WASHINGTON — As legislative and court battles rage over the question of whether transgender people are fit to serve in the military, two service members with ties to Maryland are at the heart of the fight. Regan Kibby, a student…
Responding to Trump threat, Van Hollen urges more, “not less,” Puerto Rico aid
WASHINGTON – Responding to President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw federal disaster aid to Puerto Rico, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, said the government should be doing more to help the devastated territory, “not less.” Van Hollen said that three…
Marylanders and local politicians react to the Las Vegas shooting on social media
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — A deadly mass shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday night claimed the lives of 59 people and left hundreds more injured. VIDEO: #LVMPD Asst. Sheriff Todd Fasulo provides a wrap-up on…
Maryland immigrant rights supporters attack Trump move as cruel
By CONNER HOYT, ANGELA JACOB, J.F. MEILS, JOHNNY MOSEMAN, HELEN PARSHALL, ASHLEY CLARKE and CHANGEZ ALI Capital News Service WASHINGTON — Maryland’s congressional Democrats and various immigrant rights groups condemned the Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to rescind an order protecting…
Trump budget plan draws mostly negative reviews among Maryland lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Maryland Democrats on Thursday voiced their displeasure with the Trump administration’s budget proposals, citing federal cuts to Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the National Institutes of Health. “The Trump budget is great if you…