National politics

Concerned. Disappointed. Terrified. Those are a few of the words high school students used to describe their reactions.

The Navy named a new class of amphibious landing ships for Maj. Megan McClung, the first female Naval Academy graduate killed in combat.

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

If you are planning to travel to the nation’s capital from the Baltimore area, here’s what you should keep in mind.

The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.

Without the social media app, Baltimore-area influencers and businesses stand to lose a beloved speech platform — and money.

President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

In a much-anticipated report released Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith wrote that he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction.

The secretary of the Navy recounted Travis Manion’s explanation to his family about why he would return to Iraq for a second combat tour in December 2006 — a decision that resulted in his death while leading a patrol five months later.

Judge Juan M. Merchan sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

Jimmy Carter’s return to Washington recalls another cold, windy winter day — when he was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president in 1977. A Banner editor remembers watching the swearing-in as an eighth grader in person.

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to the Washington area for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.

Trump, whose sentencing will be held 10 days before his inauguration, is poised to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes.

What if, instead of a fruitless search for meaning on the first day of the 119th Congress, I made a simple request?

Many colleagues view Raskin, a 62-year-old constitutional law scholar with a broad national following, as an intellectual, aggressive and articulate leader.

The LGBTQIA+ community anxiously awaits what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for their rights.

Stephen Miller heads America First Legal, which sent warning letters to numerous officials in Maryland jurisdictions it accused of “concealing, harboring or shielding” immigrants.

Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C.

The U.S. and the world continue to benefit from Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments as president and the humanitarian work he pursued after leaving office, University of Maryland Law professor Larry S. Gibson says.