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WBAL - flooding across the Baltimore region has left at least 1 dead, a Mount Airy teenager who was playing with other kids near a drainage pipe.

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@daveweigel.bsky.social and I explore the Democrats' divisions on how to fight back on Texas redistricting

Fight camp: Sen. Van Hollen said MD “should maximize its ability to respond to what Republicans are clearly trying to do." Andy Harris would be the target

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Beto 2018 (lost by 2%) would have won one more congressional district than Obama 2012 (lost by 16%) under the new map proposed by Texas Republicans.

Youngkin Appointed Major PAC Donors to Hundreds of State Board Positions, Report Finds American Bridge 21st Century, the Democratic super PAC that authored the analysis, said it showed “unprecedented levels of pay-to-play within the Youngkin administration.”

EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis found that Glenn Youngkin appointed more than 400 donors to his PACs to state board positions.

American Bridge 21st Century, the Dem-linked group that authored the report, called it "unprecedented levels of pay-to-play."

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Canvass with Congresswoman Elfreth and MDDems in Virginia! · Mobilize Join Congresswoman Elfreth in Virginia this Summer to help elect the Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger as Governor and keep the Virginia General Assembly blue during their 2025 gubernatorial elect...

I'm attending Maryland Democratic Party's event, “Canvass with Congresswoman Elfreth and MDDems in Virginia!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

The 2025 NYC Mayoral Contest in NY-8th CD, thanks to commanding Margins in the mostly renting neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Steinway Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was able to Best former Governor Andrew Cuomo by 12% in this 48% Black Congressional District

Obama should invoke Presidential immunity.

Happy birthday!!!

Council chair Liz Walsh joins the race for Howard County executive Howard County Council chair Liz Walsh on Monday is becoming the latest Democrat to launch a bid for county executive in 2026.

and there ya go www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Correction: this map IS NOT the official proposed map, just a proposed map by a political analyst from Gallup.

This wasn't proposed by the legislature, but a guy from Gallup

Texas has released its proposed mid-decade congressional map. It guts 5 Dem-held seats, and it appears it was drawn to be very resistant to a Democratic wave. I'm not a lawyer, so I won't speculate on whether this violates the voting rights act. davesredistricting.org/join/0b630d7...

Howard County Councilwoman Liz Walsh has registered a public financing committee to run for Howard County Executive. campaignfinance.maryland.gov/Public/ShowR...

Over 1 in 5 high-level Trump picks held crypto, Post analysis finds Over 1 in 5 top Trump appointees reported investments in crypto and other digital assets, far more than previous administrations, a Post analysis found.

“The Washington Post identified nearly 70 nominees and officials of the Trump administration who held cryptocurrency or have invested in crypto or blockchain companies. Individual holdings ranged from small investments to at least $120 million.”
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BASH: Trump says he's putting a 30% tariff on all goods from Mexico, your state's biggest trading partner. Will the tariffs hurt your constituents?

REP. TONY GONZALES: It may, but I do support the president in this.

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

Trump’s SBA leader highlights small business benefits of ‘big, beautiful bill’ in Baltimore Small Business Administration leader Kelly Loeffler took to a Baltimore brewery Thursday to highlight the benefits of President Donald Trump’s recently signed “big, beautiful bill.”

What the hell, Checkerspot???? www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/10/t... Apologies are in order, to say the least.

Something else to put on the agenda for the next time Democrats have unified power: enshrined into law that an endorsement of any kind of political candidate means losing tax-exempt status.

It's worth remembering that Obama was not doing well with black voters *at first* in 2008. He only consolidated black support after winning the Iowa caucuses, proving to otherwise cautious black voters that their white neighbors would vote for a black man. Not an easy balancing act to replicate.

Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.

A new report from the state on congestion pricing ...

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confirms our findings from May:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Any experienced political observers would have likely guessed this.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why. Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.

Put some respect on Baltimore and @mayorbmscott.bsky.social’s name. We are not your punchline. We’re a city figuring it out. Kudos to Mayor Scott & his team.

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It's become my obsession how the number of competitive counties in the country has plummeted since the late 90s, and my main thesis for it is local news outlets being replaced by national right-wing outlets.

Happy fourth from the Mile High city!

If you do anything today, read the Declaration of Independence. Remind yourself of the promises in it. 🇺🇸

Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump. It's uncanny.

NEW: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 grievances to prove that King George III was a tyrant. We looked at how many of those now apply to Donald Trump. Have a good Fourth of July and pass this on.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Baltimore ended the first half of 2022 with 179 homicides, the worst first half of a year on record (since 1970).
Baltimore just ended the first half of 2025 with 68 homicides, which is the fewest on record.
That’s a 62 percent drop from 2022-2025

Sen. Thom Tillis announces he’s not seeking reelection, a day after voting against Trump’s agenda bill | CNN Politics Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year.

JUST IN: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis won't seek reelection. The news comes a day after the North Carolina lawmaker voted against Trump's domestic policy bill.