Politics

“I dissent!” President Joe Biden was offering a dramatic, direct response to an epochal Supreme Court ruling that could hand presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump a pass to unchecked power if he wins a second term. But Biden’s defiance also conveyed a poignant image of a president refusing to be pushed off the greatest political stage after a disastrous debate performance revealed the ravages of age.

Howard County could soon have its own independent office dedicated to rooting out public corruption, 11 News Investigates has learned. Howard County Council Vice Chairwoman Liz Walsh, D-District 1, told 11 News Investigates that she will introduce legislation to create an Office of the Inspector General at Monday night’s legislative session of the Howard County Council.

Thousands of kids in low-income families lose access to free meals from their schools when students are released for summer break, even if those families still struggle to afford food during the summer months. That’s why hunger relief advocates are excited about a new federal benefit that will provide extra funds to help eligible families afford their groceries, aiming to bridge the so-called “summer hunger gap.”

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects that the former president could be tried before the November election.

The Baltimore County Council voted Monday night to advance a measure that would add two new members in hopes of producing a governing body that looks more like its increasingly diverse population. The plan would increase the number of county council members from seven to nine, the first major change to its membership in decades. The council is now all-male and nearly all-white, while people of color now make up half of the county population.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joined the chorus of Democratic politicians and Black Americans in pushing back at former President Donald Trump’s remarks about “Black jobs” during the first 2024 presidential debate. Scott posted to his Instagram account Friday night: “I had a great day at my BLACK job today! Or is it my DEI job? I can’t keep up with the latest racist term. Nevertheless, it was a great day across Baltimore. #BlackJob”

Gov. Wes Moore’s charge to resurrect an east-west transportation line in Baltimore took another step forward Friday with the announcement that the state will seek to build a second light rail line through the city. Moore, a Democrat, made building the Red Line project a central focus of his campaign and first year in office.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the presidential debate Thursday between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden a “rough night” for Biden during CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. Moore, joining the program from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is campaigning for Biden as a surrogate, emphasized that even though he believed Biden’s performance to be poor, he does not think Biden’s presidential abilities should not be overlooked due to his debate showing.

Since 1956, a County Council of seven — most of them white and most of them men — has represented Baltimore County. That could change after a vote Monday to put the question of whether the council should expand on the ballot. Though the council members have discussed changes to the body since the 1970s, they’ve never gotten this close to asking the voters to codify changes in the law.