Washington

Located on Capitol Hill, the CNS Washington bureau has more reporters dedicated to covering the federal government’s impact on Maryland than any other news organization in the state.

With no breakthroughs as government faces shutdown Saturday, impacts would be widespread

There are no signs of a settlement in an impasse among House Republicans who are fighting over the size of spending bills, funding additional border measures and providing U.S. aid to Ukraine.

Van Hollen urges Menendez to resign; Cardin says let legal process ‘move forward’

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were indicted on federal bribery charges for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars and gold bars to secretly aid the Egyptian government, and to benefit business associates.

Heartbroken parents warn of the dangers of subway surfing, an online trend

Named for a popular video game, subway surfing is the act of riding on top or in between rapid transit cars.

In Washington, Zelenskyy makes pleas to Congress and the White House for more aid

President Joe Biden last month requested $40 billion from Congress in emergency spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine.

Maryland lawmakers push to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a national recreation area

Lawmakers are calling for the park service to play a larger and more administerial role, especially as they strive to tell previously-untold stories about the watershed’s inhabitants.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s debut on Republican debate stage leads to increased online popularity

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, a political rookie, saw his social media followings soar after the first Republican debate. His followers on X increased 18% in one week while more established republicans didn’t cross 1% growth.

Saturday is National Dance Day, with a focus on hip-hop’s 50th anniversary

Correction: An earlier version of this article misnamed the group Words Beats & Life in some references.

In Maryland, Biden touts economic successes, blasts GOP policies as ‘extreme’

President Joe Biden said his policies had created 13 million jobs, including 800,000 in manufacturing, and kept unemployment under 4% for 19 months, including record lows in unemployment among Black and Hispanic workers, veterans, and the lowest jobless rate in 70 years among women. 

Congress, health officials look to improve federal response to the next crisis

Before the pandemic, the CDC had 187 health facilities and now has 25,000 facilities to manage statistics and data.

Cardin reintroduces bipartisan bill to authorize coastal watershed habitat conservation program

The legislation is aimed at continuing conservation programs at two dozen coastal areas, including the Chesapeake Bay.