Election coverage from WYPR and NPR
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Follow along as results come in from the AP for the 2024 Election, including the presidential race, and for statewide races for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and ballot initiatives.
WYPR Coverage of 2024 Elections
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Emily Hofstaedter/WYPRHe promised a city council dedicated to public safety, justice, and improved city services. -
Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR“In many ways, I think today we mark the closure of that chapter of uncertainty that has plagued our city — and close it for good,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. -
Emily Hofstaedter/WYPRBrandon Scott’s administration has seen high turnover in top offices. But the city has also seen reductions in homicides and vacant housing, issues that have plagued Baltimore for decades. -
Greg Morton/The Baltimore BannerMost impoverished communities voted to approve the David Smith-backed measure to shrink the Baltimore City Council from 14 to eight, precinct-level data shows. -
Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore BannerThe consulting firm Accenture will research Trump’s proposed agenda and how it will affect the state’s priorities and programs. -
What economic values do voters take to the polls? And why did low- and middle-income voters flock to President-elect Trump? -
We ask two Maryland Republican leaders about where they think things are headed and should be headed after the election. -
Jacquelyn Martin/APTom Hall speaks with Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Dr. George Everly about ways people can cope with and move forward after the 2024 election year. -
In the wake of this week's election, some Maryland residents received racist text messages from an anonymous sender. Attorney General Anthony Brown says he is is looking for answers. -
Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR“Let me be clear, this fight was about more than just the reduction of the city council or any single policy issue that was about keeping our local democracy intact.” -
Andrew Harnik/APAs Gov. Wes Moore, a state and national Democratic Party leader, guides Maryland through a Trump presidency, he and fellow lawmakers must consider what’s at stake and what they can protect. -
John Lee/WYPRWhat did election turnout look like this week. Plus, we look at the results. How did Maryland vote?
National News
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The president announced he would raise tariffs on China to 125% "effective immediately" but said he was pausing big hikes on other U.S. trading partners to allow time for trade negotiations. -
House GOP leaders delayed a critical vote after being unable to sway a sufficient number of holdouts within the party. The vote on a Senate amendment related to a budget plan would have brought the party one step closer to implementing much of President Trump's legislative agenda. -
The White House was expected to ban sales of the high-performance AI chip to China. Chinese companies had been stockpiling the chip but now the Trump administration is backing off. -
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., says a bill that would require Congressional approval for tariffs has bipartisan support because they are an "economic nightmare." -
President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores how they got their name. -
President Trump's past medical reports have been glowing. But at 78, his age puts his health in the spotlight — as it was for his predecessor, President Joe Biden. -
U.S. Judge Trevor N. McFadden rules the White House cannot deny the Associated Press access to news events because the wire service continues to use "Gulf of Mexico" rather than "Gulf of America". -
A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors." -
Rep. Jeff Hurd, of Colorado, is among a small group of Republicans openly challenging President Trump's authority over tariffs. Hurd is co-sponsoring a bill that would require Congressional approval. -
These judges, and their staff, are caught in the crosshairs of Trump's twin efforts to increase deportations — and reduce the size of the federal government.
