Category: Maryland

Authorities Confirm Multiple Victims After Shooting Reported at Maryland Plant

Officials in Maryland confirmed a shooting with several victims at a plant in Washington County on Thursday afternoon. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said at a news conference that at least three people died in the incident. Deputies responded to the active shooting scene at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg at around 2:30 p.m. ET, according to the Washington County…


COVID-19 Vaccine Producer Hid Evidence of Problems: Report

Executives at a company that produced millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses attempted to hide evidence that some of the doses were contaminated, according to a congressional report released on May 10. Emergent BioSolutions “took repeated steps to conceal its quality failures from the federal government and other third parties by limiting access to Bayview, tampering…


EXCLUSIVE: Army Officer Convicted for Disobeying COVID-19 Rules Speaks Out

The Army officer who was found guilty of disobeying COVID-19 rules says he tried to communicate concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccines but was instead court-martialed. “I will always take responsibility for my words and actions,” First Lt. Mark Bashaw, formerly the commander of the Army Public Health Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, told The Epoch…


Capitol Report (May 9): Justices Seek Protection

Maryland and Virginia law enforcement are poised to secure the homes of Supreme Court Justices. Protests by pro-abortion groups have been growing. The White House condemned the violent attack over the weekend that was aimed at a Wisconsin-based pro-life group. But the administration is still calling for protestors to speak out peacefully. And the Senate…


Maryland Police Prepared to Help Secure Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Police officers in Maryland are prepared to help provide security for Supreme Court justices, Gov. Larry Hogan’s office says. “The governor directed state law enforcement leaders to work with local and federal partners and be prepared to assist in the event there is a need for increased security and protective measures,” Michael Ricci, a spokesman…


Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Rules, Judge Declines Punishment

An officer in the Army was found guilty in military court this week of disobeying COVID-19 rules, but the judge in the case imposed no punishment. First Lt. Mark Bashaw, an entomologist who was commander at the Army Public Health Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, was convicted for not working remotely as ordered,…


How Frederick Douglass Summoned Faith and Conviction to Spearhead the Abolitionist Movement

In 1838, a Maryland slave named Frederick Bailey, age 20, escaped from bondage, making use of the recently constructed Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. By rail, Frederick effected his flight in only one day. “A new world had opened upon me,” he wrote later, recalling the moment he first stood upon free soil. “If life…


Supreme Court Declines New York’s Challenge to Trump-Era Federal Cap on State and Local Tax Deductions

The Supreme Court decided on April 18 not to hear an appeal from New York and three other Democrat-dominated northeastern states that were challenging the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions imposed by President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law. The case is New York v. Yellen, court file 21-966. Janet Yellen was being…


Capitol Report (April 1): Doubts on Legalizing Weed Remain in GOP

The unemployment rate is nearing pre-pandemic lows, but business owners are struggling to hire qualified workers. The labor force added 430,000 new jobs in March. Some states have already legalized marijuana, and Friday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill took action to legalize it on the federal level. We’ve reached a new milestone on our road to recovery…


Maryland Lawmakers Approve New Congressional Map After Judge Tossed Old Version

Lawmakers in Maryland have approved a congressional map to replace a version deemed unconstitutional by a judge, even as the state’s attorney general appeals the judges ruling. Both chambers in the Maryland General Assembly this week approved the new map, contained in Senate Bill 1012. The state Senate passed the measure 30-10, and the state…