‘I remember thinking I’d have a decision to make.’

The effort comes as the state is investing half a billion dollars in horse racing

A growing number of states are providing tax dollars to university athletics. The move comes as major college sports programs now are paying millions of dollars to athletes.

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Lawmakers used to worry that cursing would make them look disrespectful.

I was recently asking Democratic Maryland Sen.

Film and television location manager Carol Flaisher doesn’t know who she’s working with on one of her latest projects---at least not exactly -– and that’s by design.

I once taught college journalism, so I'm going to treat today's column like a class exercise.

Years ago, an Arizona newspaper editor asked me to insert a few paragraphs about the Keating Five scandal into a story about John McCain. The Arizona senator, who died in 2018, had been criticized by ...

Courts dismiss charges all the time, but the judge’s language in Abrego Carcia’s case felt different, says Jeff Barker in this week’s Backchannel.

There is something Americana — and a little showy — about the blue, backyard pool. Think about the pool that Clark Griswold wanted for his family in “Christmas Vacation.”

I understand his selection of  Aristotle only in the way you leave an arts film nodding as if you got the premise, but really you’re not quite sure.

A longtime publisher and ally of Kennedy’s, Tony Lyons has built a sprawling political operation to promote Kennedy and his “Make America Healthy Again” brand.

Gerrymandering reminds me of baseball teams manipulating the dimensions of their ballparks (as the Orioles have done) to suit their particular roster strengths.

Think you know Oriole Park at Camden Yards? Here is some ballpark trivia courtesy of one of the stadium’s designers

The battle for will would host the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team gained a new competitor: hip-hop icon Flavor Flav.

Maryland lawmakers discuss how President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address felt from the floor of the Capitol.

Maryland GOP accidentally encouraged its candidates to use a software platform to target voters administered by the Democratic National Committee.

Members of the crowd, which seemed to number in the thousands at its peak, brought flowers and welcoming signs, and shivered in the cold. Some were delighted to catch glimpses of the monk’s rescue …

A specific new threat to federal workers is coming, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said at a Capitol news conference last week announcing the Federal Workforce Caucus.

The Bruce Springsteen track, titled “Streets of Minneapolis,” references the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration enforcement agents.

“The Moore-Miller campaign holds itself to the highest ethical standards, and the campaign returned this donation when we became aware the donor was a subcontractor in an active procurement with th…

Del. Sandy Rosenberg, a Democrat and the General Assembly’s longest-serving member, spoke to The Baltimore Sun about his love for the Baltimore Orioles.

A proposed new map of Maryland congressional districts received mixed reactions on Wednesday.

A proposed new map of Maryland congressional districts received mixed reactions on Wednesday.

A Senate bill restricting ICE officers’ face coverings was designated the first major piece of legislation of a new Maryland General Assembly session.

Looking back on Maryland politics from 2025, I think about visuals that have been imprinted on me. They capture or reveal something in a single frame.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi talked to The Baltimore Sun about the bond with Baltimore, which helped shape her political views.

It was hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect the American flag from “desecration,” and Jan Carey said he knew what he had to do.

“This is the moment where sports leagues need to look long and hard in the mirror.”

I think many Washingtonians are determined to not allow the capital’s sourness to ruin their holidays.

Trump attended one game of the 2019 World Series (Washington vs. Houston) and another in the 2021 series (Atlanta vs. Houston). That puts him ahead of his predecessor, Joe Biden, but behind other p…

The leading Democrats on two U.S. Senate committees are asking Social Security chief Frank Bisignano’s company about  a huge contract it received to manage a debit card program serving millions of …

A particular fascination surrounds what happened to the items from the demolished White House East Wing — even the dirt and debris.

Aceco, a Montgomery County demolition company, finds itself in a public relations nightmare sparked by people offended at its role in tearing down the White House East Wing to make way for Presiden…

The Senate Finance Committee’s Democratic staff, led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, is investigating whether Bisignano knew during his confirmation about a pending five-year Direct Express contract, …

Welcome to Backchannel, where we’ll steer completely clear of political talking points and offer exclusive notes from inside Maryland politics.

With the nation facing acute mental health provider shortages, Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence chatbots not only for innocuous tasks such as writing resumes or social …