With Senate now 0-for-8 on funding bill, both parties foresee long shutdown On Wednesday, the Senate will vote for a ninth time on the House-passed stopgap bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. Read More »

WASHINGTON — At the two-week mark, Republicans and Democrats are bracing for a long government shutdown, with both parties seeing more upside in persisting with their conflicting demands. As a result, neither side is willing to give an inch in the...

A new Chinese restaurant in Southeast Baltimore invites you to dinner with the Wangs

Lucy Wang knew her parents’ Three Cup Chicken dish was a hit when she introduced it 10 years ago to then-boyfriend Eric Repas on one of their early dates. Now she and now-husband Repas are reopening her vault of family recipes to share with Canton...

The End Of College-For-All—And The Rise Of The Skills Economy

The education-to-work pipeline is being rebuilt—faster, cheaper, and more focused on proof of skill than ever before. For many, that shift hits home. As a new crop of students matriculate this fall, and campuses welcome their families for Parents...

State Roundup: Senior citizens expect notice of end of Medicare supplemental; Maryland Dems change tactics to ‘Contest Every Seat;’ state leads legal challenge to guard deployment in Illinois

SENIORS EXPECT NOTIFICATION OF END TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL: Thousands of Maryland seniors expected to receive notice this month that their supplemental Medicare plans will no longer be available next year, sparking frustration, fear and...

Government shutdown creates financial strain and uncertainty for UI students

For many people, the current federal government shutdown, resulting from a budget impasse between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate, is a distant issue or a minor inconvenience. But for some University of Iowa students, the current...

Maryland congressmen hold rally calling for end to government shutdown

TEAM MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ANGRY, FIRED UP AND TICKED OFF, AND THEY STAGED A PRESS CONFERENCE TO SEND THE MESSAGE ABOUT WHY, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING. SO RIGHT NOW, THE SHUTDOWN IS SCARY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE...

Federal Realty Acquires 480,000 SF Retail Center in Annapolis, Maryland for $187M

196ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has completed the acquisition of the retail center situated within Annapolis Town Center in Anne Arundel County, roughly 30 miles outside Washington, D.C. Federal Realty, a REIT based...

Ohio governor wants to ban sale of THC products. What Kentucky laws say

Ohio has implemented a 90-day ban on the sale of THC-infused gummies and beverages outside of licensed dispensaries. The temporary ban in Ohio began on October 14, following an executive order from Governor Mike DeWine. In neighboring Kentucky,...

Maryland Democrats lead rally outside budget office in DC to end federal worker cuts

A former federal employee is warning that the Trump administration’s continued purge of civil servants is putting public health and government stability at risk. Jessica Weinberg, who worked at the Food and Drug Administration for 14 years, spoke...

Government workers rally with lawmakers challenging federal firings during shutdown

Democrats plan to legally challenge the Trump administration's government firings. WASHINGTON — Current and former federal workers joined Democratic lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday to announce their intention to legally challenge...

‘You're killing us': MD soybean farmers lose business from China amid trade war

Maryland soybean farmers who say they sell a large portion of their crops to China tell News4 those sales have gone away this year. “Typically, we would sell some beans in the fall and the rest in the spring,” said David Burrier at Linganore Farm...

Veterans Manufacturing & Innovation Showcase Comes to Baltimore

Baltimore will take center stage for veteran-led entrepreneurship this fall as the Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) and the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) host the Veterans Manufacturing & Innovation...

Baltimore County has erected a wall of secrecy around its $100,000 payment to a former Olszewski aide

In 47 years of working in and writing about local government in Maryland, I’ve never seen a more brazen assault on fundamental principles of transparency and accountability than the efforts by the administrations of former Baltimore County...

Baltimore, Harford pizzerias set to argue next month in trademark dispute

A federal judge gave a Forest Hill pizzeria less than three weeks to get a lawyer and defend itself against trademark infringement claims from Highlandtown-based Matthew’s Pizza. The decision came after Christopher Maler, owner of Matthew’s L3...

Federal Reserve’s Gascon to keynote Nov. 6 Economic Outlook Breakfast

Annual event brings together 21 chambers of commerce from across the region Twenty-one of the St. Louis region’s chambers of commerce will gather again this fall for the 2025 Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Breakfast, an annual event that brings...

Senate Leaders Clash Over Government Shutdown as Negotiations Stalemate

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader John Thune criticized Democrats on the Senate floor Tuesday for their stance in the ongoing government funding stalemate. This heated exchange followed the Senate’s return from a long weekend. Thune, a...

Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other (World)

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen, giving his budget office rare authority to pick winners and losers — who gets paid or fired, which programs are cut or survive — in an unprecedented...

Tucker Carlson says DC politicians' salacious sex lives are getting WEIRDER: 'Lots of orgies'

By JENSEN BIRD Published: 17:14 EDT, 14 October 2025 | Updated: 18:46 EDT, 14 October 2025 Tucker Carlson shared on his podcast that he'd 'heard a lot' about orgies in DC within members of the government in recent years. While not naming names,...

School Profile: Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)

Founded in 1826 in Baltimore, Maryland, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is the oldest continuously operating art school in the U.S. This private, independent college of art and design advertises itself as being at the “heart of East...

Maryland women’s basketball ranked No. 10 in AP Top 25 preseason poll

For the first time in four years, Maryland women’s basketball is ranked as a top-10 team in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll. The Terps will start the season as the No. 10 team in the nation. Coach Brenda Frese’s team lost its top...