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Political Accountability

Raskin Pushes Redistricting as Epstein Narrative Shifts

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is escalating two political battles at once — pressing Democrats in...

Michael Phillips
February 11, 2026

When “Know Your Rights” Becomes Know How to Undermine the Law

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. Sarah Elfreth this week accused the Trump administration of “weaponizing ICE” while...

Michael Phillips
February 9, 2026

Wes Moore Plays the Race Card After White House Snub—But the Full Story Tells a Different Tale

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is drawing headlines after claiming he was “singled out” and unfairly...

Michael Phillips
February 8, 2026

Wes Moore’s Family KKK Story Falls Apart as Church Records Contradict Governor’s Claims

By MDBayNews Staff For years, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has told a striking and emotionally charged story about his...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Silenced on the Floor: Maryland Democrats’ Double Standard on “Staying on the Bill”

By MDBayNews Staff When Maryland Democrats talk about “protecting democracy,” they often mean protecting their...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Maryland Democrats Push Mid-Decade Gerrymander as House Passes HB 488

Annapolis, Md. — Maryland House Bill 488, a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal backed by...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Black History Is Not a Monolith—And Never Was

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Black History Month should remind Americans of something often forgotten in modern...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

DC’s “Grassroots” Protest—or Something Else?

By MDBayNews Staff On Friday afternoon, Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown became the latest stage for a coordinated wave of...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

Van Hollen’s Rhetoric Spiral Raises Alarms — and Maryland Republicans Are Noticing

By MDBayNews Staff By any reasonable standard, Senator Chris Van Hollen’s recent communications mark a troubling...

Michael Phillips
January 31, 2026

Baltimore Needs Real Safety, Not Fear-Fueled ICE Watch Networks

By MDBayNews Staff The recent Baltimore Beat article promoting grassroots “ICE watch groups” and resistance strategies...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

One-Party Rule Meets Resistance: Why a One-Day Delay Triggered a Warning in Annapolis

By MDBayNews Staff A procedural clash in the Maryland House of Delegates this week exposed a deeper problem inside the...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Maryland’s Campaign Finance System: Transparency on Paper, Loopholes in Practice

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign finance laws are often described as some of the more structured and...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Anthony Brown’s Latest Federal Letter Campaign Is Another Costly Distraction for Marylanders

By MDBayNews Staff Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s office released a press statement today announcing Maryland’s...

Michael Phillips
January 29, 2026

Moore’s Ethical Line—Drawn Late—Reignites Maryland’s Pay-to-Play Debate

By MDBayNews Editorial Desk A Baltimore Sun exclusive this morning lit up Annapolis—and not because it revealed a crime....

Michael Phillips
January 29, 2026

Governor Moore’s Reckless Gamble: Prioritizing Partisan Politics Over Maryland’s Interests

By Michael Phillips | MdBayNews Governor Wes Moore’s recent public embrace of a Democratic strategy to block federal...

Michael Phillips
January 29, 2026

Moore Dodges Questions as SNAP Fraud Allegations Raise Accountability Concerns

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer questions surrounding...

Michael Phillips
January 29, 2026

Who Was Responsible for the Potomac Sewage Failure—and Where Did the Money Go?

By MDBayNews Staff As details continue to emerge from one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, the environmental...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

Maryland’s Political Class Lectures America While Ignoring the Rot at Home

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s political establishment spent the past week accusing federal law enforcement...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

Raskin’s Latest Broadside: Impeachment Rhetoric, Zero Proof, and a Dangerous Escalation

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has once again chosen maximalist rhetoric over measured governance—this...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Maryland Can’t Track Nonprofit Spending—As a Billion-Dollar Deficit Looms

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland stares down a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, a troubling reality is coming into focus:...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

Baltimore Health Department Data Breach Exposes Deeper Government IT Failures

By MDBayNews Staff A recent data breach at the Baltimore City Health Department has once again exposed a recurring problem...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

The Main Ways PPP and EIDL Fraud Is Detected

The first red flag often appears long after a loan is approved. Investigators cross-check loan applications against: IRS...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

Maryland’s Infrastructure Neglect Comes at a Cost — And the Potomac, and the District Are Paying It

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A massive sewage spill pouring into the Potomac River upstream from Washington, D.C....

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

Attorney General Brown Claims to Protect Federal Funding—But at What Long-Term Cost to Maryland?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is touting a series of legal actions that his...

Michael Phillips
January 22, 2026

Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push

By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

Baltimore Councilman’s Dual Role Raises New Questions About Oversight and Accountability

By MDBayNews Staff A new report from The Baltimore Sun is renewing debate at City Hall over transparency, ethics, and...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

Opinion | When Rhetoric Becomes Governance: Why Words Matter in Montgomery County

By MDBayNews Editorial Board Public officials are entitled to strong views. They are not entitled to rhetoric that assigns...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Hundreds of Millions Lost — and Still No Watchdog: Maryland’s Oversight Blind Spot

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 legislative session gets underway in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers face an...

Michael Phillips
January 16, 2026

Baltimore City Can’t Say How Much Taxpayer Money Goes to Nonprofits — And That’s a Problem

By MDBayNews Staff A new investigative report from The Baltimore Sun has exposed a troubling reality in Baltimore City...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

Frederick Officials Condemn Federal Enforcement — But Offer Few Answers on Local Responsibility

By MDBayNews The City of Frederick this week issued a joint statement from Michael O’Connor and the City Council...

Michael Phillips
January 10, 2026

Maryland Democrats Offer Shutdown “Relief” — While Accepting Shutdowns as Normal

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are celebrating a solution to a problem they refuse to prevent. This...

Michael Phillips
January 6, 2026

Explainer: How Pass-Through Contracting and “Place of Performance” Rules Apply to ATI Government Solutions

By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report Recent reporting by Thunder Report and MDBayNews has raised questions about how ATI...

Michael Phillips
January 1, 2026

The Cracks Inside Maryland’s Democratic Supermajority Are Showing

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By late December 2025, the most revealing political story in Maryland was not a Republican...

Michael Phillips
December 30, 2025

Maryland GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick Blasts Moore Redistricting Push as ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’

Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore on Friday following the...

Michael Phillips
December 21, 2025

House Report Alleges D.C. Police Chief Manipulated Crime Data, Raising New Questions About Public Trust

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Republican-led U.S. House committee has released an interim report alleging that outgoing...

Michael Phillips
December 16, 2025

Wes Moore’s Shiny Brand Meets Maryland’s Trust Problem

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore has spent years crafting the kind of résumé national...

Michael Phillips
December 11, 2025

This Is How They Do It: The Maryland Case Study in Congressional Insider Trading

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, Americans have heard whispers about members of Congress quietly enriching...

Michael Phillips
December 1, 2025

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