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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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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Read More »April 14, 2011 Comments Off on House passes budget-cutting plan, sends to Senate
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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Read More »January 5, 2011 Comments Off on Mikulski to be longest-serving female US senator
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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Read More »December 20, 2010 Comments Off on Senate confirms Hollander, Bredar to U.S. District Court
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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Read More »December 13, 2010 Comments Off on Discharged gay veterans sue for reinstatement
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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Read More »November 15, 2010 Comments Off on Social Security judges facing more violent threats
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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Read More »November 2, 2010 Comments Off on Barbara Mikulski wins 5th term in U.S. Senate
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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