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The New York Times5d
What to Know About the Court Cases Challenging Trump’s Immigration Agenda
The 14th Amendment, which was ratified after the Civil War, declares that “all ... Federal courts in Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington State issued temporary directives that paused the ...
The New York Times3d
Trump Administration Highlights: Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador
The 14th Amendment, which was ratified after the Civil War, declares that “all ... Federal courts in Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington State issued temporary directives that paused the ...
Florida Courier3d
Maryland defies Trump executive order to return Confederate monuments
The statue of Captain John O’Donnell, an 18th century merchant who enslaved dozens of Black people on his Maryland plantation ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia sat his horse on a rise of ground in Maryland and saw ... Kentucky he pleaded with his state to stay out of the spreading civil war. Union military authorities ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot
The son of a distinguished judge, he had been born into a family of wealthy plantation owners based in Keymar, Maryland ... Civil War confrontations between the federal government and the state ...
The Baltimore Times Online3d
Documentary Premiere Celebrates Maryland’s Legacy of African American Leadership and Juneteenth
Baltimore— The African American Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library is proud to present the official premiere of ...
Florida's Civil War history, the costs of secession, the first push for tourism
History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...
Politico3d
DC Isn’t Becoming a State. But It Could Become Maryland.
To protect the District of Columbia, it might be necessary to eliminate the District of Columbia — and merge it into the neighboring state of Maryland ... close to a civil rights-era dream.
The Baltimore Sun6d
WNBA draft: Maryland star Shyanne Sellers taken by Golden State with 17th pick
Former Maryland star Shyanne Sellers was drafted 17th overall by the Golden State Valkyries in the second round of the 2025 WNBA draft. “It’s special to be here, and I’m grateful for the ...
Colorado Public Radio6d
Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at the Colorado State Capitol
In front of descendants of Sand Creek Massacre survivors, Colorado lawmakers unanimously greenlighted a memorial sculpture Monday to commemorate the 1864 atrocity at the State Capitol.
Surveyors for controversial Maryland electrical grid project want access to residents' properties
Residents in multiple Maryland counties may soon be forced by court order to allow surveyors onto their land. The developer behind the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) filed for ...
The Daily Star5d
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to prison where Kilman Abrego Garcia is held
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into the El Salvador prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held. Van Hollen is in El Salvador to push for Abrego ...