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What’s the latest victim in Trump’s war on woke? You guessed it — bike lanes

White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.

Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment

Still image from the body camera footage as police ended a Johns Hopkins University student encampment.

Divorce lawyer Sally Gold brought style, skill and compassion to court

Sally Gold.

‘Mad Men’s’ Matthew Weiner talks new play ‘John Wilkes Booth’ and hating crabs

Matthew Weiner attends the Variety Antisemitism And Hollywood Summit at 1 Hotel West Hollywood on October 18, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.

Severe storms possible across Maryland Friday

Severe storms are possible Friday, with a chance of damaging winds, hail, heavy downpours or an isolated tornado.

1 in 10 Maryland workers is a federal employee. Here’s where they live, work.

Mar 20, 2025

Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary federal workers let go in mass firings

Janie Har, Associated Press

Mar 13, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Social Security Administration closes offices, cutting nearly 200 employees

Feb 25, 2025

The Social Security Administration is led by a DOGE-supporting acting commissioner.

Federal workers sue over Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments

Lindsay Whitehurst and Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Updated Feb 24, 2025

Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs

Giacomo Bologna

Feb 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.

What to know about the federal workforce under Trump

Brian Witte, Associated Press

Feb 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.

Struggling Black businesses lament a new challenge: Trump

John-John Williams IV and Bria Overs

Feb 4, 2025

Kora Polydore, owner of Kora Lee’s Comfort Food Café & Bakery, won a pitch competition promising a rent-free space that went sour. She now finds herself having to dip into savings to build out this location on Greenmount, which she hopes to be open at the end of March.

How to make your house generate cash

Kathy Kristof

Jan 28, 2025

Maryland federal workers, Trump wants you back in the office

Giacomo Bologna

Updated Jan 21, 2025

Workers at the Social Security Administration, headquartered in Woodlawn, could be exempt from Trump’s executive order.

Baltimore’s content creators prepare for the end of TikTok

Jan 16, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD - JAN 15, 2025: Kendall McGill, 31, works on creating content for Youtube in her home in Baltimore on January 15, 2025. She reports that she has slowed down on creating content for Tiktok as the possible ban approaches.

6 reliable side hustles for regular income

Kathy Kristof

Dec 31, 2024

Smiling girl walker running with dogs on lead.

‘Learn and earn’: Maryland is betting big on apprenticeships

Dec 31, 2024

Heidi Pratt gives students a demo on concrete tools used created by DeWalt.

More than $6.8M is owed to Maryland workers. Here’s how to find out if you qualify.

Dec 23, 2024

It’s local budget season in Maryland, where the government conversation over the next few weeks will be about money and two siblings: Taxes and Spending.

Fixing Baltimore’s vacant property economy could help everyone — just ask Detroit

Dec 16, 2024

Henry Earle, 21, during a drywall training course at the Detroit Training Center, which specializes in workforce development programs in construction, manufacturing, and transportation in Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 20, 2024.

Former publisher of The Daily Record embodied professional and community success

Dec 15, 2024

Christopher Eddings, the former president of The Daily Record and director of publishing operations for the publication’s owner, BridgeTower Media.

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