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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.

Signs of rising voter registrations by women could alter midterm election history

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned two prior Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, giving individual states the power to regulate all aspects of abortion not otherwise regulated by federal law.

CNS explores evolution, future of Supreme Court in ‘Takeover’ podcast

With the high court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year, the moment seems right to trace the evolution of the Supreme Court, weigh the pressures it is facing now and assess its future.

Military sexual assault reports rise ahead of planned reforms

President Joe Biden in January signed an executive order making sexual harassment a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Monkeypox cases drop, but disease hit Maryland’s Black communities harder

There are over 22,000 monkeypox cases in the United States and one person has died, according to the CDC. Infection rates have slowed over the past weeks.

War in Ukraine, energy concerns prompt new US focus on Central Asia

The Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan –  are the middle ground between China to the east, Russia to the north and Caspian sea to the west.

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.”

Biden, other U.S. leaders pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II

President Biden issued a proclamation ordering that all American flags on U.S. government buildings, at military installations and on naval vessels are to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the queen’s burial.

Basketball’s Mo Creek was ensnared in Ukraine war, then helped by a man he barely knew

Maurice “Mo” Creek one day was a professional basketball player playing in Ukraine. The next day, he was a civilian in the middle of a war zone.

Millions of dollars raised In Maryland congressional races, but just a couple of real contests

Democratic incumbents in what are considered safe seats are using their fundraising power to support the party and its candidates elsewhere, Federal Election Commission filings show.

In sheer numbers, U.S. and NATO forces far outstrip Russia’s military

While war is not solely a game of numbers, having a numerical superiority in firepower is certainly an advantage. So how do the US and NATO forces stack up against those of Russia?