WASHINGTON — House Democrats Thursday formalized the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as they shifted the proceedings to a more public phase and made the case for the president’s removal from office. The House passed a resolution by a…
At Brookings talk, Van Hollen calls for “quiet diplomacy,” strategic partnerships
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, criticized what he called the Trump administration’s isolationist foreign policy and called for greater collaboration with American allies in a discussion on defense and international affairs at the Brookings Institution Thursday. Van Hollen…
By the numbers: Washington Nationals win the World Series
Despite winning the first two games of the World Series, the Washington Nationals were pushed to the brink by the Houston Astros. Neither team was able to win at home, with the Nationals prevailing on the road in Game 7,…
Nationals #FinishedTheFight, now it’s time for the parade
WASHINGTON – A parade celebrating the Washington Nationals’ World Series championship, a first for the franchise, is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in downtown Washington, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Thursday. The parade will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at the…
Capital Gazette shooting trial postponed
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Michael Wachs postponed the Capital Gazette shooting trial Wednesday, after the defense asked for more time to review information provided by the prosecution’s mental health expert witnesses.
Board approves $9 million for five wrongly convicted men
The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved $9 million to award to five men who were wrongly convicted.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds stance against added payday borrower protections
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has not budged on its June decision cutting additional protections. “There was insufficient evidence and legal support for these requirements,” CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger wrote in a Sep. 23 letter to Rep. Maxine…
At symposium, Van Hollen stresses support for scientists, seriousness of climate change
COLUMBIA, Maryland — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday stressed the urgency of understanding climate change and dismissed Trump administration efforts to ban the term as “all nonsense.” The Democrat, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the…
Md. lawmakers, officials, union meet on staffing shortages
State union employees told lawmakers Tuesday they are concerned that staff shortages — of about 2,600, according to a 2018 study — are causing safety issues, including some injuries, for employees at certain agencies.