Hours from a federal government shutdown, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Steny Hoyer on Tuesday warned that the interruption of services and programs will be felt across the nation.
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Prince George’s County data center pause underscores local concerns about widespread impacts
A proposed data center project in PG County was paused on Sept. 16 to give a task force time to evaluate potential impacts on public health, the environment and energy demand.
Government shutdown and mass firings loom: budget agreement yet to be reached
With an Oct. 1 deadline fast approaching, a government shutdown looks imminent as the House and Senate have not come to an agreement on the fiscal year spending.
Moore awaits FEMA appeal decision after Western Maryland floods
Gov. Wes Moore still awaits a response from the Trump administration after appealing the federal government’s decision to deny emergency aid for floods that ravaged parts of Western Maryland in May.
Trump administration warns Maryland against “DEI” contracts in Key Bridge rebuild
The Trump administration on Friday warned Maryland officials not to award contracts based on sex and race in the reconstruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Maryland Democratic lawmakers see Kimmel suspension as threat to free speech
Democrats in the Maryland congressional delegation on Friday warned that ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following controversial comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk was a threat to free speech.
DC Council approves Commanders move from Maryland back to Washington
The DC Council voted 11-2 Wednesday evening in favor of constructing a new stadium complex in the nation’s capital to once again house the Washington Commanders.
Raskin presses Patel on Epstein files, says tenure at FBI has made nation ‘less safe’
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin pressed FBI Director Kash Patel during an animated House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to make good on earlier promises to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Joining cancer patients, Van Hollen, colleagues warn against research cuts
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to cancer research programs, urging the president to reinstate funding for the National Institutes of Health and the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, both based in Maryland.
Van Hollen, Merkley condemn Gaza ‘ethnic cleansing,’ call for end to Israel-Hamas war
Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Jeff Merkley of Oregon on Thursday condemned the United States’ role in the “strategy of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.”