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DNC sets rules for presidential nomination
Democrats are moving quickly to swap out the top of their presidential ticket. On Wednesday, party leaders met to come up with rules for how to choose their party's nominee.
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13 candidates running to fill vacant seat following at large councilmember’s resignation in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — In Prince George’s County, 13 candidates are participating in a special primary election following the resignation of Councilmember Mel Franklin on June 14. Among the list of candidates are nine Democrats and Four Republicans. Franklin left the position after he was accused of stealing campaign funds, according […]
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Commentary: 6 reasons Kamala Harris has better odds than Clinton against Trump
Almost as quickly as Democrats took a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign, many also started holding their breath. There was relief because a diminished, doubted 81-year-old candidate stepped aside and endorsed his 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. After weeks of criticism and calls for the president to pass the ...
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VP Harris campaigns in Wisconsin in fresh start for Dems
Vice President Kamala Harris, who has enough delegate support to win the Democratic nomination, held her first campaign rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
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Legal experts doubt GOP’s challenge to Biden swap
Republicans are threatening legal challenges over President Joe Biden's decision to leave the race but legal experts say those are unlikely to be successful.
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HBCU alumni react to new survey that shows Vice President Kamala Harris could secure Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) –A new survey from the Associated Press shows Kamala Harris will have a fairly uncontested run to secure the Democratic nomination. Some alumni from Harris’s alma mater, Howard University, say they support her becoming the new nominee. “The district 22 team [are] all in for Kamala Harris,” said Del. Ashanti Martinez, […]
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Harris campaign kicks into high gear
With just 105 days until Election Day Vice President Kamala Harris is not wasting anytime.
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Retro Baltimore: Maryland’s history of political campaign violence goes back to Lincoln
It was a warm and pleasant May afternoon in 1972 when Alabama Gov. George Wallace arrived at the Laurel Shopping Center on a campaign swing through Maryland just before the next day’s primary election. Wallace, a far-right maverick Democratic presidential candidate, campaigned on the slogan, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” No stranger to Maryland politics, he ...
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Editorial: Pitted against Kamala Harris, can Trump tone down the racism and misogyny?
Vice President Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking female in U.S. political history and the first Black woman and Asian American to hold her post. The 59-year-old lawyer is a former U.S. senator and served as California attorney general and San Francisco’s district attorney. Yet when former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee to be returned to the highest office in the ...
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Harris working to gain support among delegates
The Democratic Convention is just about a month away and Vice President Harris is trying to win the nomination.
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Republicans ask Biden to resign
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans are calling on President Biden to resign after he announced Sunday he will not seek another term.
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Maryland's Democratic convention delegates unanimously support Harris for president
Maryland's delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president.
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Dems rally behind Harris with some exceptions
Democrats appear to be uniting behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Political Notebook: What are Maryland's voter registration, turnout numbers?
The total voter registration numbers in Maryland fell after the May presidential primary. Find out why.
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Voters react to Biden decision not to seek re-election
WASHINGTON (DC News Now)–There was mixed reaction from those gathered outside the White House Sunday after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election. “I think it had to be incredibly difficult for him,” said Patricia Greene, a Biden supporter who lives in D.C. She came to White House to express her gratitude. “I think […]
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Do Maryland Democratic delegates have to vote for a certain candidate? Learn that and more
Maryland has 63 delegates to the Democratic National Convention scheduled next month in Chicago. Do they have to vote for a particular candidate?
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Republican National Convention the centerpiece in a whirlwind week of American politics
MILWAUKEE — It started with a murmur, growing louder, among Democratic allies of Joe Biden, asking him to call it quits. It exploded with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. And it dragged on with the Republican faithful rallying around him for a third presidential nomination as the whispers around Biden began reaching something of a crescendo. The last week in national politics, in a ...
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Trump calls for unity, accepts Republican nomination for president
The former president accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention Thursday night and made his first speech since Saturday’s assassination attempt.
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What did Trump say in his RNC speech? Here are the highlights and lowlights | STAFF COMMENTARY
Donald Trump took the stage in Milwaukee with the confidence of a man saved by God and whose opponent was being called to abandon his reelection bid. While President Joe Biden was recovering from COVID in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and possibly considering leaving the race, Trump was at the Republican National Convention in battleground Wisconsin, speaking to the nation in prime time for more ...
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Baltimore has seen a surge in ballot questions backed by big money. Is the system broken?
In the last several election cycles, interest in Baltimore ballot questions has surged as citizens, often those with the most cash and sometimes living outside city limits, have realized the questions are a shortcut to enacting city laws. Citizens who gather enough signatures can send questions directly to their fellow voters for consideration. The process leapfrogs the middle-man of the ...
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3 things Donald Trump should address in his RNC speech | STAFF COMMENTARY
Before the attempted assassination, Donald Trump was headed to the Republican National Convention as a political prisoner, a self-proclaimed victim in all the legal cases against him. But the shooting on Saturday made him a martyr, immortalized with a fist pump and promise to fight. The 2024 presidential race was already upended by President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate on June 27. A minute ...
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Final day of the RNC
The Republican National Convention wraps up in Milwaukee with former president Donald Trump officially becoming his party’s presidential nominee for the third time.
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Dems delay presidential nomination vote
The Democratic National Committee is pushing back its virtual roll call vote to August to nominate President Joe Biden ahead of its convention.
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J.D. Vance set to give prime-time address at RNC
While Senator J.D. Vance has made several appearances, Wednesday night will be the first time the political newcomer will address the nation as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
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Republicans unite around Donald Trump
As the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee heads into Day Three one thing is clear: the party is almost completely unified behind former president Donald Trump and even former critics say he’s got their support.
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J.D. Vance lights up the RNC
The VP pick is in, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will be running alongside former president Donald Trump on the Republican ticket.
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Lawmakers react to Trump’s emotional appearance at RNC
Republican lawmakers and delegates from across the country say it was a special night.
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Trump announces running mate
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday with former president Donald Trump announcing his running mate, freshman Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, as he appeared publicly for the first time Saturday’s assassination attempt.
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Real estate group Renew Baltimore sues city to force property tax cut onto November ballot
A couple of real estate brokers and a wealth manager are taking Baltimore’s elections board to court over a ballot measure that would cut city property taxes nearly in half. The lawsuit filed Friday in circuit court seeks to overturn a ruling by city Election Director Armstead Jones that declared that the proposal breaks state law, according to a news release from Renew Baltimore, the ballot ...
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‘A wonderful life story’: Senator Ron Johnson reacts to Vance VP pick
"I hate to lose him as a colleague," Johnson said. "He's highly intelligent, highly articulate. A wonderful life story, was a real ally in the United States Senate. President Trump had a wealth of talent to choose from."
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RNC in full swing, Trump picks J.D. Vance as VP
Monday kicks off the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and former President Donald Trump has already chosen his running mate as Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.
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Trump is poised for one of the biggest comebacks in U.S. political history | STAFF COMMENTARY
Donald Trump has built his political career on defying odds and shredding historical norms. As he opens the Republican National Convention two days after surviving an assassination attempt, he’s on track to mount his biggest comeback yet. He’s taking the stage in Milwaukee with renewed strength as his political star is skyrocketing. A candidate who is no stranger to symbolism and imagery — his ...
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GOP convention kicks off amid calls for unity from Donald Trump following assassination attempt
With the Republican National Convention beginning today, the GOP could set the tone for the remainder of the presidential election as members respond to the attempted assassination Saturday of their party leader and former president, Donald Trump. The gathering of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters in Milwaukee was already set to be a momentous event. Beginning Monday and culminating in ...
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Maryland elected officials head to Wisconsin for Republican National Convention
Local officials in Maryland are heading west for the Republican National Convention. All the state's delegates are pledged to the former president.
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How would an open Democratic convention work?
President Joe Biden says he's continuing his campaign, as calls grow louder in his own party for him to step aside. It's fueling speculation that Democratic convention delegates could be tempted to choose another nominee.
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council sue to remove ‘unlawful’ Baby Bonus from ballot
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the City Council filed a lawsuit aiming to remove the Baby Bonus from the ballot, according to a Thursday filing in Baltimore Circuit Court. The bonus, a $1,000 payment to city residents following the birth or adoption of a child, was designed to combat child poverty in the city. The initiative, started by the Maryland Child Alliance, a group of ...
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council sue to remove Baby Bonus from ballot
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the City Council filed a lawsuit aiming to remove the Baby Bonus from the ballot, according to a Thursday filing in Baltimore Circuit Court. The bonus, a $1,000 payment to city residents following the birth or adoption of a child, was designed to combat child poverty in the city. The initiative, started by the Maryland Child Alliance, a group of education ...
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How did Biden do? Fight for candidacy continues after pivotal press conference | STAFF COMMENTARY
It was an extraordinary moment in American politics. President Joe Biden stood at a microphone as the nation’s capital hosted a NATO summit, trying to reassure American allies and enemies, voters, donors, opponents, and members of his own Democratic Party that he is fit to serve and run for reelection. But minutes in, the gaffes started. The president mixed up his opponent and vice president, ...
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How does the Electoral College work?
Americans from all sides of the political spectrum label the process through which citizens choose the president as quirky, arcane and even possibly obsolete. Demystifying the process is an important step in making informed decisions about your vote.
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Calls grow for Biden to step aside
More Congressional Democrats are now calling on President Joe Biden to end his campaign.
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Democrats doubts about Biden remain
Congressional Democrats remain divided over President Joe Biden's ability to serve a second term in the White House.
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Baltimore election director says ballot question to slash property tax would break state law
A proposal to slash Baltimore’s property tax rate would be a violation of state law and therefore won’t make the November ballot, the city’s election director ruled Tuesday. The rate, which could have been nearly cut in half, is the jurisdiction of the mayor and City Council, Baltimore City Board of Elections Director Armstead Jones said in a letter to an attorney representing Renew Baltimore, ...
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Biden works to unite Democratic party
While President Joe Biden is fighting to unite his fractured party behind his 2024 campaign former president Donald Trump expects him to remain in the race.
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First lady attempts to reassure voters on campaign trail
With questions mounting about President Joe Biden's future in the 2024 race, First Lady Jill Biden hit the campaign trail on Monday. She visited three different states for rallies with military families and veterans.
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One week from RNC, Trump has yet to announce VP pick
Trump said he has selected his running mate but he's not releasing the name just yet.
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Carmen Amedori, state delegate from Carroll, parole commissioner and journalist, dies
Carmen Amedori, a former Carroll County delegate, parole commissioner and journalist who worked for The Baltimore Sun and Carroll County Times, died of chronic kidney disease June 9 at her Westminster home. She was 68. Ms. Amedori was remembered by her daughter Nicole Amedori as a “very fierce” advocate with a strong personality while she worked in politics and championed conservative causes, ...
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Biden rallies in Wisconsin
President Biden will sit down for his first interview since last week's debate.
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Baby Bonus ballot question to pay new Baltimore parents $1,000 gets OK
BALTIMORE — A ballot question that would establish a fund to issue payments to parents of newborn children in Baltimore City, in hopes of fighting child poverty, has been approved to appear on ballots this fall. The Maryland Child Alliance, a coalition of teachers and advocates that collected more than 13,000 signatures in support of the effort, was notified Monday by the Baltimore City Board ...
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Baltimore County Council votes to expand number of members, sends question to voters
Baltimore County residents will decide whether to add two elected officials in November after the County Council passed a related bill Monday. The County Council voted 5-1 for the bill, sponsored by Chair Izzy Patoka, to add two more members to the legislative body during the 2026 election cycle. The bill, which required five members’ affirmative votes, will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot as a ...
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Political notebook: Cardin, state's teacher's union endorse Alsobrooks for US Senate
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who is not seeking reelection, backed Angela Alsobrooks for his seat. So did the state's teacher's association.
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Biden and Trump go head-to-head in first debate
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump went head-to-head last night in the CNN presidential debate.
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Who won the debate? Key highlights and lowlights from Biden vs. Trump | STAFF COMMENTARY
The top two candidates running for the most powerful job in the world stepped onto the stage virtually tied. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had 90 minutes to convince voters they are of sound mind and have the vigor to lead the country for another four years. Both candidates are equally unpopular with a majority of Americans who, according to polling, aren’t happy with ...
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Conservative group runs $200k ad blitz blaming Rachel Morin killing on Biden policies
A digital ad campaign blaming the killing of Rachel Morin on President Joe Biden’s immigration policies is targeting audiences in swing states this week. The roughly $200,000 ad blitz comes as Biden prepares for his first debate this election season with former president Donald Trump, who has seized on Morin’s death to attack his Democratic opponent’s border policies. The ad campaign was ...
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Biden, Trump hope to win over Black voters in tonight’s debate
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump's battle to win over Black voters will be on display at Thursday's debate in Atlanta, Georgia.
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First presidential debate takes center stage
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are traveling to Atlanta Thursday for the earliest presidential debate in history.
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The countdown is on to the first debate of the 2024 election cycle
The countdown is on to the first debate between President Biden and former President Trump this election cycle. It's the earliest presidential debate ever and the campaigns are in high gear to gain excitement for their candidates.
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Trump suggests Biden take drug test before debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are gearing up to hit the debate stage for the first time in four years.
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Abortion rights activists rally at Supreme Court
Monday marks two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade which removed the federal right to an abortion.
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Political notebook: Trump, Hogan, and the endorsement question
A look at partisan membership by the numbers in Maryland, plus a look at Trump, Hogan, and the endorsement question
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Wicomico County executive post's future headed to voters on November ballot. All to know.
The Wicomico County Council has approved putting a referendum on the county executive position on the November ballot. Here's all to know.
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Renew Baltimore submits 23,000+ signatures in support of ballot question to cut property tax
The organizers behind a much-anticipated ballot question asking voters to slash the city’s property tax rate submitted more than 23,000 signatures Thursday, more than double the number needed to place the question on the ballot. The proposed question would ask voters to cut the city’s property tax rate from 2.248% to 1.2% over seven years. After that, the rate would be capped. Proposed by a ...
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Alsobrooks campaign sign vandalized with racist message
LAUREL, Md. (DC News Now)—Police in Prince George’s County are investigating after someone vandalized an Angela Alsobrooks campaign sign. “KKK” was written across the bottom of the sign and a crosshair symbol was drawn on Alsobrook’s forhead. This comes as the candidate is running to be the first black woman elected as U.S. Senator in […]
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Biden campaign takes in record haul
It was a busy weekend of campaigning for President Biden and former President Trump.
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Maryland abortion-rights opponents say amendment is ‘Trojan horse’; supporters say passage is critical
BALTIMORE — Abortion-rights advocates are in the midst of a campaign to enshrine abortion protections in a state constitutional amendment this fall. Parental rights advocates also are gearing up in opposition — door-knocking and sharing literature with voters, preparing for TV and radio advertisements and fundraising. They say the proposed amendment establishing a right to reproductive freedom ...
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Group with GOP ties asks FEC to investigate Angela Alsobrooks’ campaign spending
BALTIMORE — A group whose leaders have been aligned with Republican causes has asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether Angela Alsobrooks improperly used funds from her state campaign account to assist in her bid for the U.S. Senate. Virginia-based Americans for Public Trust, in a complaint filed Wednesday, asked the FEC to conduct “an immediate investigation” to determine ...
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Trump says he hopes Larry Hogan, a longtime political adversary, wins his US Senate race
Former President Donald Trump all but endorsed the U.S. Senate campaign of Maryland Republican Larry Hogan on Thursday, but it’s unclear if his statements will help or hurt Hogan, who has long been a political adversary. “I think he has a good chance to win,” the Republican Trump told Fox News in an interview posted on the network’s website. “I would like to see him win.” The statements by ...
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A new ballot question petition could threaten the proposed Harborplace development. Thiru Vignarajah is behind it.
His latest mayoral bid may be over, but Thiru Vignarajah is not going away quietly. This week, the Baltimore City Board of Elections cleared Vignarajah to begin collecting signatures on a petition for a ballot question that could undermine the current plan to redevelop Harborplace. The question, which was reviewed by the board’s attorney for legal sufficiency, would ask voters to establish ...
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Campaign launches against Baltimore ballot questions slashing council, cutting taxes
A coalition of labor organizations, social justice groups and elected officials launched a campaign Tuesday to defeat two proposed charter amendments likely to appear on ballots this fall, calling them potentially “disastrous.” The group opposes two questions, one that would cut the size of the Baltimore City Council in half and another that would cap and step down the city’s property tax ...
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Super PAC money is expected to pour into Maryland campaigns. Who’s behind it?
Their names are often vague — such as the “United Democracy Project” and “Maryland’s Future” — but their influence can be large, if little seen. Super PACs, frequently propelled by massive donations, have long spent money in Maryland to help elect or defeat congressional candidates. But with the state now a battleground in the race for U.S. Senate control, analysts expect super PAC dollars to ...
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Baltimore City comptroller abandons legislation moving audits office, turns attention to shrinking spending board
Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry accused Mayor Brandon Scott on Monday of reneging on a promise to support moving the city’s audits department to the auspices of the City Council, while pledging to press forward with another charter amendment that could strip the mayor’s appointment power on Baltimore’s spending board. In remarks made during a council luncheon, Henry asked outgoing ...
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Alsobrooks, Hogan agree to debate in the fall. What comes next? History may have clues.
United States Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, and Larry Hogan, a Republican, have agreed to debate in the fall. What we know.
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Vice president asks Marylanders to back Alsobrooks with gun control bills on the line
Vice President Kamala Harris, in the Maryland suburbs of Washington on Friday, threw the weight of her and President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign behind Democrat Angela Alsobrooks in the state’s heated U.S. Senate race. Endorsing Alsobrooks and promising they would work together on Democrats’ long-stalled plans to pass gun control laws, Harris stressed the importance of both campaigns’ ...
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Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign for Angela Alsobrooks on Friday
BALTIMORE — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks on Friday in Maryland — marking the first major campaign event for the Prince George’s County executive since she won last month’s Democratic primary and underscoring the White House’s support for her over Republican Larry Hogan this fall. Harris and Alsobrooks, both former prosecutors who’ve ...
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Amendment to shrink Baltimore spending board (and mayor’s power) could appear on ballot
A question of whether Baltimore should shrink the size of its spending board, curtailing the mayor’s power on the panel, could appear on ballots this fall for city voters to consider. Enabling legislation, which proposes an amendment to Baltimore’s charter, was introduced by Democratic City Council President Nick Mosby last month. Mosby’s proposal calls for the five-member board, comprised of ...
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US Senate candidate Larry Hogan to skip Donald Trump-led Republican National Convention
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan, the former two-term governor, won’t attend next month’s Republican National Convention that will be led by former President Donald Trump, a Hogan political adversary. “I can definitively tell you Governor Hogan will not be in attendance,” campaign spokeswoman Blake Kernen said in an email response to questions from The Baltimore Sun. Hogan, who has ...
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Polls open for Democratic primary election day
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Tuesday is Democratic primary election day in the District. Five out of 13 council seats are on the ballot. One of the most contested races is the race to decide who will replace Councilmember Vincent Gray in Ward 7. Ten candidates are currently vying for Councilmember Gray’s seat. Gray served the council […]
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Trump calls Biden a ‘Manchurian candidate’
After an historic trial in which a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 charges, Trump unleashed some familiar words regarding the case.
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Donald Trump convicted in hush money trial
Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony crime. He was found guilty of all 34 charges in the hush money trial.
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Biden attempts to appeal to Black voters during trip to Philadelphia
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a rare campaign appearance together Wednesday to try to drum up support among a critical voting bloc in a critical state: Black voters in Pennsylvania.
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