Maryland lawmakers were blocked from inspecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding areas during a scheduled oversight visit to the Baltimore Field Office on July 28. ICE officials cited directives from headquarters, sparking outrage from the delegation and drawing a comparison to the historic targeting of Black Americans by Rep. Kweisi Mfume.
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In crowded town hall, Maryland constituents air worries about government cuts
By Colin McNamara Capital News Service COLUMBIA, Md. – Hundreds of Maryland constituents turned out at a town hall the night of March 11 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. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, […]
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Fired federal workers descend on Senate to put human faces on DOGE cuts
Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers protested at Senate offices, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staff, after 30,000 federal employees were fired since the Trump-Musk firings began in January.