U.S. Congress

Gosnell's 'clinic of horrors'

2013-05-18 03:00:00

It was the pictures and riveting testimony that convinced a Philadelphia jury that abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was guilty of murdering three infants born alive following botched late-term abortions and also guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of...

President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges

2013-05-17 11:47:00

Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. � THE PRESIDENT:� Hello, Baltimore!� (Applause.)� Well, it is wonderful to see all of you.� Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...

Obama's 'Katrina moment'

2013-05-17 06:05:00

It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...

Amid scandal, Obama focuses on jobs in Baltimore

2013-05-17 12:07:00

President Barack Obama told several hundred people gathered at a Baltimore manufacturing plant on Friday that he would keep his administration focused on the economic recovery -- despite a series of political scandals that have rocked the administration...

Andy Harris to deliver Republican address on Obamacare

2013-05-17 10:11:00

Days after voting again to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, congressional Republicans have tapped Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland to deliver their weekly address. “As a physician for nearly thirty years who helped mothers...

Baltimore's investments in job creation

2013-05-17 03:00:00

A strong and sustainable 21st century economy can only be built from the bottom up. And today, as President Barack Obama visits Baltimore, it is this fact that will drive us to join with him to renew a call for Congress to focus on common-sense...

Scandals put presidential credibility on the line

2013-05-17 00:00:00

When the storm of administration scandals first hit President Barack Obama, he offered a good impersonation of Claude Raines in "Casablanca," expressing shock that gambling was going on in Rick's saloon. His verbal outrage at the snooping of the IRS and...

Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...

MARC to add weekend service to Washington

2013-05-16 16:55:00

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...

Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings

2013-05-14 09:00:00

The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...

Smith Islanders should direct ire at Washington

2013-05-14 05:15:00

Tim Wheeler's report on the future of Smith Island and the state's idea to buy residents out so they may relocate tells a heartbreaking story of people whose attachment to the island goes back many years, 400 years in some cases ("Smith Islanders debating...

Obama administration assaults press freedom

2013-05-14 09:50:00

In Washington, as in any seat of power, most acts of folly begin with hubris. Government leaders, elected or appointed, usually don't intend to do the wrong thing, to overstep or cause harm, but they become so convinced, so certain of their purpose,...

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro show a portrait of late President Hugo Chavez as they gather in Caracas on Friday front of the Congress before the inauguration ceremony of Maduro.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Supporters of Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro show a portrait of late President Hugo Chavez as they gather in front of the Congress in Caracas before the inauguration ceremony for Maduro.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

A former governor and current senator from the swing state of Virginia, Warner has steered a centrist course on tax and budget issues on Capitol Hill. He surprised many when he decided against running for president in 2008, citing family concerns.

2013-04-16 00:00:00