WASHINGTON – As search efforts continue, federal officials are launching multiple investigations into the cause of the mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk. The National Transportation Safety Board, the lead agency in…
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Travelers at Reagan reflect on safety – and life – after fatal crash
WASHINGTON – Lynn Vera stood in front of the departure board for American Airlines at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday morning. Red rows lined the screen, marking more flights canceled than delayed. While she was driving to the airport,…
Without evidence, Trump blames DEI hires and Democrats for deadly plane collision
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the Obama and Biden administration diversity policies for Wednesday’s fatal collision of a jetliner and helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Trump offered no evidence for his speculations at a White House press…
Maryland joins fight against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland joined more than a dozen other states on Tuesday in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the birthright citizenship the U.S. extends to all people born in the country regardless of their parents’ legal status.…
Trump draws boos and cheers from weekend crowds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Activists from across the country are gathering in the nation’s capital this weekend, some celebrating the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump while others are pledging to resist his policies. Saturday’s demonstrations united progressives in concern over…
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral marks end of an era
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter in a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, honoring his life, legacy and progressive humanitarian approach to leadership. All five living presidents, past and present,…
Trump and GOP Congress will have a 60-day deregulation fast pass
With President-elect Donald Trump entering the Oval Office in January with a Republican majority in Congress, his administration may wield a tool to establish its deregulation agenda from the beginning: an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
NASA to Maryland lawmakers: ‘High risk’ Goddard project had unrealistic launch schedule
NASA said a plan to launch a multi-billion dollar spacecraft in 2026 as “overly optimistic and not credible” in a September letter to Maryland lawmakers that Capital News Service obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests
As top Democrat on House judiciary panel, Maryland’s Raskin says rule of law will be top priority
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who is expected to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee in January, said he is focused on safeguarding the Constitution.
On the basis of sex? SCOTUS hears arguments on Tennessee trans care ban
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday about the constitutionality of Tennessee’s 2023 ban on gender-affirming health care for minors.