Democratic Party

Kittleman makes run for Howard County executive official

2013-06-14 09:40:00

State Sen. Allan Kittleman described himself as an independent voice for Howard County residents as he officially announced his campaign for county executive Tuesday in front of more than 250 supporters at Clyde's in Columbia. "I assure you that with...

Bongino says he's '95 percent' certain on 6th District

2013-06-11 15:17:00

WASHINGTON -- Republican Daniel Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate last year, said Tuesday he is "95 percent" certain he will run in Maryland's 6th Congressional District in the 2014 election and...

Kittleman launches run for Howard executive

2013-06-11 17:17:21

The race to lead Maryland's most affluent county began Tuesday as state Sen. Allan H. Kittleman launched his bid to become just the second Republican to be elected Howard County executive. In an afternoon appearance at the Columbia Lakefront, Kittleman,...

Democrats watch for Gansler's next move

2013-06-02 21:01:00

For the past month, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown has been making news in the 2014 Democratic race for governor. His presumed chief rival, Attorney General Douglas M. Gansler, has been biding his time. Brown became the first big name Democrat out of the...

Yes, Bob Dole, Reagan would still be a Republican

2013-06-03 03:00:00

"Could people like Bob Dole, even Ronald Reagan -- could you make it in today's Republican Party?" Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday" asked former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole. "I doubt it," Mr. Dole replied. "Reagan...

GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket

2013-05-29 17:45:55

The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...

Craig launches GOP bid for governor

2013-06-03 17:29:27

Harford County Executive David R. Craig has launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor in 2014, betting that he can overcome the suspicions of the far right of his party and the Democrats' 2-1 voter registration advantage in...

Inevitability and the race for governor

2013-05-30 13:18:00

The 2014 Maryland governor's race has been shaping up so far as a fight about inevitability. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler long fostered the sense of his own lock on the job through a massive campaign war chest. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown countered...

Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records

2013-06-06 18:16:00

Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...

Delaney looks to infrastructure funding in first bill

2013-05-22 11:22:00

Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives introduced his first bill on Wednesday, a new infrastructure funding proposal that has won bipartisan support in an otherwise divided Congress. Rep. John Delaney, the Potomac Democrat who has...

Progress on immigration

2013-05-22 10:35:00

Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...

Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race

2013-05-10 17:48:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...

Trending on: Baltimore Twitter, National Twitter Why: A new Congress takes office Thursday, and many of the same difficult issues that snagged the last one will fall into its lap.

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Unidentified aides deliver pizza to House Democrats in a conference room at the Capitol Building. The Senate's version of the "fiscal cliff" bill was adopted by the House in a late night session despite the majority of House Republicans voting against the Bill.

2013-01-02 09:53:44