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Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 16, 2024

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district

The Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district.

Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks after the race was called in her favor at a Maryland primary election night party, May 14, 2024, in Greenbelt. (Eric Thompson/The Baltimore Banner via AP)
May 15, 2024

Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely GOP flip in West Virginia

Former Gov. Larry Hogan claimed the Republican nomination in what will be a marquee race in Maryland against Angela Alsobrooks.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott hugs mother Donna Scott before declaring victory during a Democratic primary election night watch party Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Port Covington, Md. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
May 15, 2024

Incumbent Brandon Scott prevails in Baltimore mayor’s race primary

Incumbent Brandon Scott handily beat out one of his predecessors in Baltimore’s Democratic primary for mayor, all but ensuring a second term in office.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott arrives for the state's General Assembly's annual 90-day session, on Jan. 11, 2023, in Annapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
May 14, 2024

Incumbent Baltimore mayor faces familiar rival in Democratic primary

The 2024 Baltimore mayor’s race includes familiar faces and corruption allegations — two common themes in the city’s long history of political scandals.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan visits the Bridge Boat Show in Stevensville on April 12, 2024, as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
May 14, 2024

Hogan popular with some MD Democrats who still don’t want him in the Senate

Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan. But they don’t want to turn an open Senate seat over to the GOP.

Signs are pictured outside an early voting center on May 9, 2024, in Rockville. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
May 10, 2024

What to expect in Maryland’s presidential and state primary elections

Here’s a look at what to expect in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary election campaign enters its final weeks.

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2022. Dunn, who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, announced Jan. 3, 2024, that he is running for Congress in Maryland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
May 10, 2024

One man was a Capitol Police officer; the other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress.

Two men on opposite sides of the metal barricades during the riot at the U.S. Capitol are running for Congress on the same day.

Eric Molitor answers questions on Sept 7, 2023, in 13th Circuit Court in Bellaire, Michigan. The man acquitted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he’s running for county sheriff. (Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle via AP, file)
May 10, 2024

Man acquitted of supporting plot to kidnap Michigan governor is running for sheriff

A man acquitted of having a supporting role in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said he's running for county sheriff.

A Super Tuesday voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location in Mount Holly, North Carolina, on March 5, 2024. A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law goes to trial Monday, May 6, with expected arguments focusing on whether the requirement unlawfully discriminates against Black and Hispanic citizens or serves legitimate state interests to boost public confidence in elections. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
May 6, 2024

Challenge to North Carolina’s new voter ID requirement goes to trial

A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law is set to go to trial.

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks during a news conference on April 22, 2020, in Laurel. (The Daily Record file / Bryan P. Sears)
May 2, 2024

Democratic Senate candidate Alsobrooks aims to bring new perspective to Capitol

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks hopes to bring a new perspective to the U.S. Senate.

Rep. David Trone speaks at a news conference in the United States Capitol on April 19, 2024. He hopes to replace Sen. Ben Cardin (left), D-Maryland, who is retiring. Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, and Andy Harris, R-Maryland, look on. (Katharine Wilson/Capital News Service)
May 2, 2024

Democratic Senate hopeful Trone sees himself as progressive conciliator

Rep. David Trone views himself as an outsider in Congress.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, right, talks with patrons of DePaola's Bagel and Brunch in Stevensville on April 12, 2024, as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Apr 17, 2024

Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest

Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority.