Inside Azerbaijan’s crackdown on independent media: The case of Aziz Orujov

Aziz Orujov’s arrest was part of a recent crackdown on independent journalists and government critics in Azerbaijan ahead of national elections and a series of international events hosted in the country.

Biden asks for aid for Baltimore’s Key Bridge rebuild in disaster package

President Biden sent a letter to the House Speaker Mike Johnson asking him for a $98 billion supplemental spending package that would assist in the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

Three Maryland lawmakers urge Biden to sanction two top Israeli officials

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Jamie Raskin and Kweisi Mfume are among nearly 90 congressional Democrats urging President Joe Biden to sanction two top Israeli government officials.

Democrat McClain Delaney declares victory in Maryland’s 6th District House race

Democrat April McClain Delaney declared victory over Republican Neil Parrott in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District race.

Maryland’s US House races not quite settled

Three newcomers will join the Maryland delegation in the house but it is uncertain if the democrats will hold on to 6th Congressional District.

With one week to go, Harris rallies before White House, makes appeal to protect democracy

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Americans to “turn the page” on the division caused by former President Donald Trump, delivering her campaign’s closing argument opposite the White House.

Black Maryland medic honored with Distinguished Service Cross for D-Day heroism

The Army posthumously honored Army Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. Woodson with the Distinguished Service Cross in a ceremony on Capitol Hill.

Senators, witnesses argue over the impact of Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling

Senate Judiciary Committee members quarreled during a hearing over the implications of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision.

White House OKs Maryland wind energy project to be built about 10 miles off Ocean City

Offshore wind energy is coming to Maryland, and with it, union jobs. The Biden administration approved Baltimore-based US Wind’s project to build offshore wind turbines about 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.

Harris promises ‘new way forward’ in accepting nomination for president

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic party’s nomination pledging “a new way forward” for the nation and warning that the consequences of another Donald Trump presidency would be “extremely serious.”