Federal Politics

Co-author E.J. Dionne is a syndicated politics columnist for the Washington Post, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a professor at Georgetown University.

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E.J. Dionne on "100% Democracy": Why voting should be mandatory

Tom Hall

The esteemed political commentator contends that voting in public elections, like taxes and jury duty, should be a civic obligation.

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen: The push on infrastructure, legislation for MDers

Tom Hall

Maryland's junior senator updates us on the complex efforts to pass infrastructure legislation.

Colin Powell, the first Black US Secretary of State, Joint Chiefs Chairman and National Security Advisor, has died at age 84 from COVID-19 complications. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Colin Powell: Reflections on a man of influence, from Sen. Ben Cardin

Tom Hall

The first Black Secretary of State and Joint Chiefs Chairman had a powerful impact on US national security policy.

"Madame Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and The Lessons of Power" by Susan Page, published by Twelve Books (Hachette Book Group)

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"Madam Speaker": Susan Page's Portrait Of Political Power & Grace

Tom Hall

In this new biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a veteran journalist offers an incisive look at the most powerful woman in US political history.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifying on August 24, 2020, during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on problems at the US Postal Service. The Trump-appointed official recently unveiled a sweeping 10-year plan to overhaul the USPS, a plan many critics say will further slow US mail deliveries. (File: Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

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America's Troubled Postal Service: Two Perspectives On How To Fix It

Tom Hall

MD Congressman Kweisi Mfume and government affairs reporter Eric Katz discuss efforts to improve America's ailing mail service.

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier on January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, tens of thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. Later, hundreds of protesters violently breached the Capitol's defenses and rampaged through the building for hours before security forces regained control.

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Probing The 1/6 Attack On The US Capitol: Politics & The Terror Threat

Tom Hall

Perspectives from NY Times Capitol Hill reporter Luke Broadwater and domestic terrorism expert Bill Braniff.

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In Susan Page's "Madam Speaker," A Portrait Of Political Power & Grace

Tom Hall

In this new biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a veteran journalist offers an incisive look at the most powerful woman in US political history.

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Polls Open For Special Primary To Replace Cummings

Rachel Baye

The polls opened to some light rain Tuesday morning in the special primary election to fill the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ seat representing…

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Kweisi Mfume Seeks A Return To Congress

Rachel Baye

The first time Kweisi Mfume was elected to represent Maryland’s seventh congressional district, he was 38 years old. Now 71, he says he wants to continue…

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How Trump, Congress Could Address Poverty In Baltimore

President Donald Trump’s tweets over the weekend calling Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings’ district a “rat and rodent infested disaster,” have sparked a…