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Abortion has been a key talking point at the Democratic National Convention, with speeches focused on reproductive rights on every night of the convention. On Thursday night, the United Center was full of attendees wearing white in support of reproductive rights.
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Republican proposals to slash veterans programs have been drawing fire this week from Democratic veterans and delegates, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
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Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination Thursday night, pledging “a new way forward” for the nation and warning that the consequences of another Donald Trump presidency would be “extremely serious.”
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In Maryland, Rep. Glenn Ivey said, Biden’s infrastructure legislation – which is funding bridges, road repair, and a Baltimore rail tunnel – will bring benefits for years to come. Other Biden administration highlights Ivey listed include expanding high-speed internet access and bringing down prescription drug costs.
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Delegates from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to the Democratic National Convention are being joined by a mascot this week: Earl the Muskrat.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, telling the Democratic National Convention his party is for freedom, while Donald Trump and the Republicans are behind “an agenda that nobody asked for.”
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When Hoyer took the podium in front of the Maryland blue crab backdrop and an audience that had risen to its feet, the veteran lawmaker used his health as a benchmark for the work and successes of Democrats in health care.
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Charm Scott, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s eight-month-old baby boy, was introduced to the Maryland delegation breakfast Tuesday in Lion King fashion.
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Maryland Senate candidate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks made her debut on the national stage Tuesday, giving a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention about her mentor Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Ever since Donald Trump rode down that ridiculous elev
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Among thousands of protesters at the March on the Democratic National Convention Monday was 23-year-old Ahlam Dahood of Frederick, Maryland, who traveled solo to call for Vice President Kamala Harris to end the U.S. supply of weapons to Israel.
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