Maryland's Senior Senator, Ben Cardin, announced his retirement on May 1st. Will Jawando, Montgomery County Councilmember and activist was the first to officially put his name in as a candidate for U.S. Senate. He announced on Tuesday, May 2nd with this video. On Thursday, May 4th, Congressman David Trone announced he would be running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Cardin. Trone currently represents Maryland's 6th district that covers Garrett, Allegany, Frederick and Washington Counties. Maryland's Primary Election is set for May 14, 2024, with early voting running May 2-9. The General Elect ..read more

Early voting starts at 8am Tuesday May 2nd as residents of College Park search for a new Mayor. Voters can cast their ballot from 8am-7 pm at Davis Hall at 9217 51st Avenue, in College Park. In March a jury returned an indictment on former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn for 80 total counts of child pornography charges. He resigned and Mayor Pro Tem Denise Mitchell stepped in. She is running in this election. A city-wide election is scheduled for Saturday May 6th. You can get more details on the candidate here ..read more

Sen. Ben Cardin's announcement Monday that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2024, didn't come as a surprise to elections analyst Geoffrey Skelley. "Cardin had recently reported very little fundraising in the first quarter of 2023," said Skelley, with FiveThirtyEight of the 79-year-old Senator. "There was some thought that that was a sign that he probably wasn't going to run again. The senior Senator will finish out his third term in January 2025, so Marylanders will still be hearing from him. But, as the 2024 election season ramps up, Marylanders will also begin to hear from people looking to c ..read more

Senator Ben Cardin announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2024. <i>I am proud of all I have done for Maryland. I have given my heart and soul to our great state, and I thank Marylanders for trusting me as your representative for all these years. - Sen. Ben Cardin</i> This opens up a Maryland Senate seat to a potentially heated Democratic primary next spring. Cardin was first elected to the Senate in 2006, joining the chamber in January 2007. Prior to the Senate, he represented Maryland's 3rd Congressional district from 1987 until 2007. Before his election to Congress ..read more

The U.S. first lady Jill Biden said in a recent interview that President Joe Biden is "not done" and signaled very clearly that he is ready to run for president again. During the interview, while on a stop in Nairobi, Kenya during a visit to multiple countries on the African continent, she told the Associated Press “How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?” when asked about the president's intentions on running for reelection. President Biden would be 86-years-old at the end of his second term. Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden wrote on Twitter, responding to the comments ..read more

U.S. President Joe Biden underwent a routine physical on Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Center. White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor released details of the physical which was presented to the public. In the report, Dr. O'Connor said the president "remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations."The report listed medications the president takes and said that he continues to exercise five days per week. He is taking at least five medications and is being treated for things like mild sensory peripheral neuropathy of th ..read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed bills to expand his migrant relocation program and enhance the prosecutorial power of his election police unit, furthering key components of his conservative agenda ahead of his expected White House run.Republican lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Legislature voted to approve the bills during a special session last week that centered on some of what have become signature priorities of the Republican governor.One of the new laws creates a dedicated program in the governor's office for migrant relocations and specifies that the ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months voluntarily turned over to federal investigators additional papers marked as classified as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide, a person familiar with the situation said Friday night.The legal team also provided an empty folder with classified markings, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press to discuss an ongoing investigation. It was not immediately clear what material was supposed to have been in the folder.A Justice Department special counsel has been invest ..read more

Today White House officials met with state legislators from 11 states to discuss female reproductive healthcare and "expanding training opportunities" for healthcare providers who deal with reproductive care.This year, a study published in Science Daily and The Lancet Public Health, found that currently, health services for women view patients as "to either be pregnant or not pregnant" without taking into consideration the health of the mother in the "in-between stage."The study found that 90% of women who have reached "reproductive age" have "at least one modifiable risk factor affecting preg ..read more

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday pledged to promote prosperity for people throughout the hemisphere as they opened wide-ranging talks about the fragile security situation in Haiti, North American trade, political unrest in Brazil and more on the sidelines of the North American Leaders Summit.Biden and Trudeau met one-on-one before a three-way meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the Mexico City summit. The U.S. and Canadian leaders' warmth during a brief appearance before reporters at the start of their talks ..read more