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Sen. Arthur Ellis protests Senate leaderships' decision to not bring a bill to redraw Maryland's congressional districts to the floor on Feb. 5, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
May 5, 2026

Is MD redistricting still on table after SCOTUS decision? One senator is still pushing.

Sen. Arthur Ellis is attempting to reignite the conversation around redrawing Maryland’s congressional map following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-Republican Texas voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House.

Sarah David, the 2025 Top Leader in Law honoree, announces the 2026 Top Leader in Law winner during The Daily Record's Leaders in Law event April 20, 2026. (Steve Ruark/The Daily Record)
Apr 23, 2026

Baltimore County SAO election: Sarah David leads fundraising, helped by lawyers

Among Baltimore County state's attorney candidate Sarah David's supporters are some of the Baltimore area's most prominent lawyers.

A sign on the wall of the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
Apr 17, 2026

Judge rejects DOJ effort to obtain Rhode Island’s voter data

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department's bid to force Rhode Island to turn over non-public voter data so the Trump administration could probe "election integrity."

Will Jawando speaks at a Riderwood Village forum April 15, 2026, with the five Democrats running for county executive, from left, Mithun Banerjee, Andrew Friedson, Evan Glass, Peter James and Jawando. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Apr 16, 2026

Democratic candidates for Montgomery County’s top job make pitches at forum

The five Democrats seeking to become Montgomery County executive are appearing together at numerous candidate forums – sometimes at the rate of two a day.

John Eastman, a former lawyer for the Trump campaign, looks on during his arraignment with his attorneys in Maricopa County Superior Court, in Phoenix on May 17, 2024. (Rob Schumacher/Pool via REUTERS Arizona Republic/File Photo)
Apr 16, 2026

Trump ally John Eastman disbarred over bid to overturn 2020 election

The California Supreme Court stripped conservative attorney John Eastman of his law license over his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland pauses while speaking to members of the press after a press conference introducing the newly formed Maryland Freedom Caucus. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Capital News Service)
Apr 9, 2026

Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope to beat him in 2026

Democrats running for Congress in Maryland’s 1st District are less focused on their primary opponents right now than on the incumbent they want to face in the fall – Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Harris.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Apr 3, 2026

MD, states sue to block Trump’s order tightening mail-in voting

Maryland's attorney general is part of a coalition filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's new executive order tightening rules ‌on mail‑in voting.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Apr 2, 2026

Democrats ask judge to block Trump order tightening mail-in voting

The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit asking a U.S. judge to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting nationwide.

President Donald Trump speaks as he shows a signed executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci)
Apr 1, 2026

Trump signs order tightening mail-in voting, drawing swift legal threats

President Donald Trump signed an executive order tightening rules on mail‑in voting nationwide, drawing immediate threats of legal challenges from voting rights groups and Democrats.

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
Apr 1, 2026

Judge rejects IRS pact allowing churches to endorse political candidates

A federal judge declined to approve a settlement that would have allowed churches to endorse political candidates without risking losing their status as tax-exempt nonprofits.