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Maryland Republican National Convention delegates a mix of political pros and newcomers

The Maryland Republican Party has sent 24 delegates and 24 alternates from its eight congressional districts to the 2024 Republican National Convention, to all cast their votes for former President Donald Trump, who officially was nominated.

After Trump rally shooting, Maryland politicians across spectrum decry violence

After a shooting at a Pennsylvania Trump campaign rally left one attendee and a gunman dead and former President Donald Trump injured, Maryland officials on both sides of the aisle expressed support for victims and outrage at the act of political violence.

Amid controversy, Supreme Court shows surprising unanimity in most rulings – so far

As the 2023-2024 Supreme Court term nears its end, data reflects historic unanimity among the justices, although a number of potentially divisive cases are to be decided in the coming weeks.

Statehood activists push for Puerto Rico status vote

Statehood activists are once again pushing Congress to set up a vote for Puerto Ricans to pick a new status for the territory. Puerto Ricans are U.S citizens, abide by the Constitution and are subject to federal laws. However, the over three million people who live on the island have no voting representation in Congress nor a voice in the presidential election.

Some Maryland households face disconnect from federal discount internet program

Over 287,000 Maryland households risk losing access to high-speed internet at the end of this month unless a bipartisan agreement can be struck in Congress to extend a discount program.

House passes bill to exclude non-citizen representation, add citizenship question to census

The Republican-led House Wednesday passed a bill to add a citizenship question to the decennial census and exclude non-citizens from the population count used to determine federal representation.

House votes to consider bill to add citizenship question to census

Since 1790, the Census Bureau has taken a head count of every person, regardless of citizenship, in the United States so Congress can determine how members of the House of Representatives and Electoral College votes are distributed.

Van Hollen, other Maryland Democrats and teachers slam Tennessee law arming educators

Maryland federal and state lawmakers, as well as local education groups, are speaking out against allowing teachers to carry firearms in classrooms, adding that they are confident that a bill allowing such a practice won’t come to fruition in the state.

As some lawmakers look to regulate AI fakes, free speech concerns remain

Music artist FKA twigs is urging Congress to ban unauthorized use of artificial intelligence to replicate her image or voice.

Democratic Senate candidate Alsobrooks aims to bring new perspective to the Capitol

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks hopes to bring a new perspective to the U.S. Senate.