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The Baltimore Sun - Politics

Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries

6 hours ago

Maryland Supreme Court won't hear Guthrie's case to restore council seat

9 hours ago

Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments

3 hours ago

Back River residents 'can't stand' foul smells from wastewater plant

15 hours ago

US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread

7 hours ago

US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations

1 day ago

Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

1 day ago

FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump's claim about noncitizen voting in 2020

1 day ago

National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump's Freedom 250 takes precedence

1 day ago

IndyCar drivers amazed at downtown DC course: 'It's stuff that you dream of'

1 day ago

National faith leader to lead Salisbury march over ICE arrests of Haitians

1 day ago

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

1 day ago

Arizona attorney general declines to charge Gov. Katie Hobbs over pay-to-play allegations

1 day ago

Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

1 day ago

MAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

1 day ago

Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment

1 day ago

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

1 day ago

Trump warns of 'economic D-Day' against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

1 day ago

No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump

1 day ago

MTA bus driver says operators face threats, slow police response

1 day ago

Trump urges South Carolinians to make Sen. Darline Graham the GOP nominee for US Senate

1 day ago

Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked

1 day ago

Longtime Maryland labor leader selected as AFSCME's next president

1 day ago

Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

2 days ago

Baltimore asks for clarification in IG case after judge denies dismissal

2 days ago

MAGA signs spark boycott call, sheriff's rebuke in Talbot County

2 days ago

Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, sources say

2 days ago

More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations

2 days ago

Why Treasury Secretary Bessent's moves to calm the bond market haven't worked so far

2 days ago

Trump appears on former fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen's radio show after detente

2 days ago

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

2 days ago

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

2 days ago

Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says

2 days ago

US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican Republic

2 days ago

Canadian provincial leader says Trump is a 'bad person' as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

1 day ago

Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia

2 days ago

US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians

2 days ago

Trump team's use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage

2 days ago

A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

2 days ago

Maryland comptroller challenger says Lierman 'should have been dismissed'

2 days ago

After DOJ threat, Anne Arundel County Schools updates gender identity policy

2 days ago

Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

3 days ago

Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won Tuesday's primary in Florida. Can she win in November?

3 days ago

Residents push to preserve programs as Baltimore County takes over pools

3 days ago

READER POLL: Which option should Maryland choose for Baltimore's Red Line?

3 days ago

Does the MVA owe you money? Maryland reviews registration fees

3 days ago

The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

3 days ago

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

3 days ago

Downtown Annapolis set for rezoning: Why staff says city needs change and why some residents are concerned

3 days ago

New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

3 days ago

Maryland counties struggle to fund EMTs, more as state shifts costs to locals

3 days ago

Baltimore recovers $1.4M after audit exposed failures in tracking unpaid bills

2 days ago

Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear

3 days ago

An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again

3 days ago

Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

3 days ago

Maryland approves 20-year solar deal for state energy use

3 days ago

Appeals court upholds ban on immigration enforcement at some churches

3 days ago

Baltimore's Department of Transportation director to step down

3 days ago

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

3 days ago

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

3 days ago

What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company

3 days ago

Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot

3 days ago

ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

3 days ago

Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8

3 days ago

More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

3 days ago

'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say

3 days ago

North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

3 days ago

Maryland preps for multibillion-dollar shortfalls, approves up to $109.4M voting machine buy

3 days ago

Trump administration won't commit to building FBI headquarters in Greenbelt

3 days ago

Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

4 days ago

San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges

4 days ago

Refugee admissions to U.S. on track to hit record low

3 days ago

Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness

4 days ago

DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

4 days ago

US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

4 days ago

Baltimore County changes policy, releases first IG report in 7 months

4 days ago

Trump making ballroom 'fait accompli,' foes tell Supreme Court

4 days ago

300,000 BGE customers behind on bills as utility seeks rate increase

4 days ago

Maryland pharmacy instructor ordered to remain in ICE custody

4 days ago

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the United States

4 days ago

Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

4 days ago

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

4 days ago

Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

4 days ago

Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

4 days ago

Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom project

4 days ago

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

4 days ago

Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can't legally serve in the role

4 days ago

7News: Calvert County considers 6-month data center moratorium after Amazon pullout

4 days ago

Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now

4 days ago

Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say

4 days ago

Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

4 days ago

Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions

4 days ago

Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say

4 days ago

Group asks for summary judgment in Maryland's redistricting amendment fight

4 days ago

Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

4 days ago

South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

4 days ago

The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

4 days ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

4 days ago

Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports

3 days ago

Maryland's $536M digital ad tax ruling: What it means for taxpayers

4 days ago