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Maryland constituents air worries about government cuts at town hall
Hundreds of Maryland constituents turned out at a town hall Tuesday night hosted by Maryland congressional Democrats to voice their concerns over the Trump administration’s efforts to break up federal agencies and cut government programs and jobs.
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Maryland lawmakers, unions denounce continued Trump firings of federal workers
Braving pouring rain, federal employees, union leaders, and lawmakers rallied on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to protest what they called a growing threat to the merit-based civil service as the Trump administration pushes efforts to weaken job protections across the government.
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Maryland constituents voice worries about Trump actions during senators’ call-in
Constituents from across Maryland gathered for a virtual town hall Wednesday to voice concerns to Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks about the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal agencies and the potential impact on their jobs and the state’s economy.
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Maryland lawmakers, union officials denounce Trump’s attempt to dismantle civil service
By MENNATALLA IBRAHIM and COLIN MCNAMARA WASHINGTON — Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela...
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Democrats and protesters rally against Trump-Musk efforts to shut down USAID
Hundreds rallied near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the agency, marking the third day of protests.
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Musk targeting key weather forecasting and scientific research agency, Van Hollen says
Elon Musk’s staff has been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, according to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former NOAA official Mary Glackin.
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Maryland may dip into its climate fund to pay for other things
Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposes redirecting funds originally meant for renewable energy initiatives to help patch the nearly $3 billion budget deficit instead.
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Trump’s order to have the military return to a meritocracy-based institution is the correct decision
Rick Hutzel could not be more hyperbolic if he tried. Trump is not coming for the Naval Academy or...
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Marylanders mark an iconic week of Trump and MLK
The week of Jan. 20 has been almost a sacred one for Maryland lawmakers, as they reflect on the messages of two different icons – President Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trump takes power and promises a ‘golden age’ to come
Republican Donald Trump took office as the 47th President of the United States Monday, saying that he was “saved by God to make America great again.”
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Freedom Caucus chair says officials who resist Trump may pay a price
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Maryland) said Tuesday he expects President-elect Donald Trump will withhold federal dollars from those who don’t comply with mass deportation and other policies — potentially even in Harris’ home state of Maryland.
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Raskin needs to cool his jets
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant pardon if he issues them on his “first day” in office, as promised.
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