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MD congressional incumbents cruise to primary wins
Maryland's 5th and 6th congressional district elections drew the spotlight Tuesday, but in the state's other races, incumbents appeared on election night headed to renomination.
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.
‘Stories that need to be told’: Efforts to preserve Black history continue in MD
Maryland advocates and organizations persist in preserving Black history through grants, legislation and conservation despite federal setbacks.
MD joins coalition in suing Trump over SNAP benefit suspension
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined other political leaders in suing the Trump administration over suspended SNAP benefits.
Baltimore office of trailblazing Black lawyer to be restored
Baltimore's federal delegation stood in front of boarded-up bay windows to announce $1.75 million in funding that will help restore a historic law office in the city's Upton neighborhood.
Mfume rejoins House, in vacant seat of late Elijah Cummings
WASHINGTON — Maryland Democrat Kweisi Mfume rejoined the House on Tuesday to replace the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, taking his oath of office with a protective mask in his left […]
Ex-NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume wins Maryland seat in Congress
Democrat Kweisi Mfume easily won a mostly mail-in election to finish the term of the late Elijah Cummings, retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP.
Virus reshapes special contest for Maryland seat in Congress
Maryland opened just three polling stations for Tuesday's special congressional election after mailing ballots to every registered voter as the coronavirus pandemic dramatically reshaped the race between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik.
Virus creates unprecedented Maryland congressional election
Ballots cast in person in Maryland's special congressional election between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik will be quarantined for about 24 hours after poll close before being counted — to give any potential germs a chance to die to help protect election workers.
Baltimore’s problems in focus as primary winners look ahead
Democrat Kweisi Mfume says that if he regains the seat in Congress he once held in a heavily Democratic Baltimore area district, cutting violent crime in the city and its suburbs will be his top concern.
Former NAACP leader Mfume to run for congressional seat
A former leader of the NAACP, Kweisi Mfume, launched a bid to return to Congress Monday, entering the race for the Maryland congressional seat that became vacant with the death of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings last month.
