Oct 17 Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68 By Brian Witte, Associated Press Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 13:21 Shields and Brooks on Trump and race, Democrats’ 2020 values Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s personal attacks on Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and other lawmakers of color, the significance of… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 3:47 Why Trump’s verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar By Lisa Desjardins President Trump is verbally assaulting the city of Baltimore. On Monday, civil rights activist Al Sharpton and Maryland Republicans Gov. Larry Hogan and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele all slammed Trump’s attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Baltimore, which… Continue watching
Jul 29 WATCH: Responding to Trump’s attacks, Al Sharpton says president has ‘venom’ for people of color On Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton held a news conference at a West Baltimore church alongside former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a Republican, and responded to attacks from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court says federal courts have no role in policing partisan gerrymandering By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a decision that could reshape U.S. politics, the Supreme Court says federal courts have no role in policing partisan redistricting. Continue reading
Jan 04 Supreme Court says it will consider partisan gerrymandering again By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices said Friday they will hear arguments in disputes that have arisen in cases involving North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional map and a Democratic congressional district in Maryland. The decision could produce the first limits on partisan politics in… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:53 To save its future, will this Md. town have to destroy its historic business district? By John Yang Climate change has profoundly affected Ellicott City, Maryland. The mill town, located where multiple waterways converge, was devastated by a flood earlier this year, after already suffering a deadly deluge in 2016. John Yang and a team from the University… Continue watching
Dec 11 4 journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year By Associated Press The group, which Time calls the "guardians," includes slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed two months ago when he visited Saudi Arabia's consulate in Turkey for paperwork so he could get married. Continue reading
Dec 04 Attorneys general of D.C., Maryland to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 5:33 Thanks to this lab, we can better protect our homes from fire By Nsikan Akpan California's recent spate of wildfires has caused devastating death and destruction. Can scientific experimentation help us minimize the scope of fire disasters? Scientists at the National Fire Research Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Maryland, are studying how materials burn and combust, in… Continue watching