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Baltimore County bill would give property owners with septic a choice in connecting to public sewer

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Maryland officials react to end of shutdown: This is 'why people hate Washington'

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The timeline for SNAP benefits remains uncertain, even as the government is set to reopen

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FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work

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California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

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Transgender members of the Air Force sue over losing retirement pay

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Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond

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US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals

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Maryland Dems help grant their voters' wish, release Epstein emails

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2 Federal Reserve officials oppose an interest rate cut in December

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Health care, Key Bridge funding figure into Maryland Dems' shutdown plan opposition

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Baltimore mayor's ex-communications director launches political consulting firm

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South Carolina lawmakers not only lose raise but also $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling

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At 'Make America Healthy Again' summit, Vance praises RFK Jr.

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Harford school board says call for Superintendent Bulson's removal not warranted

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These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom

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Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker

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Official results: Littmann, all-Democratic City Council to lead Annapolis

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With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown's end

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UK's Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his $1 billion BBC threat

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More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, poll shows

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Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear

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Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee

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Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over US influence

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Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

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President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption

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Ukraine's foreign minister presses G7 diplomats for support as Russia targets the energy grid

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Appeals court weighs arguments on law cutting Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

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A historic shutdown is over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

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Senior 'trafficking': The shadow industry Maryland won't shut down

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What to know about Trump's plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

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Federal workers move to pick up the pieces after Democrats fold on shutdown

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Baltimore veterans 'say no' to Trump's long-promised deployment plans

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Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs

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Trump pardons the husband of Republican supporter Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee

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White House's 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks

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Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democratic-leaning district for 2026

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Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote

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UK government is caught up in a feud between Trump and the BBC

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Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments

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Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

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Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump

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Nonprofit says teachers knew payments would be delayed; lawyer calls that illegal

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Secretary of Maryland Veterans Department talks mental health, diversity | Q&A

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Senate passes bill to reopen government. Maryland senators oppose.

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Trump pardons man who took brief detour as he ran up and down Wyoming's Grand Teton in record time

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Baltimore City Council pushes bill that could boost pay for security guards

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Government shutdown will have lasting effects on National Guard, advocates say

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Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll's $5 million verdict

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'I'm a No!': Maryland Democrats balk at shutdown deal missing health subsidies

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Bangor, Maine, swears in new City Council member who went to prison for manslaughter

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Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation's capital can continue: judge

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Trump names his former lawyer Coale to serve as Belarus envoy

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Alan Grasley withdraws from Carroll commissioner race, making way for Krebs

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A look at prominent people pardoned by Trump after they tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

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How Trump's support for a white minority group in South Africa led to a US boycott of the G20 summit

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Trump threatens to sue BBC over edited speech that sparked resignations by news bosses

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Photos of Americans turning to food pantries as shutdown drags on

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Hoyer, Raskin push Ferguson to join redistricting fight; Md. GOP prepares legal challenge

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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

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These 8 Democrats voted with Republicans on the government shutdown deal. Here's how they explain it

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Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target

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3 members of influential Howard land-use board resign, citing political pressure, mistreatment

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's $2,000 'dividend' may come via tax cuts

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What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

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Trump hosts Syria's al-Sharaa for a first-of-its-kind meeting at the White House

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Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire's first phase winds down

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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss

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Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

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Maryland artists push back against 'culture of censorship'

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Senate poised to take first steps to end federal government shutdown

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Trump administration tells states to 'undo' SNAP benefits. Maryland will forge ahead.

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READER POLL: Will flight delays during government shutdown affect your vote in next election?

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Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978

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US airlines' daily cancellations exceed 2,700 as shutdown impact extends

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The U.S. was a leader in cultural heritage investigations. Now those agents are working immigration enforcement.

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Will Maryland National Guard riot control force stifle protests, elections?

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Pelosi throws punchlines, Trump calls 'sissy football,' and 'No Kings' becomes big business

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Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

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Littmann's plans for the first 100 days as Annapolis' presumptive mayor

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Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

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Maryland leaders divided on meaning of Mamdani's mayoral win in NYC

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Nonprofit tied to Baltimore schools faces scrutiny over pay, lawsuits and finances

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US airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights largely due to government shutdown

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Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

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Progressives warn Democrats against alienating the left and blast Schumer's Senate leadership

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Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it

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Florida is suing Planned Parenthood over the safety of abortion drugs. Here's what to know

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South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports

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Alleged Iranian plot to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico was thwarted, US and Israel say

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says Thanksgiving dinner will cost 25% less this year. His numbers are misleading

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Salisbury City Council President D'Shawn Doughty resigns

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Takeaways from the 2025 general election, in charts

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Hegseth says he wants the Pentagon to prioritize speed over cost when buying weapons

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ICE to open national call center to find unaccompanied migrant children

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Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and calls for investigation

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The government shutdown prompts the cancellation of some Veterans Day events

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US skips human rights review by UN body as countries appeal for its return next year

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Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges

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The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day

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