ANNAPOLIS — In the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Ahmad Azzaari couldn’t walk to his mailbox without feeling unsafe. The imam, a Muslim prayer leader, lives on a busy road in Lanham, Maryland. To collect his mail,…
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University of Maryland students walk out of class to to support diversity on campus
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Hundreds of students at the University of Maryland put down their books and raised their voices in a demonstration to urge support for, what they called, marginalized groups on campus. The students say that while their…
Will Trump boost Maryland’s transportation funding?
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – While President-elect Donald Trump vowed to build a wall, Maryland lawmakers and officials are hopeful he will build up the state’s roads, tunnels and public transit.
Students React to Presidential Election
College Park, Md. — Dissent over the election of republican Donald Trump hit the campus of the University of Maryland where hundreds turned out to express their concern about what might lie ahead under a Trump administration.
Maryland grows more politically polarized, like rest of U.S.
While Maryland voted for the Democratic candidate in 2016 for the seventh straight presidential election, a deepening Republican loyalty in more rural areas of the state indicates increased polarization throughout Maryland
In liberal Washington suburbs, Trump supporters feel isolated
This quiet suburb on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., is one of tree-lined streets, well-manicured lawns — and Hillary Clinton yard signs.
Candidate mask sales could predict the next president
Costume retailer Spirit Halloween has accurately predicted the presidential election winner based on Halloween mask sales for two decades. And this year, there’s a spooky prediction for Hillary Clinton.
Competing hashtags #WomenWhoVoteTrump, #GOPHandsOffMe spark Twitter debate
Social media users respond to two juxtaposed trending hashtags regarding women’s issues, #WomenWhoVoteTrump and #GOPHandsOffMe.
In age of Trump, profile of Maryland-born white nationalist grows
When Hillary Clinton warned about the dangers of the “alt-right” in an August speech, she was referring to people like Poolesville, Maryland, native Matthew Heimbach.