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MD-06

The Field Nobody’s Covering: Ten Candidates Running in MD-6 While Everyone Watches the Billionaires Fight

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Election 2026 · Maryland's 6th Congressional District Maryland's 6th Congressional...

Michael Phillips
May 10, 2026

Where Is June? Sources Say Trone’s Marriage Is Over — and a New Jersey Widow Has Emerged as His Companion

David Trone has built his congressional brand on his family. Since re-entering the MD-6 race in December 2025, his wife and...

Michael Phillips
April 19, 2026

Trone Spending Machine: The Billionaire’s Bid to Buy His Way Back to Congress

Federal filings show David Trone has pumped more than $15 million of his own money into his 2026 House race — and is...

Michael Phillips
April 16, 2026

POLL WARFARE: Two Rich Democrats Fight Over a District Nobody Asked Them to Represent

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Data Desk Welcome to Maryland's 6th Congressional District, where the mountains meet the...

Michael Phillips
April 15, 2026

Who Was Running Total Wine? Records Contradict Trone’s Claims of Arm’s-Length Management

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, David Trone has offered voters a reassuring story: when he went to Congress, he...

Michael Phillips
April 4, 2026

The Montgomery Shadow Over Maryland’s 6th

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The numbers are simple. In 2024, Republican Neil Parrott carried Washington County by 22...

Michael Phillips
March 31, 2026

Exclusive Photos: 6 Police Officers Flank Former Rep. David Trone at Hagerstown ‘No Kings’ Rally — Rival Candidate Reports ‘Data Center Dave’ Heckling

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Hagerstown, Md. — Photos obtained exclusively by MDBayNews show former U.S. Rep. David...

Michael Phillips
March 28, 2026

Inside the Trone Donor Network: How Family, In-Laws, and Coordinated Giving Amplify Political Influence in Maryland

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Campaign finance reports are often treated like a bureaucratic afterthought. They are...

Michael Phillips
March 16, 2026

April McClain Delaney: The Establishment’s Technocratic Moderate—or Just Another Cog in the Democratic Machine?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s 6th Congressional District has long been one of the most politically...

Michael Phillips
March 13, 2026

Trone Money Flows Into Frederick County: Fitzwater’s Campaign Backed by Trone Family Donations

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Campaign finance records continue to reveal a familiar pattern in Maryland politics: when...

Michael Phillips
March 12, 2026

Follow the Trone Money

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is running again. After spending more than $62 million trying to buy...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

The Billionaire Who Thinks Maryland Owes Him Another Shot

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is trying again. After blowing more than $62 million of his own fortune on a...

Michael Phillips
March 9, 2026

The Union Champion With a Non-Union Empire

By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews Rep. David Trone has built much of his political identity around a simple message: he...

Michael Phillips
March 6, 2026

Where Is June? David Trone’s Solo Campaign Raises Quiet Questions in CD6

By MDBayNews Staff As former Congressman David Trone launches his political comeback in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional...

Staff Writer
March 1, 2026

ICE Activity Expands in Maryland as Elkridge Plan Pivots and Hagerstown Moves Forward

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s immigration enforcement debate intensified this week as new federal notices,...

Michael Phillips
March 1, 2026

As Iran’s Supreme Leader Confirmed Dead, Maryland Democrats Stick to Script

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With multiple major outlets now confirming that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

Michael Phillips
February 28, 2026

Maryland Delegation Split on State of the Union Night

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On February 24, 2026, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address...

Michael Phillips
February 25, 2026

Innovation Corridor or Illusion? Western Maryland’s Energy Crossroads

By MDBayNews Staff Western Maryland is once again at the center of a debate that cuts to the core of Maryland’s economic...

Michael Phillips
February 20, 2026

GOP Candidates Rally Around “Innovation Corridor” Vision at Germantown Town Hall

By MDBayNews Staff GERMANTOWN, Md. — A packed house at Mission BBQ in Germantown on Monday night brought together a slate...

Michael Phillips
February 19, 2026

Maryland Democrats Cry “Secret ICE Jail” — But Ignore the Rule of Law

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. April McClain Delaney is sounding the alarm over what she describes as a “covert”...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

Montgomery County GOP Builds Early Bench for 2026 in Heavily Democratic Terrain

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland’s 2026 election cycle takes shape, the Montgomery County Republican Party (MCGOP) is...

Michael Phillips
January 26, 2026

Burnett Warns Montgomery County Against ‘Piecemeal’ Data Center Policy

By MDBayNews Staff A growing debate over data center development in Montgomery County is exposing sharp divisions over land...

Michael Phillips
January 21, 2026

Delaney vs. Trone: Democratic Infighting Spills Into MD-06

As Maryland Democrats prepare for a crowded and expensive 2026 primary in the 6th Congressional District, a familiar fault...

Michael Phillips
January 16, 2026

Burnett Pushes for Full Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership as GOP Reform Bill Advances

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — As House Republicans move forward with legislation aimed at curbing...

Michael Phillips
January 14, 2026

MD-06 GOP Candidate Burnett Highlights National Security Credentials After Syria Strikes

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland’s 6th Congressional District race begins to take shape, Republican candidate...

Michael Phillips
January 12, 2026

David Trone Is Back on TV — Again. What’s Actually Different This Time?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion If it feels like Maryland’s television airwaves are already drowning in...

Michael Phillips
January 10, 2026

Impeachment as Performance Art: McClain Delaney’s Empty Threat Over Venezuela

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney has called President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation...

Michael Phillips
January 6, 2026

David Trone Returns, Because Maryland’s 6th District Clearly Needed More Drama

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Just when Maryland’s 6th Congressional District appeared to be settling into a brief...

Michael Phillips
December 14, 2025

April McClain Delaney: Potomac’s Congresswoman, Not Western Maryland’s

When April McClain Delaney narrowly secured Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in 2024, her campaign promised...

Michael Phillips
September 3, 2025

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