Court Says Tougher Immigration Law Can Be Applied Retroactively to Criminals

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that a Prince George’s County immigrant cannot challenge his deportation for armed robbery even though the law allowed him to do so at the time he was convicted

Blackwater, Other Refuges, Need Funding to Fight Alien Species, Report Says

WASHINGTON – A new national report cited the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge as an example of the No

High Court Declines Maryland Man’s Suit on Behalf of Embryonic `Mary Doe’

WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a suit that sought to block stem-cell research by claiming that rights of an embryo, “Mary Doe,” were violated by the government-funded research

Feds Hit Gun Shops Within Hours of Shooting, Looking for Clues, Help

WASHINGTON – Within hours of the shootings that killed five Montgomery County residents, federal agents were contacting local gun shops Thursday urging them to be on the lookout “in the event that anyone comes in to buy ammunition

Feds Announce Emergency Regulations to Ban Imports of `Frankenfish’

WASHINGTON – The federal government will ban the import of live northern snakeheads beginning Friday, waiving the normal 30-day waiting period for such regulations, Interior Department officials said Wednesday

Recreational Fishermen Tell Congress Foreign Fleets Threaten White Marlin

WASHINGTON – James Motsko worries that Ocean City will lose its title as the “White Marlin Capital of the World” if the government does not take action against foreign countries whose fishermen are threatening the sport fish

Federal Lawmakers Take Aim at Another Kind of Foreign Threat — the Fishy Kind

WASHINGTON – With the specter of “Frankenfish” still fresh, federal officials on Wednesday unveiled legislation aimed at keeping foreign aquatic species out of the country and checking those that are already here

National Park Service Begins Sweeping Study of Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is eyeing parts of theChesapeake Bay for possible incorporation into its system of historicsites, parks, preserves and national seashores

Gilchrest is Taking No Chances in First District Re-election Bid

WASHINGTON – Experts believe Rep