A Baltimore attorney will serve as special counsel to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election.

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WASHINGTON — On a bipartisan vote, the House Thursday passed a yearlong government funding measure cutting $38 billion from the budget and closing out sometimes quarrelsome negotiations between the Obama administration and Republicans dominating the House. The measure passed by ...

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ANNAPOLIS — When Maryland’s Barbara Mikulski was first sworn in as a U.S. senator in 1987, she entered what she described as “a guys’ club,” a chamber where senators socialized in a gym off-limits to her and the only other ...

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Ellen L. Hollander and James K. Bredar will become U.S. District Court judges in Baltimore. The U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed Hollander, a Maryland Court of Special Appeals judge, to the federal bench on a 95-0 vote. The Senate approved ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Three military veterans who were discharged under the law that prohibits gays from serving openly in uniform sued the government Monday to be reinstated and to pressure U.S. lawmakers to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law ...

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WASHINGTON — Judges who hear Social Security disability cases are facing a growing number of violent threats from claimants angry over being denied benefits or frustrated at lengthy delays in processing claims. There were at least 80 threats to kill ...

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An Associated Press analysis of exit poll data shows that Maryland’s Barbara Mikulski has won a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. The Baltimore Democrat easily defeated Republican Eric Wargotz Tuesday. If she completes her term, Mikulski will tie former ...

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