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Maryland may begin placing liens on federal buildings if the government holds state funds hostage
The Federal Obligations Enforcement Act would allow Maryland to place a lien on federal properties and withhold payments to the federal government until delinquent state funds are paid out.
Gov. Wes Moore signs $71B Maryland budget; no tax increases but fiscal concerns loom
The governor signed off on a balanced budget Wednesday morning, but questions around how state officials plan to balance an impending $3 billion deficit are underway.
Maryland lawmakers on course to ban sale of Glocks and ‘machine gun convertible pistols’
The bill would make Maryland the only state other than California to ban the sale of semiautomatic handguns that can be converted into machine guns with an illegal aftermarket device.
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Aaron CurtisThis week on the podcast, two stories about people who may have been visited by loving spirits. -
Aaron CurtisThis week on the podcast, two stories about people who made the bad decision to fly with friends.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSwalwell's resignation follows allegations of sexual assault and misconduct made by multiple women against the California Democrat. -
Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty ImagesMagyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024. -
Alex Brandon/APIn the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious. -
Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump said the U.S. would interdict vessels that had to pay what he called an "illegal toll" to Iran to cross the Strait of Hormuz. -
Andrew Medichini/APPope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict. -
Aaron SandelA long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war." -
Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesThe year began with many people becoming U.S. citizens, but by December, fewer people were doing so, driven by ramped-up scrutiny of applications and eroding trust in the system. -
Lucy Engelman for NPRWellness influencers tout the therapy's power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype. -
Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty ImagesFederal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport. -
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesLast year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
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