Fearing ICE raids, Delmarva immigrants mostly stay home

As rumors of pending raids circulate through rural communities on the Delmarva Peninsula, places like Race Street have grown eerily quiet.

Maryland considers shake-up in how judges are picked

Maryland lawmakers are weighing two bills this year that would shake up how the state chooses circuit court judges.

New Md. bill could improve police awareness of unseen disabilities

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier for first responders in Maryland to know when they’re dealing with a person who has invisible disabilities.

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Annapolis

Craving more energy, Maryland looks to nuclear power

In a legislative session dominated by energy issues, some state leaders are exploring the idea of more nuclear energy as an option for power generation in Maryland. 

Maryland considers shake-up in how judges are picked

Maryland lawmakers are weighing two bills this year that would shake up how the state chooses circuit court judges.

New Md. bill could improve police awareness of unseen disabilities

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier for first responders in Maryland to know when they’re dealing with a person who has invisible disabilities.

Fearing ICE raids, Delmarva immigrants mostly stay home

As rumors of pending raids circulate through rural communities on the Delmarva Peninsula, places like Race Street have grown eerily quiet.

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Washington

Maryland constituents voice worries about Trump actions during senators’ call-in

Constituents from across Maryland gathered for a virtual town hall Wednesday to voice concerns to Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks about the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal agencies and the potential impact on their jobs and the state’s economy.

Lawmakers spar over Trump-Musk efforts to dissolve USAID

Maryland Rep. Johnny Olszewski and his Democratic colleagues at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Thursday condemned the Trump administration for attempting to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Maryland officials denounce Trump efforts to dismantle federal civil service

Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal civil service.

Democrats and protesters rally against Trump-Musk efforts to shut down USAID

WASHINGTON—Hundreds rallied near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the agency, marking the third day of protests. “It’s important to show that there are regular, everyday people…

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Maryland

Fearing ICE raids, Delmarva immigrants mostly stay home

As rumors of pending raids circulate through rural communities on the Delmarva Peninsula, places like Race Street have grown eerily quiet.

Lawmakers spar over Trump-Musk efforts to dissolve USAID

Maryland Rep. Johnny Olszewski and his Democratic colleagues at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Thursday condemned the Trump administration for attempting to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development.

State apologizes to man wrongly imprisoned for murder

Marando Warthen won an official apology and $3 million in compensation from the state of Maryland, after serving decades in prison for wrongful murder convictions in 1984.

Maryland officials denounce Trump efforts to dismantle federal civil service

Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal civil service.

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Algerian journalist and activist, 65, pardoned during third stint in prison

Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, 65, was released from prison in late October after serving 22 months of detention.

Roman Ivanov’s story is a microcosm of media censorship in Russia

Roman Ivanov’s case is part of a larger story about President Vladimir Putin’s successful efforts to silence journalists and dismantle independent media in Russia.

Exiled for reporting: The story of Nicaraguan journalist Victor Ticay Ruiz

Journalist Victor Ruiz Ticay spent 517 days and nights sleeping on a cement floor in the suffocating heat of an overcrowded Nicaraguan prison cell.

Vietnamese journalist, former UMD fellow, imprisoned amid nationwide crackdown on press freedom

Truong Huy San, one of Vietnam’s most influential journalists and historians, was arrested on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms.”