'One giant leap' toward a NASA Armstrong center?
LOS ANGELES - Neil Armstrong's name is attached to a lunar crater, an asteroid, more than a dozen schools and a museum, but not a single NASA facility is christened in honor of the man whose "giant...
View ArticleMary Wilson sings in ceremony feting Rep. Dingell
WASHINGTON - A Capitol ceremony honoring Rep. John Dingell for becoming Congress's longest-serving member in history featured the expected, such as praise and jokes from Vice President Joe Biden and...
View ArticleGansler to make bid for governor official in Sept.
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler announced several policy proposals Tuesday to fight domestic violence that he will advocate in his run for governor, as Maryland's...
View ArticleBaltimore mayor endorses Brown for governor
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Monday endorsed Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in his run for governor.
View ArticleEducators and business leaders hold meeting
LINTHICUM, Maryland - Educators and business leaders are holding a meeting to talk about how to create a greater chance for students to achieve success in the workplace.
View ArticleSome Dems echo GOP's 'no compromise' demand in primaries
WASHINGTON - Republicans from sharply conservative House districts have won recent elections by promising to "never compromise," and now some Democrats are eyeing the same motto for their primaries.
View ArticleCapitol Hill Buzz: Senators vote on amendments, score points
WASHINGTON - The Senate is a place where hidebound tradition mixes with raw politics, sometimes with a touch of the absurd. Then there's the "vote-a-rama."
View ArticleMd.'s Van Hollen flexes fundraising muscles in US Senate bid
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen is flexing his fundraising muscles.
View ArticleIvey announces fundraising in 20 days in bid for Congress
HYATTSVILLE, Maryland - Former Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey says he's raised nearly $117,000 in 20 days for his run for Congress.
View ArticleRep. Donna Edwards endorsed by 7 local officials
FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland - Rep. Donna Edwards has been endorsed by seven members of the Prince George's County Council in her bid to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
View ArticleFormer Lt. Gov. Brown trailing in fundraising for Congress
HYATTSVILLE, Maryland - Former Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is trailing former Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey in fundraising dollars in their bids for the 4th Congressional District seat.
View ArticleKathleen Kennedy Townsend endorses Van Hollen for Senate
SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is endorsing Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen for Senate.
View ArticleRep. Sarbanes says he won't run for US Senate
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes says he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be open when Sen. Barbara Mikulski retires.
View ArticleHouse revives Obama's trade agenda, struggle moves to Senate
WASHINGTON - The House dramatically rescued President Barack Obama's trade agenda from near oblivion Thursday, and supporters urged the Senate to finish the job and give him a signature achievement in...
View ArticleIvey raises more than $275K in latest fundraising report
HYATTSVILLE, Maryland - Former Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey is reporting he has raised more than $275,000 in the second quarter in his congressional bid.
View ArticlePena-Melnyk reports raising $210K for congressional bid
LAUREL, Maryland - Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk is reporting she has raised $210,000 since filing to run for Congress.
View ArticleFormer education funding panel chair to run for Congress
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The former chairman of an education funding commission in Maryland is running for Congress.
View ArticleHouse approves bill to make it easier to fire VA workers
WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a bill making it easier to fire or demote hundreds of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as lawmakers expressed continued...
View ArticleRep. Van Hollen calls for national redistricting reform
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Rep. Chris Van Hollen on Friday called for national reform of how the nation's congressional districts are drawn, a day after Gov. Larry Hogan formed a state commission to study...
View ArticleRep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger not running for US Senate
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger said Tuesday he will run for re-election to his House seat in 2016, instead of running for the Senate seat that will open up when Sen....
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