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The Baltimore Sun - Politics

Bel Air Town Administrator Edward Hopkins resigns, effective May 14

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'Cash bill' to allow dollars in Md. stores, as credit card interest rates rise

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Baltimore City Council advances bill updating regulation of taxpayer-backed youth fund

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Proposed $4.96B Baltimore County budget would boost public safety, school spending

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A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months

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Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate scrutiny over financial holdings

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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

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Cassilly's proposed FY27 Harford budget has increases in funding without tax hikes

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Maryland to spend millions on waste disposal company expansion despite hiring doubts

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Pimlico demolition unearths lost history of Preakness traditions

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John Eastman, former Chapman law dean turned Trump adviser, disbarred

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Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area

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Trump bets his tax cuts will please Las Vegas voters on his swing West

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House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump

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Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

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Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

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READER POLL: Did Maryland lawmakers do enough this session to lower your cost of living?

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House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to Trump administration

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US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade

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Justin Fairfax, who nearly became Virginia governor, killed his wife and himself, police say

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Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

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US strikes another vessel and kills 3 men it says were trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific

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FOX45: Loeffler brings Trump tax message to Jimmy's Famous Seafood

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Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

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A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

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More TANF funds go to tax credits than cash assistance in Maryland

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Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat

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From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran

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Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention

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Anne Arundel County executive debate: How Democrats would handle federal funding threats

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Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

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Anne Arundel's police union has concerns with the state's attorney. It's endorsing her challenger.

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Longest-serving Republican in Maryland Senate prepares to leave office

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Cumming pushes back on Baltimore effort to disqualify attorneys in IG case

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Trump's budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

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Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders

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Turning Point USA's high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns

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Baltimore County considers toughening animal abuse laws, adding new protections

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Federal judge blocks ICE warehouse construction in Western Maryland

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House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to gain traction against Trump

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Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections

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As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

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Baltimore County plan would add battalion chiefs to speed fire response

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MD College Republicans split over Jared Taylor event at Salisbury U

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Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away

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FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

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After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy's Meloni over lack of support for Iran war

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Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress

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Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump's criticism continues

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Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Prosecutors sought access to Federal Reserve building as Trump threatens to fire Powell

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Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

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As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump's war, memes and feuds

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Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4

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Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more US-Iran talks before ceasefire ends

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Maryland session takeaways: Relief now, tough choices later

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Wes Moore, the college Republican? Questions mount after yearbook photo surfaces

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Baltimore City Council members respond to BCYF whistleblower complaints

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Maryland EmPOWER whistleblowers allege millions in misspent utility funds

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Bill prohibiting sheriff, school, county employees from serving on Harford County Council nixed

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In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading 'in the wrong direction'

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Baltimore IG: Current city rules would have blocked major fraud findings

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Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security 'the hard way' after end of talks

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Trump again rejects Colorado amid accusations of playing politics with disaster aid

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Baltimore lawmaker wants drug market crackdown; administration points to progress

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Maryland sheriffs weigh legal action as immigration bill heads to governor

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More medics included in proposed Annapolis Fire budget

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Maryland mandates short-term rentals to have fire and smoke detection

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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

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Watch: Anne Arundel County executive debate

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US sanctions 2 casinos and 3 persons over alleged links to Mexico's Northeast Cartel

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A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards

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Maryland severs vaccine ties with CDC policies

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California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018

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Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness

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The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation

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Effort to make Edgewood its own city dies, for now

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Tax break approved for Annapolis child care centers

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Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists

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Mexico's Sheinbaum takes a firmer stance toward the US over migrant deaths and Cuba

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Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights

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Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method

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House approves aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington

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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

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California governor candidates see opening after Swalwell's exit

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Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says

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Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they're overpaying

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Diplomats try to arrange more US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade

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Sine Die: Maryland bills that narrowly made General Assembly's final cut

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Maryland 'sanctuary' bill limiting ICE cooperation sets up clash with Trump

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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after acknowledging affair with staffer

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Roca to add 400 Baltimore-area clients after $1M federal grant

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Maryland orders Washington County to halt sewer expansion for ICE detention site

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5 compete for 2 Ocean City Council seats in special election

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Voting rights protections could make Gov. Wes Moore's redistricting dreams come true

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Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald's to Oval Office

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Handcuffing policies reviewed in Anne Arundel; Crisis Intervention leader reassigned

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How a US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work and the impact ahead for the global economy

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Removed Harford Council member Penman aims to return to seat following ruling

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Watchdog complaint targets Johns Hopkins University's animal research

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