Author: Brian Witte
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Trump places statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize the controversial explorer. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s harbor in 2020 during…
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More than 130 arrested in North Carolina as governor says immigration crackdown is ‘stoking fear’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina’s largest city, a federal official said Monday, as the governor warned that the crackdown is simply “stoking fear.” The Trump administration has made Charlotte, a Democratic city of about 950,000 people, its latest focus for an…
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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the US Senate
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s running for U.S. Senate
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Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor
ANNAPOLIS, Md. • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor Wednesday, pledging to work for greater inclusion and economic equity while also focusing on improving education, fighting crime and climate change. Moore, after being introduced by Oprah Winfrey in front of the Maryland State House, noted that the state…
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Hogan raises money amid speculation of White House bid
ANNAPOLIS, Md. • Term-limited Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan raised money and launched a political action committee on Wednesday amid speculation he will run for president in 2024, telling hundreds of supporters he’ll make a decision after he leaves office in January. Hogan has positioned himself to run as an alternative to Donald Trump. The former…
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Maryland voters choose nominees to succeed GOP Gov. Hogan
ANNAPOLIS, Md. • Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for a second term on Tuesday, while both parties closely watched the highly competitive primaries to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Van Hollen defeated a little-known challenger just months after suffering a minor stroke. He will be the heavy favorite in November’s…
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
BALTIMORE — Maryland U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68. Cummings was a formidable orator who…
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Kavanaugh classmate who wrote of partying goes silent
WASHINGTON • Mark Judge spent decades mining his recollections and writing books and articles full of semi-confessional details about the suburban Maryland prep school he attended with future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Now, though, Judge’s memory has drawn a blank. Judge, identified by Christine Blasey Ford as an eyewitness to her claim that Kavanaugh sexually…
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Silence in newsrooms as 5 slain at Maryland paper remembered
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Newsrooms across the country paused Thursday to observe a moment of silence for five employees of a Maryland newspaper who were killed a week ago in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. The Capital Gazette staff paused somberly…
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Charlottesville victim’s mother: Channel anger into action
A man suspected of vandalizing the Islamic Center of Fort Collins may seek alternatives to prison meant for those with mental illness. Photo courtesy Islamic Center of Fort Collins. Mark Heyer, the father of Heather Heyer, speaks during a memorial service for his daughter, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Va.…