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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.

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Picture taken May 12, 2021. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
Jun 4, 2026

Supreme Court backs SEC in fight over ‘disgorgement’ power

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the SEC's authority to recover illegal profits using a financial remedy called disgorgement.

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
May 27, 2026

Former President Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

Former President Joe Biden sued the Department of Justice, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with ​his biographer.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 26, 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump on speech curbs of immigration judges

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a dispute involving a free-speech challenge by federal immigration judges.

President Donald Trump's move creates uncertainty about how the administration will respond to a new breed of powerful AI models. (Eric Lee/Pool/For The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Trump delays executive order on AI oversight hours before planned signing

President Donald Trump said he had decided to postpone signing an executive order to create a system for vetting AI models before they are released publicly.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 19, 2026

Supreme Court rebuffs pharma challenge to Biden-era drug prices

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a pharmaceutical industry challenge to a plan to curb Medicare drug prices.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
May 8, 2026

Roberts laments public perception of Supreme Court as ‘political actors’

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern about the public perception of the Supreme Court as an institution driven primarily by political outcomes rather than the law.

Members of the FBI stand inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there in relation to the 2020 election, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, in Union City, Georgia, on Jan. 28, 2026. (REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo)
May 7, 2026

Trump DOJ can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia, judge rules

A U.S. judge ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 4, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart for now

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a federal rule allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail.

President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on day two of the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on April 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS)
Apr 30, 2026

Trump to sign order to expand access to retirement plans

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order aimed at expanding access to retirement plans for workers without employer access through a new website.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conduct an arrest as part of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown in Chicago in a still image from video. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout via REUTERS)
Apr 7, 2026

ICE arrests in MD, DC, VA reach nearly 20,000 during Trump’s second term

ICE agents made nearly 20,000 arrests in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia under the second Trump administration through March 10, an analysis found.

People who need immediate medical care are often taken to the nearest hospital or emergency room, which is why some lawmakers want to make sure that pregnant people can receive an emergency abortion regardless of if they are at a faith-based facility or not. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
Apr 3, 2026

MD House passes bill codifying guarantee to emergency abortions

It took three years, but a bill that would enshrine emergency abortion protections in state law won final approval in the Maryland House.