Maryland’s acting U.S. attorney says he believes it would be prudent for a Maryland legislative ethics panel to hold off its own investigation into an…
Democrats lack plan to protect Dreamers as immigration debate begins
Democrats enter this week’s immigration debate with the goal of protecting illegal immigrant Dreamers but with little strategy for how to get there, saying they…
Defense spending rises to $686 billion for 2019
Defense spending jumps significantly in the proposed 2019 Trump administration budget to $686 billion — up roughly 15 percent from 2017. Pentagon officials said Monday…
Ethanol mandate threatens jobs, could raise prices at pumps, oil refiners say
SAN ANTONIO — A renewed war over the federal ethanol mandate has cast a cloud over the biofuels industry as it gathers this week for…
Bob Corker reconsidering leaving Senate: report
Sen. Bob Corker may “un-retire.” According to a report Monday evening in Politico, the Tennessee Republican who said months ago that he wouldn’t run for…