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The Johns Hopkins University said it laid off 110 employees in June 2026, citing cuts in federal research funding. (The Daily Record/File photo)
Aug 3, 2026

Johns Hopkins health researcher released after airport ICE detention

After Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities, the Department of Homeland Security said she had overstayed her visa.

Capitol Hill staff member places signs before a news conference by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's decision to indefinitely delay putting famous abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the new $20 bill, on the steps of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C, June 27, 2019. (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo)
Jul 31, 2026

Democratic senators urge Treasury to revive Harriet Tubman $20 bill plan

Democratic senators urged the Trump administration to revive a plan to place anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.

Breeze Airways inaugurated a new twice-weekly nonstop service from Salisbury Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport beginning July 1, 2026. Flights will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 14, 2026

Eastern Shore airports get federal funds for big improvements

Airports in all three counties on Maryland's Lower Shore will benefit from federal grants to fund big improvements in Salisbury, Ocean City and Crisfield.

State and community leaders held a reopening ceremony for the Juanita Jackson Law Center in Baltimore on June 26, 2026. (Office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen)
Jul 1, 2026

Juanita Jackson Mitchell Law Center reopens in Baltimore

State and community leaders celebrated the reopening of a Baltimore establishment honoring the legacy of Juanita Jackson Mitchell.

Former President Joe Biden gave the keynote speech June 27, 2026, at the Maryland Democratic Party gala at Maryland Live! casino in Hanover. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Jun 29, 2026

Biden rallies Democrats, slams Trump at MD gala

Former President Joe Biden embraced the theme of the Maryland Democratic Party’s “Fight Back & Win” gala Saturday night, urging Democrats to stand up to the Trump administration.

April McClain Delaney and David Trone, shown in 2024 with John Delaney at right, have been friendly through the years, but this year's race has been contentious. (Robb Hill/for The Washington Post)
Jun 23, 2026

Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.

Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks, as Kevin Warsh, (not pictured) President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, attends a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
May 11, 2026

MD lawmakers await answers after air base jet fuel spill

Maryland lawmakers are awaiting answers from the Air Force about a fuel leak from Andrews Air Force Base into a Potomac River tributary.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) and other Maryland officials gather to celebrate the completion of the Purple Line in Silver Spring on May 7, 2026. (Jordan Tovin/For the Washington Post)
May 8, 2026

The last bit of track, finally, is laid for the Purple Line in MD

The final tracks were laid for Maryland's Purple Line, the 16-mile light rail that will connect parts of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.

Frederick County seal
Mar 26, 2026

Frederick County receives $1M toward senior housing expansion

Frederick County has been awarded $1,000,000 to redevelop the Frederick 50+ Community Center and bring affordable housing units.

ICE has been detaining immigrants at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Mar 9, 2026

Judge orders ICE to end overcrowding at Baltimore detention facility

A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to limit the number of detainees in its Baltimore “hold rooms."

The Amazon Web Services Data Center in Springfield, Virginia, is one of many such centers in the Washington metropolitan region. (Peter Riccio/Capital News Service)
Mar 6, 2026

MD delegation supports regulating energy use by AI companies

As power costs surge across Maryland, the state’s congressional delegation is taking a bipartisan stance in support of legislation that would regulate energy use by AI companies.

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)
Mar 6, 2026

Here’s where MD lawmakers stand on Trump attacks on Iran

Congress is split largely along party lines on the Trump administration’s military campaign in Iran. Maryland's congressional delegation is no different.