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Lately, the subject of gender and the military is taking on a new life. President-elect Donald Trump’s appointee to head the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has questioned the wisdom of women in combat. In addition, the conservative Project 2025 plan on the presidential transition raises the idea that people with “gender dysphoria” should not serve in the military.
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The proposed spending would help reimburse agencies that are working on recovery from the Key Bridge collapse, Hurricanes Milton and Hurricane Helene, and other recent disasters.
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By: ROBERT STEWART HAGERSTOWN, Md. – As a chaplain providing hospice care, Volodymyr Grinchenko, is used to caring for others
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Maryland climate advocates are urging the state legislature to immediately allocate resources to climate and clean energy, amid concerns that federal funding will dwindle under President-elect Donald Trump.
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By DYLAN SHULMAN Game developers in Maryland and around the globe grapple with widespread layoffs despite the video game industry
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 17-2 to advance the bill, which still needs approval from the full Senate. The legislation could help bring the NFL’s Washington Commanders back to the nation’s capital, but some Maryland lawmakers are opposed to the bill.
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The director of the National Institutes of Health fielded pointed questions from House Republicans in a hearing Tuesday regarding how the agency would rebuild public trust and spend its nearly $50 billion budget.
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After Tuesday’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris and a flip of the majority in the United States Senate to the Republicans, Democratic lawmakers in Maryland say they are still optimistic about the prospects of several key state projects that would require congressional and presidential support to move forward.
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Marylanders have elected Angela Alsobrooks to represent them in the U.S. Senate, giving Democrats a critical victory in a race that was one of the closest in the state’s recent history.
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NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has been an integral part of the fabric of late-night television for half a century and a consistent creator of classic political satire.
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