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Tag: Congress

Delaney’s Family Account Kept Buying Stock. She Also Voted No on a Trading Crackdown.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Rep. April McClain Delaney has cosponsored a bill that would ban members of Congress, their...

Michael Phillips
September 12, 2026

Ivey, McDermott and Husseini: The MD-4 Field for November

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 4th Congressional District has three names on the November ballot: Democratic incumbent Glenn...

Staff Writer
August 21, 2026

A Rematch Two Years in the Making: Inside the MD-2 General Election

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 2nd Congressional District doesn't carry the national attention MD-1 does, but the ballot...

Staff Writer
August 13, 2026

Maryland’s Van Hollen Bet Big on a Michigan Candidate Who Wants Him Running the Senate Democrats — Raskin Cheered From the House

Van Hollen was the first sitting senator to back Abdul El-Sayed after Bernie Sanders. Raskin called his win proof of...

Michael Phillips
August 6, 2026

The Bipartisan Rider Nobody’s Enforcing: USDA Presses Ahead On Beltsville Closure While Congress Says Stop

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's largest federal research complex is closing, and Congress told the U.S....

Michael Phillips
July 16, 2026

A Citizen Child Unlocks Food Benefits for an Undocumented Household — And That’s the Law, Not a Loophole

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A reply to MDBayNews' coverage of Maryland's record 630,000-student SUN Bucks enrollment...

Michael Phillips
July 11, 2026

Maryland Officials Find Their Voice — Just Not for Taxpayers

By MDBayNews Staff Two of Maryland's most prominent Democratic officials issued statements today following the Supreme...

Staff Writer
June 25, 2026

MD-6 Primary Delivers a Clear Democratic Winner — and a GOP Puzzle Heading Into November

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Staff Incumbent April McClain Delaney won the Democratic nomination in Maryland's Sixth...

Michael Phillips
June 24, 2026

Did Trump Just Punk the Democrats Into America First?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Riptide | Dead Reckoning Today, the Senate voted 50-48 to direct the president to end the...

Michael Phillips
June 23, 2026

Maryland AG Backs Federal Kids Online Safety Act — But Will It Protect Children or Expand Bureaucracy?

By MDBayNews Staff Anthony Brown is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), joining a coalition of state...

Michael Phillips
February 12, 2026

Congress Moves to Reshape D.C. Attorney General Role, Raising Local-Control and Accountability Questions

By MDBayNews Staff A newly revived congressional proposal to end the District of Columbia’s elected attorney general and...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

Capitol Countdown: Why Washington’s Shutdown Standoff Is a Self-Inflicted Crisis

By MDBayNews Staff Today, January 30, 2026, was supposed to be a mundane deadline in the federal funding calendar. Instead,...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. Faces a Post–Eleanor Holmes Norton Era — and a High-Stakes Succession Fight

By MDBayNews Staff After more than three decades representing the District of Columbia in Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton...

Michael Phillips
January 25, 2026

“Make DC Square Again”? The History, Politics, and Reality Behind a Viral Proposal

By MDBayNews Staff A provocative political phrase has been circulating in conservative online circles: “Make DC square...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 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

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

Gill vs. Raskin: Where the Viral Judiciary Clash Ranks Among Jamie Raskin’s Toughest Congressional Moments

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A heated exchange on the House Judiciary Committee this fall has propelled freshman Rep....

Michael Phillips
December 22, 2025

Riley Draws Sharp Contrast With Raskin on Child Protection and Immigration Votes

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent post from Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley is drawing renewed...

Michael Phillips
December 19, 2025

The Fair Representation Act Could Reshape Maryland Elections — and Hand Republicans Seats Democrats Have Locked Away for Years

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews – Annapolis Watch A national election-reform proposal backed for years by Rep. Jamie...

Michael Phillips
November 24, 2025

OPINION | The Case for Term Limits: Why It’s Time to Retire America’s Political Dinosaurs

In the United States, we like to believe in democracy, accountability, and fresh ideas. But take a walk through the halls...

Michael Phillips
May 1, 2025

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