Federal Politics

Now that the federal government has reopened, state lawmakers have turned their attention toward protecting Maryland residents from the economic effects…

As the partial federal government shutdown grinds into its second month, food banks have been cropping up to help federal workers—and contractors--who…

Audio coming soon. The Maryland Transit Administration is offering federal workers who are working without pay free rides on MARC trains, MTA commuter…

Audio coming soon. The leaders of five Baltimore-area jurisdictions said Wednesday that the ongoing federal government shutdown is straining local…

Gov. Larry Hogan is the second Republican in Maryland history to be sworn into a second term. The first was Theodore McKeldin, whose second inauguration…

Maryland has filed a legal challenge to Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as U.S. acting attorney general. The move is part of an ongoing lawsuit aimed at…

Maryland residents are expected to save nearly $3 billion on their federal income taxes in 2018 as a result of the new federal tax law, according to a…

Maryland state income tax bills could grow by more than $400 million under the new federal tax law, according to an analysis Comptroller Peter Franchot…

Gov. Larry Hogan is again pushing for Maryland to change how it draws legislative districts.For the third consecutive year, Hogan is introducing a bill…

Because of the way Maryland’s tax laws are written, recent changes in federal tax law could lead to sharp increases in state taxpayers’ bills. The…