Cardin and Van Hollen back new foreign aid bill after bipartisan immigration deal dies

Maryland Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have criticized Republican colleagues for blocking the bipartisan package that included border security and military aid to Ukraine.

‘The law is clear’: Crowd urges Supreme Court to rule against Trump in ballot case

Demonstrators stood in front of the Supreme Court, most of them making the case that former President Donald Trump should be kept off of the Colorado primary ballot.

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s effort to ban Trump from the ballot

Supreme Court justices were skeptical of Colorado’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot during oral arguments.

Dems and Reps clash over private election administration funding at ‘Zuckerbucks’ hearing

House Republicans want to pass a federal law banning private aid to the administration of state and local elections, contending that practice they allege unfairly helped Democrats in 2020.

Moore calls for ‘partnership’ to fight state problems

Gov. Wes Moore delivered a State of the State address that candidly described some of the state’s most pressing challenges and called on lawmakers to join him in a spirit of “partnership” to tackle them all. 

Senators question loyalty of US consultants withholding subpoenaed information on Saudi work

WASHINGTON – Two Democratic senators on an investigations panel have questioned the loyalty of four major American consulting firms, accusing them of withholding information subpoenaed by Congress regarding those firms’ work for Saudi Arabia. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Maggie…

Youth Tackle Football: Balancing risks and rewards depends on race and place

Youth participation in tackle football has been declining for years as medical studies have linked the sport with brain injury and long-term behavioral issues. But not all parents balance risks versus rewards the same way.

When families’ love of the game conflicts with the science

Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. It also can lead to injuries that can damage developing brains.

Poll: Black, Hispanic parents nearly twice as likely as white parents to see youth football as a path to college scholarships, NFL

Black and Hispanic parents are nearly twice as likely as white parents to see youth football as a path to college scholarships and even to the NFL, a new poll shows.

With few other options, football is hope for families in rural Mississippi

Tackle football is among the only recreational activities available to kids in Lexington and surrounding Holmes County, the second-poorest county in the nation’s poorest state, Mississippi.