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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt, Maryland, December 22, 2025. (REUTERS file photo/Evelyn Hockstein)
May 22, 2026

Judge dismisses indictment against Marylander Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A judge dismissed the indictment against Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing retaliatory prosecution linked to his deportation challenge.

A general view of the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade returns following a trip to Trump National Golf Club, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. (REUTERS file photo/Al Drago)
May 22, 2026

Analysis: Trump ‘weaponization’ fund sparks outrage, but court challenges will be tough

Trump's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund sparks outrage and legal challenges amid questions about tax immunity and congressional approval.

Gov. Wes Moore announces that his office and the legislature came to an agreement on sweeping energy legislation on April 13, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
May 22, 2026

Moore to allow immigration bill to go into effect without signing

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will allow the Community Trust Act immigration legislation to go into effect without his signature.

A voting machine at the Beverly Hills City Hall voting center in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
May 22, 2026

Trump officials tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories

President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent assists Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers as passengers are screened at a checkpoint at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on March 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)
May 22, 2026

Republican revolt over Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund stalls ICE funding vote

Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on funding for immigration enforcement in a revolt against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization."

Models depict proposals for an arch near Arlington National Cemetery during an Oct. 15 fundraising dinner at the White House. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Commission packed with Trump allies approves towering triumphal arch in DC

A federal arts commission voted to approve designs for President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, advancing the project amid public opposition and some confusion on the panel.

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.

Workers load boxes into a truck at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 2021. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Judge orders White House offices to comply with Presidential Records Act

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered White House offices to comply with the Presidential Records Act, pushing back on the Trump administration’s effort to weaken a decades-old recordkeeping law.

Republican gubernatorial candidates Douglas Larcomb, John Myrick, Shannon Wright and L.D. Burkindine participate in a debate hosted by the Prince George’s County Republican Central Committee on May 19, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
May 20, 2026

9 GOP MD governor candidates a stark contrast to party in Larry Hogan’s day

Nine Republicans are running for governor in Maryland. They paint a stark contrast to the party under former Gov. Larry Hogan.

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn on January 6, 2026, embraces Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and rejected her pardon from President Donald Trump, before the start of a Capitol Hill forum to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
May 20, 2026

Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of political "weaponization."

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.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan poses for a photo in his Annapolis office with jerseys of local sports teams hanging behind him on May 14, 2026. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)
May 19, 2026

‘Somewhat jaded’ Larry Hogan promises no more campaigns, pivots to teaching

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is vowing to never run for office again and instead focus on teaching leadership skills to Washington College undergraduates.