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Judge denies citizen petition to slash Baltimore’s property tax rate; appeal to come
A proposed ballot question that would slash and cap Baltimore’s property tax rate would violate state law and should be stricken from ballots this fall, a Circuit Court judge ruled Friday, setting the stage for a final showdown on the matter before Maryland’s highest court. The conflict, which was heard in court Thursday by Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy, stems from a petition circulated by ...
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Trump says abortion won’t be a big factor in 2024 race
Former President Donald Trump says he doesn't think abortion will be a big factor in the 2024 election. The Harris campaign and many advocacy groups disagree.
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Presidential debate stage set for September
Former President Donald Trump is recommitting to a Sept. 10 debate on ABC. Trump recently backed out of the scheduled televised event after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Baltimore judge says Baby Bonus ballot question violates state constitution; organizers to appeal
A proposed ballot question that would pay new parents $1,000 when they have a child is an overreach that violates the authority of voters to amend the city charter, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge concluded Friday. Mayor Brandon Scott asked to have the question, dubbed the Baby Bonus, thrown off the November ballot, arguing in court this week that the proposed question exceeds the ...
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Harris and Trump agree to debate
A debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump appears to be back on.
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Trump comes out swinging at press conference
In a wide-ranging news conference former president Donald Trump went on the attack.
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Harris and Walz crisscross the country
Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, continue to hit the campaign trail.
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Baltimore City Council report card: Zeke Cohen
Council Member Zeke Cohen emerged from this year’s Democratic primary for City Council president far ahead of the other two candidates, including incumbent Nick Mosby. Cohen was elected to the council in 2016 and serves District 1 in Southeast Baltimore, which includes neighborhoods like Fells Point, Canton, Highlandtown and O’Donnell Heights. Cohen is the second most active sponsor of ...
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Previewing the Hagerstown Mayoral election
The two contenders for mayor in this year's race are businessmen Bill McIntire and Steve Schutte.
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Votes being counted in Prince George’s County special election
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Prince George’s County special election concluded this week and is now being counted. So far, based on the unofficial results released by the Maryland government, Jolene Ivey currently is in the lead along with Tim Adams coming in with the second most votes among the candidates. The […]
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‘It’s going to be announced fairly soon’: Trump says he will debate Harris
Former President Donald Trump is promising another presidential debate. On Wednesday, he told Fox News that the campaigns are still negotiating the details.
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Judge to rule by Friday whether Baby Bonus will appear on Baltimore ballots
The fate of a proposed ballot question that would pay new parents $1,000 when they have a child is in the hands of a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge following a hearing Wednesday on whether the query is allowable under the law. Mayor Brandon Scott has asked to have the question, dubbed the Baby Bonus, thrown off the November ballot, arguing in a court filing last month that the proposed ...
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Harris and Trump battle in swing states
Wednesday marks the start of several swing state visits by both presidential candidates.
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Harris and Walz launch raucous rally in Philadelphia
Vice President Kamala Harris has made her decision for a presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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Concern grows about using AI technology in political ads
The Federal Communications Commission is rushing to finalize a rule mandating TV and radio advertisers disclose when they’re using AI technology in political ads.
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RFK Jr.’s campaign submits 26,000 signatures for Maryland ballot access as deadline passes
BALTIMORE — Maryland supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they submitted 26,000 signatures to get the independent presidential candidate’s name on the ballot, more than twice the required amount, by Monday’s deadline. If at least 10,000 signatures are verified by election officials over the next three weeks, Kennedy will join Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Kamala Harris and Libertarian ...
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Voting begins for Prince George’s County special election
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Voting for the special primary election in Prince George’s County begins Tuesday, Aug.6. The election is to replace At-Large Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin, and the race is thick with competition. More than 10 candidates are vying for the spot. The seat is wide open […]
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Harris running mate announcement expected
Vice President Kamala Harris is on the verge of announcing who she wants to join her on the Democratic ticket for the White House.
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Harris closes in on running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to pick her running mate soon.
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Harris expected to announce running mate soon
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate soon.
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Baltimore’s City Council is larger than panels in some similarly sized cities. Voters will decide whether to downsize it.
Baltimore voters will decide this November whether to downsize the City Council, bringing it more in line with other councils in medium-sized cities, but spurring debate over whether this would improve its effectiveness. The Baltimore Sun and FOX45 News examined how Baltimore compares with 10 larger and 10 smaller cities closest to its population size, ranging from Omaha, Nebraska, with ...
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Vance blames border security on Harris, Trump doubles down on race comments
Former President Donald Trump doubled down on comments he made in a room full of Black journalists on Wednesday about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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RFK Jr.’s campaign plans to submit more than 10,000 signatures for Maryland ballot access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent campaign for president said it gathered the required 10,000 signatures from registered voters in Maryland in order to appear on the state’s ballots alongside Republican nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in November. The campaign has “more than enough signatures” that it plans to turn in ahead of the Monday afternoon deadline ...
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Trump attacks Harris on campaign trail
The race for president is getting personal as the candidates’ spar on the campaign trail.
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Editorial: Even if no aspiring dictator, Trump fails the voting rights test
The backlash against former President Donald Trump’s comment to a Christian group last Friday that if he’s reelected, “you don’t have to vote again” in four years was swift and predictable. Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris quickly saw the comment as a promise of future authoritarian rule and a possible end to democracy. After all, Trump has supported those jailed for the Jan. 6 ...
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Trump attacks Harris over her race during Black journalism convention
In front of a conference of Black journalists Wednesday, former President Donald Trump conveyed skepticism of Vice President Kamala Harris's race.
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Early voting begins for Prince George’s County Council special election
SPRINGDALE, Md. (DC News Now) — Many people made their way to the polls for early voting on Wednesday for the Prince George’s County Council’s special election. More than 10 candidates are on the ballot looking to become the next At-Large County Council Member. “It’s important that we stand out and, you know, let our […]
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Senate Republican campaign chief calls Larry Hogan a ‘maverick’ while GOP megadonors embrace his candidacy
BALTIMORE — The head of the U.S. Senate Republican campaign committee on Tuesday called former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan a “maverick” who has managed to distance himself from both political parties in his campaign for an open Senate seat in a Democratic-dominated state. “Larry, he’s a maverick — a self-described maverick,” Steve Daines, a Montana senator who chairs the National Republican ...
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County executive referendum advances with tweak to resolution. All to know
On Tuesday, revisions to the county executive referendum resolution were unanimously approved by Wicomico County Council. Here's all to know.
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Harris and Trump hit the campaign trail in must win states
Right now, it's unclear if we will see Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump face off on a debate stage, both have said they would like to debate but nothing is confirmed.
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Previewing Maryland's 1st Congressional District race between Harris, Miller
Maryland’s First United States Congressional District largely encompasses the state’s Eastern Shore.
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Maryland residents to vote on abortion amendment: What to know
A legislatively referred constitutional amendment is on the Maryland ballot this year. Find out more.
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Want to be a poll worker on Election Day? Come to the Board of Elections open house
Ever thought about being a poll worker on Election Day? Now's your chance to find out all the details.
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Young voters energized by new generations on the presidential tickets
BALTIMORE — In the week since President Joe Biden announced that he would no longer be seeking a second term, social media platforms have been flooded with memes about coconut trees and Charli XCX’s “brat” album in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, a sign that younger voters approve of the switch from a Baby Boomer generation to a member of Gen X. “My daughter said whoever is running ...
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Baltimore City petition to block Harborplace development fails to make Nov. 5 ballot
An effort to put a question on ballots this fall asking voters to preserve parkland along the city’s Inner Harbor — and scuttling a proposed development there — fell short of the required signatures as of the deadline Monday. The petition drive, spearheaded by former Democratic mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah, was aimed at disrupting the proposed redevelopment of Harborplace. The proposed ...
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Focus sharpens on major issues 99 days out from election
In a presidential race that looks a lot different than just a week ago, both Democrats and Republicans are contrasting the candidates with Vice President Kamala Harris in the spotlight.
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Clock is ticking for Harris to announce running mate
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely Democratic nominee, her first big task is choosing her running mate.
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Election 2024: What Marylanders need to know about how to vote, who the candidates are
BALTIMORE — As Election Day is less than 100 days away and races for president and other officers are heating up, Marylanders are gearing up to make their ballot selections. Election Day on Nov. 5 will feature not only candidates running for president of the United States, but also seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, local circuit courts, school boards and other offices. ...
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Harris and Trump ramp up attacks against each other
There are 99 days until the November election and the Trump and Harris campaigns are fighting to gain ground in a race that has dramatically changed over the last week.
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The 2024 presidential race is far from over: 4 big GOP advantages | STAFF COMMENTARY
Democrats are energized with a new candidate at the top of the ticket, but they shouldn’t celebrate too soon. Saturday marked 100 days until the election — an eternity in national politics. A million things could happen in this historic presidential election to shift momentum and polling several times before Nov. 5. Look at how much has happened since June 27, when Biden’s debate debacle ...
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Hagerstown a city 'in crisis and under siege': Corderman's letter sparks debate, outcry
A July 18 fatal shooting near downtown Hagerstown sparked reaction that turned political. City and state officials react.
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Obamas endorse Harris for president
Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her White House bid.
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Harris and Trump spar over debate
A spokesperson with the Trump campaign argued because of recent political chaos within the Democratic party it would be inappropriate to schedule a debate because Democrats could change their candidate.
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Harris and Trump hit the campaign trail
The likely Democratic presidential nominee is back on the campaign trail.
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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks launches first TV ad in US Senate race against Republican Larry Hogan
BALTIMORE — Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Angela Alsobrooks will launch her first television ad of the general election Thursday with a message her campaign intends to continue pushing until November: Control of the Senate could come down to her matchup with Republican Larry Hogan. In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican senator since 1980, the race between the two-term Prince George’s ...
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DNC sets rules for presidential nomination
Democrats are moving quickly to swap out the top of their presidential ticket. On Wednesday, party leaders met to come up with rules for how to choose their party's nominee.
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13 candidates running to fill vacant seat following at large councilmember’s resignation in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — In Prince George’s County, 13 candidates are participating in a special primary election following the resignation of Councilmember Mel Franklin on June 14. Among the list of candidates are nine Democrats and Four Republicans. Franklin left the position after he was accused of stealing campaign funds, according […]
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Commentary: 6 reasons Kamala Harris has better odds than Clinton against Trump
Almost as quickly as Democrats took a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign, many also started holding their breath. There was relief because a diminished, doubted 81-year-old candidate stepped aside and endorsed his 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. After weeks of criticism and calls for the president to pass the ...
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VP Harris campaigns in Wisconsin in fresh start for Dems
Vice President Kamala Harris, who has enough delegate support to win the Democratic nomination, held her first campaign rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
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Legal experts doubt GOP’s challenge to Biden swap
Republicans are threatening legal challenges over President Joe Biden's decision to leave the race but legal experts say those are unlikely to be successful.
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HBCU alumni react to new survey that shows Vice President Kamala Harris could secure Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) –A new survey from the Associated Press shows Kamala Harris will have a fairly uncontested run to secure the Democratic nomination. Some alumni from Harris’s alma mater, Howard University, say they support her becoming the new nominee. “The district 22 team [are] all in for Kamala Harris,” said Del. Ashanti Martinez, […]
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Harris campaign kicks into high gear
With just 105 days until Election Day Vice President Kamala Harris is not wasting anytime.
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Retro Baltimore: Maryland’s history of political campaign violence goes back to Lincoln
It was a warm and pleasant May afternoon in 1972 when Alabama Gov. George Wallace arrived at the Laurel Shopping Center on a campaign swing through Maryland just before the next day’s primary election. Wallace, a far-right maverick Democratic presidential candidate, campaigned on the slogan, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” No stranger to Maryland politics, he ...
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Editorial: Pitted against Kamala Harris, can Trump tone down the racism and misogyny?
Vice President Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking female in U.S. political history and the first Black woman and Asian American to hold her post. The 59-year-old lawyer is a former U.S. senator and served as California attorney general and San Francisco’s district attorney. Yet when former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee to be returned to the highest office in the ...
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Harris working to gain support among delegates
The Democratic Convention is just about a month away and Vice President Harris is trying to win the nomination.
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Republicans ask Biden to resign
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans are calling on President Biden to resign after he announced Sunday he will not seek another term.
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Maryland's Democratic convention delegates unanimously support Harris for president
Maryland's delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president.
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Dems rally behind Harris with some exceptions
Democrats appear to be uniting behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Political Notebook: What are Maryland's voter registration, turnout numbers?
The total voter registration numbers in Maryland fell after the May presidential primary. Find out why.
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Voters react to Biden decision not to seek re-election
WASHINGTON (DC News Now)–There was mixed reaction from those gathered outside the White House Sunday after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election. “I think it had to be incredibly difficult for him,” said Patricia Greene, a Biden supporter who lives in D.C. She came to White House to express her gratitude. “I think […]
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Do Maryland Democratic delegates have to vote for a certain candidate? Learn that and more
Maryland has 63 delegates to the Democratic National Convention scheduled next month in Chicago. Do they have to vote for a particular candidate?
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Republican National Convention the centerpiece in a whirlwind week of American politics
MILWAUKEE — It started with a murmur, growing louder, among Democratic allies of Joe Biden, asking him to call it quits. It exploded with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. And it dragged on with the Republican faithful rallying around him for a third presidential nomination as the whispers around Biden began reaching something of a crescendo. The last week in national politics, in a ...
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Trump calls for unity, accepts Republican nomination for president
The former president accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention Thursday night and made his first speech since Saturday’s assassination attempt.
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What did Trump say in his RNC speech? Here are the highlights and lowlights | STAFF COMMENTARY
Donald Trump took the stage in Milwaukee with the confidence of a man saved by God and whose opponent was being called to abandon his reelection bid. While President Joe Biden was recovering from COVID in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and possibly considering leaving the race, Trump was at the Republican National Convention in battleground Wisconsin, speaking to the nation in prime time for more ...
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Baltimore has seen a surge in ballot questions backed by big money. Is the system broken?
In the last several election cycles, interest in Baltimore ballot questions has surged as citizens, often those with the most cash and sometimes living outside city limits, have realized the questions are a shortcut to enacting city laws. Citizens who gather enough signatures can send questions directly to their fellow voters for consideration. The process leapfrogs the middle-man of the ...
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3 things Donald Trump should address in his RNC speech | STAFF COMMENTARY
Before the attempted assassination, Donald Trump was headed to the Republican National Convention as a political prisoner, a self-proclaimed victim in all the legal cases against him. But the shooting on Saturday made him a martyr, immortalized with a fist pump and promise to fight. The 2024 presidential race was already upended by President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate on June 27. A minute ...
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Final day of the RNC
The Republican National Convention wraps up in Milwaukee with former president Donald Trump officially becoming his party’s presidential nominee for the third time.
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Dems delay presidential nomination vote
The Democratic National Committee is pushing back its virtual roll call vote to August to nominate President Joe Biden ahead of its convention.
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J.D. Vance set to give prime-time address at RNC
While Senator J.D. Vance has made several appearances, Wednesday night will be the first time the political newcomer will address the nation as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
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Republicans unite around Donald Trump
As the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee heads into Day Three one thing is clear: the party is almost completely unified behind former president Donald Trump and even former critics say he’s got their support.
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J.D. Vance lights up the RNC
The VP pick is in, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will be running alongside former president Donald Trump on the Republican ticket.
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Lawmakers react to Trump’s emotional appearance at RNC
Republican lawmakers and delegates from across the country say it was a special night.
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Trump announces running mate
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday with former president Donald Trump announcing his running mate, freshman Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, as he appeared publicly for the first time Saturday’s assassination attempt.
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Real estate group Renew Baltimore sues city to force property tax cut onto November ballot
A couple of real estate brokers and a wealth manager are taking Baltimore’s elections board to court over a ballot measure that would cut city property taxes nearly in half. The lawsuit filed Friday in circuit court seeks to overturn a ruling by city Election Director Armstead Jones that declared that the proposal breaks state law, according to a news release from Renew Baltimore, the ballot ...
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‘A wonderful life story’: Senator Ron Johnson reacts to Vance VP pick
"I hate to lose him as a colleague," Johnson said. "He's highly intelligent, highly articulate. A wonderful life story, was a real ally in the United States Senate. President Trump had a wealth of talent to choose from."
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RNC in full swing, Trump picks J.D. Vance as VP
Monday kicks off the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and former President Donald Trump has already chosen his running mate as Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.
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Trump is poised for one of the biggest comebacks in U.S. political history | STAFF COMMENTARY
Donald Trump has built his political career on defying odds and shredding historical norms. As he opens the Republican National Convention two days after surviving an assassination attempt, he’s on track to mount his biggest comeback yet. He’s taking the stage in Milwaukee with renewed strength as his political star is skyrocketing. A candidate who is no stranger to symbolism and imagery — his ...
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GOP convention kicks off amid calls for unity from Donald Trump following assassination attempt
With the Republican National Convention beginning today, the GOP could set the tone for the remainder of the presidential election as members respond to the attempted assassination Saturday of their party leader and former president, Donald Trump. The gathering of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters in Milwaukee was already set to be a momentous event. Beginning Monday and culminating in ...
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Maryland elected officials head to Wisconsin for Republican National Convention
Local officials in Maryland are heading west for the Republican National Convention. All the state's delegates are pledged to the former president.
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