Welcome to Monday, the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln gaining the Republican nomination for president. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Does Miami Beach’s COVID-19 panhandling restriction violate free speech? — William & Mary names ...

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Political birds of a feather tend to flock together but a recent poll finds one members of one party report a higher percentage of friends in the opposition.

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The former treasurer of the Cecil County Republican Central Committee has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $9,000 from the committee over a four-year span.

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Republican officials say at least 16 people are vying to succeed state Delegate Kelly Schulz of Frederick, who has been named to Gov.-elect Larry Hogan's cabinet.

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No one knows how the rabble-rousing Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will do in the Iowa caucuses and early primary states.

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Baltimore now has a Republican official, a rarity in the heavily Democratic city.

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Republican Dan Bongino conceded to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Delaney in the close race for Maryland's 6th Congressional District Friday after an absentee ballot count put victory beyond the reach of the former Secret Service agent.

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Democrats are missing an opportunity in apple red Frederick.

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The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday approved a bill to block the Obama administration from implementing a rule that asserts regulatory authority over many of the nation's streams and wetlands — an action that critics call a classic Washington overreach.

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Maryland's Republican candidates for governor are scheduled to meet for a final televised forum before the primary on June 24.

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