Hoyer Leadership Bid Could Bring Bragging Rights, Little Else, to State

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