversion agency leaves long-term funding questions unanswered

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Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman's challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement

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Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns

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Cohen, Conway clash over why Baltimore councilman lost Public Safety chairmanship

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Missouri election chief faces whistleblower lawsuit from fired election integrity director

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States, cities sue over Trump rule seeking to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits

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Merriweather offering 'last chance' tickets for Power to the People Festival

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Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms

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Appeals court denies Baltimore's bid to halt IG lawsuit

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Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump as center confronts solvency worries

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Texas landowners ask a court to stop Trump's Big Bend wall plans

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