NIH Braces for Automatic Spending Cuts

Automatic spending cuts at the National Institutes of Health could cost the economy as many as many 100,000 jobs, Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin said Friday.

Cardin Puts Concerns to Defense Secretary Nominee Hagel

Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel said he had a “good conversation” with Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin Wednesday, but Cardin was mum on whether the nominee allayed his concerns about past comments on Iran and Israel.

Delaney’s Surprise Strength in Western Maryland Comes at a Cost

While Rep. Roscoe Bartlett blames redistricting, vote tallies show congressman-elect John Delaney overperforming in rural Maryland.

Independent Senate Candidate Subs News Conference for Canceled Debate

Monday night’s storm cancelled the final senatorial debates but that did not stop independent candidate Rob Sobhani from holding a news conference Thursday to deliver the closing remarks of his campaign.

Independent Candidate Sobhani Shakes Up Senate Race

Independent candidate Rob Sobhani sent ripples through the U.S. Senate campaign when he injected more than $4.6 million of his own money into the race and began popping up in TV ads all over Maryland.

Voter Registration Rises As Tuesday Deadline Nears

Voters wishing to participate in this fall’s presidential election have few days to get their information in order, as the deadline to register to vote expires on Oct. 16.

Storify: Maryland Tunes In to Presidential Debate

As President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney prepared to engage each other face to face in Denver, Marylanders met in homes, bars and campaign offices to watch the first presidential debate.

MADD Supports Lobby for Highway Funding, Constitutional Amendment

Hundreds of Mothers Against Drunk Driving supporters descended on Capitol Hill Thursday, lobbying senators and representatives for full highway safety funding and victims’ rights.

Students, Cardin Test Drive War of 1812 Interactive Game

Maryland Sen. Cardin joined fifth-graders at a Baltimore County school as they played a new game about the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

Maryland Casts Delegates for Obama

Maryland delegates were still crowing about President Bill Clinton’s Wednesday night speech at their breakfast meeting Thursday.