Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, made sure Maryland delegates could savor the flavor of the Democratic National Convention well after they leave Chicago.
Walz formally accepts vice presidential nomination, tells Democrats election is about freedom
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, telling the Democratic National Convention his party is for freedom, while Donald Trump and the Republicans are behind “an agenda that nobody asked for.”
Democratic Convention Notebook: Earl the Muskrat, river cruise, walk up songs
Day three of the Democratic National Convention for the Maryland Delegation featured Nancy Pelosi, Earl the Muskrat, walk-up songs and a Chicago River cruise.
At the convention, Maryland’s Alsobrooks offers tribute to Harris as friend, mentor, role model
Maryland Senate candidate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks made her debut on the national stage, giving a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention about her mentor Vice President Kamala Harris
At Democratic convention, Raskin recalls Jan. 6 and warns of Trump’s threat to democracy
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin warned the nation in an address to the Democratic National Convention that former President Donald Trump remains a danger to democracy and is being abetted by “Banana Republicans.”
Mix of Maryland political superstars, newcomers at the Democratic convention
One-hundred thirty-eight Maryland delegates and political officials have come to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, looking to build on the surging energy in the party generated by the candidacies of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Walz, Harris’s VP pick, draws plaudits from Maryland Democrats, scorn from most Republicans
Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate won praise from Maryland Democrats, who pointed to the governor’s experience and approach to politics as key assets in the fall campaign.
After Trump rally shooting, Maryland politicians across spectrum decry violence
After a shooting at a Pennsylvania Trump campaign rally left one attendee and a gunman dead and former President Donald Trump injured, Maryland officials on both sides of the aisle expressed support for victims and outrage at the act of political violence.
Statehood activists push for Puerto Rico status vote
Statehood activists are once again pushing Congress to set up a vote for Puerto Ricans to pick a new status for the territory. Puerto Ricans are U.S citizens, abide by the Constitution and are subject to federal laws. However, the over three million people who live on the island have no voting representation in Congress nor a voice in the presidential election.
House votes to consider bill to add citizenship question to census
Since 1790, the Census Bureau has taken a head count of every person, regardless of citizenship, in the United States so Congress can determine how members of the House of Representatives and Electoral College votes are distributed.