U.S. Congress

Last month, voters in the District of Columbia approved a referendum that allowed residents to possess up to two ounces of marijuana and grow as many as…

Creative races have become a fad world-wide. Over the weekend, Maryland’s third congressional district served as the course for yet another: the…

A coalition of civic groups launched today a long-term campaign to reform the way Maryland draws its congressional election districts. On the birthday of…

Maryland Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin toured Baltimore’s 99-year-old Montebello water filtration plant this morning. The lawmakers were there…

WYPR's Joel McCord and Karen Hosler talk about Sen. Ben Cardin's trip to the Ukraine this weekend to monitor elections, and what a delegation of U.S.…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's decision to play ball with the House Benghazi select committee was defensive in nature.

The two-year deal passed despite opposition from Republicans who are part of the Tea Party faction. It was announced earlier this week, after being pounded out by Rep. Paul Ryan R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

At the hilarious worst, when they had Casey Stengel as manager, the New York Mets couldn’t get out of their own way.“Can Anybody Here Play This Game?” –…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Karen Hosler talk about the partial federal government shutdown and how Maryland's gerrymandered districts are a good example of…

When the federal government shuts down, it idles thousands of Maryland workers and costs the state economy tens of millions of dollars. It also forces…