Virginia, Maryland senators vow to oppose continuing resolution
Maryland and Virginia senators have said they would oppose the spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans need 60 ...
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Deadline looms as Maryland caucuses push for key diversity and equity bills
Maryland's six legislative caucuses unite for a historic press conference to advocate for diversity, equity, and economic ...
D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit
A possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.’s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a ...
Rep. Raskin proposes DC's temporary return to Maryland to dodge budget cuts
As D.C.’s budget and autonomy comes under threat by the Trump administration, Congressman Jamie Raskin suggests erasing the ...
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Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts
An analysis of the Trump administration's cuts to the agency shows its civil rights enforcement and research arms are hit particularly hard.
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CFPB inaction harming state consumer protection efforts, Democratic AGs allege in amicus brief
The Trump Administration’s efforts to “effectively shutter the CFPB” amounts to a “total dereliction of all mandatory statutory duties,” that ...
How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.
District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...
Jamie Raskin invites DC to rejoin Maryland to save the city from the ‘thumb of MAGA colonialism’
As President Donald Trump continues to make threats about further involving his administration in local affairs, Rep. Jamie ...
Federal court to hear arguments in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests
The student’s lawyers argue he engaged in protected free speech and that the government is illegally retaliating against him over it.
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says
Last April, then-Vice President Kamala Harris announced that EPA had selected eight groups, including Maryland-based Climate United, to receive $20 billion to finance tens of thousands of projects to ...
Judges Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Actions. Here’s a Look at Key Rulings.
Taken as a whole, the rulings represent an effort to thwart President Trump’s serial attempts to increase his power and the ...
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the U.S. Agency ...