State dinner featured a champion American cheese already loved by the French

The dinner showcased American culinary achievements including wines from Napa Valley, California, 200 Maine lobsters and award-winning cheese from Oregon and Wisconsin, including world champion Rogue River Blue.

House GOP lawmakers say they will probe Hunter Biden

The Republican-led House oversight and judiciary committees will focus on an investigation of President Joe Biden and his family.

Democracy’s future worries some voters

Democrats and Republicans may share a general concern about the state of democracy, but they find different reasons to worry.

Hurricane Ian aftermath underscores flood risk to Maryland coastal areas

In 2022 alone, Maryland landowners have received nearly $8 million in National Flood Insurance Program payments, economic aid overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That’s the fifth-highest total in the United States.

CNS Halloween Guide: Goatman and Chessie and Snally…oh my

The national capital area is rumored to be home to a wide variety of unusual creatures.

A better-funded Democrat tries to take down Maryland’s only GOP House member

Heather Mizeur’s campaign for Maryland’s First Congressional District seat has raised $1,570,809 so far, more than any of the last four Democratic candidates who came before her.

In Washington, British embassy becomes focus of Queen Elizabeth II tributes

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden left their condolences in the embassy Thursday evening. Biden told reporters Friday that he planned to attend the queen’s funeral but “I don’t know what the details are yet.”