The FBI headquarters has been located in the J. Edgar Hoover Building in the nation’s capital since 1974, but the building is deteriorating.
Maryland officials join opposition to seismic tests in the ocean
WASHINGTON — Maryland officials have joined a host of congressmen in opposing the Trump administration’s plan to start underwater seismic testing along the Atlantic coast, operations that could lead to increased domestic production of oil and gas, but also could…
Maryland’s senators rip limited scope of FBI’s Kavanaugh report
WASHINGTON — Ahead of an expected vote on Saturday, Maryland’s Democratic senators on Thursday decried the FBI’s supplemental investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, calling it rushed and incomplete. “I think it raises more questions than it answers,” Sen. Ben Cardin,…
Proposal to keep FBI headquarters in Washington meets resistance
WASHINGTON — Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday slammed the General Services Administration’s proposal to build a new FBI headquarters in downtown Washington instead of Prince George’s County, saying it was a waste of taxpayers time and money. Attempts to find a…
Revised plan underway for new FBI site, raising hopes in Maryland – again
WASHINGTON — After planning that began in the George W. Bush administration, officials from Maryland at the national and state level are cautiously optimistic the latest push for a new FBI complex located outside the District of Columbia will come…
Maryland lawmaker revives drive for equal rights for women in Constitution
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidency has inspired Democratic lawmakers to re-introduce legislation that would ensure equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution. Days before participating in the Women’s March on Washington with several female family members, Sen. Ben Cardin,…
Van Hollen: Nation Must Adopt Maryland’s Gun Laws to Lower Homicides
Lawmakers want other states to emulate Maryland’s gun laws