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A new book, published this month by McFarland Books, offers insightful and nostalgic essays about the late Republican senator.

For eight years, Republican Larry Hogan occupied the governor's mansion despite Maryland being an overwhelmingly Democratic state.

Aided by his privilege, connections, and status as a war hero, he eventually was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, the U.S. House, and finally, the U.S. Senate, where he was an ally of Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Along the way, he becomes dangerously addicted to alcohol, which had plagued his own father and other family members.  

GOP effort to recruit Larry Hogan to run against Chris Van Hollen more about putting up a fight than winning.

This year saw COVID-19 restrictions being lifted at the state level and later being reimposed in several local jurisdictions in response to rising hospitalization and positivity rates.

The Baltimore Sun (TNS)

Veteran national journalist explores the political opportunities and risks for the new administration  WASHINGTON – The battle cry “Go Big, Joe! Go Big!” echoed among Democrats after their underdog candidates scored stunning upset victories in Georgia, picking up two vital senate seats earlier this month. And with his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, President Joe Biden has indeed decided to “Go Big.” But understand: “Going Big” is a gamble. But given the cancerous lesions tha...

Ronald Reagan made small talk while he waited in the White House Map Room for his cue from ABC Sports. It was Sunday, January 20, 1985. Earlier in the day, during a small ceremony elsewhere in the White House, he and Vice President George H.W. Bush had been officially sworn into office for a second term. Now Reagan was about to perform the coin toss live via satellite for Super Bowl XIX, held across the country at Stanford University stadium. As he stood on his mark and listened to the public a...