WASHINGTON – When House Democrats meet Wednesday for a secret vote to choose the next minority whip, it could make Rep
Businesses, Officials Cheer Reagan National’s First Steps Back to Operation
WASHINGTON – Workers and businesses cheered — some literally — as Reagan National Airport celebrated its return to business Thursday, even though the expansive hallways remained largely empty of passengers
Laid-Off Airline Workers Come to Capitol Hill to Ask for Assistance
WASHINGTON – For Monique Tossou, the financial pressures of daily life have continued, even when the rest of her life came grinding to a halt following the Sept
Reagan National Cleared for Takeoff Thursday Under Tighter Security
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials Tuesday welcomed the reopening of Reagan National Airport, a move that they said will head off potential problems at Baltimore/Washington International Airport while making National a model for air safety
Federal Court Rules State Immune from Family Medical Leave Act Suits
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has held that Maryland is immune from lawsuits under the Family Medical Leave Act, which guarantees employees an identical job to the one they left temporarily for medical reasons
State, Federal Officials Say It’s Time to Reopen Reagan National Airport
WASHINGTON – Next to a locked-down newsstand, where racks of Sept
BWI Security Turnover Reached 155 Percent, Highlighting Airline Trend
WASHINGTON – The turnover rate for screeners at Baltimore/Washington International Airport hit 155 percent in one year, a rate that officials say is typical in the industry and leads to poorly trained screeners working in airport terminals
Airlines Ask For Billions in Aid to Head Off Bankruptcies, Layoffs
WASHINGTON – Airline officials told Congress Wednesday that they expect to cut 100,000 jobs — hundreds of which lawmakers fear would be in Maryland — and that the cuts will be even deeper without billions of dollars in immediate assistance
Attacks, Evacuations Leave Washington Tourists, Workers Dazed and Worried
WASHINGTON – Hours after attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, FBI employee Linda headed to her suburban Maryland home to wait for word of the investigation and her husband, a member of the FBI’s terrorist response unit
Movie Celebrates the World War II Memories that Maryland Veterans Can’t Forget
WASHINGTON – More than half a century after paratroopers from Easy Company jumped onto the beaches at Normandy on D-Day, fought at the Battle of the Bulge and captured Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat, the bond they formed then still exists