Biden Thanks House Democrats For 'Difficult Votes'
Vice President Joe Biden promised House Democrats Friday that the White House would work to improve relations with a divided Congress.
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Vice President Joe Biden promised House Democrats Friday that the White House would work to improve relations with a divided Congress.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is reinstating a former U.S. Park Police chief who was fired in 2004 after complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has a big fundraising advantage over her confirmed and rumored opponents as she tries to win election to a full, four-year term.
A gala was held Wednesday night celebrating the inauguration of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. The governor is returning for four more years and beginning his term with a battle over the budget.
For all his accomplishments -- Peace Corps director, ambassador, leader of the war on poverty -- R. Sargent Shriver ultimately became known first as an in-law.
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95.
Maryland's Senate minority leader says he is stepping down.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has postponed an event to discuss the role education will play in Maryland's new economy.
A spokeswoman for the family of R. Sargent Shriver says the former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee was in critical condition at a hospital in Maryland.
On Wednesday, Governor Martin O'Malley will be sworn into his second term.
Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele dropped his re-election bid Friday amid declining support as the Republican National Committee, coming off huge election victories but facing a $22 million debt and an internal war over the party's identity, voted to elect a new chairman.
Local governments may find themselves up against a wall when Maryland's new budget is released. That's because it's expected to contain sweeping cuts.
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele's bid for re-election looks in serious doubt, but it's not clear which of his rivals has a clear advantage heading into balloting.
The General Assembly could take the issue of gay marriage a step further this year than it has in the past. There are two bills proposed in the Maryland Senate.
The Maryland General Assembly is convening for its annual 90-day session.
