Josh Kurtz

Maryland activists were unable to get the state to boot Avelo Airlines from BWI, after the low-cost carrier began deportation flights for ICE. But those flights are about to end anyway: Avelo said it is suspending its contract with ICE for financial reasons.

Love is eternal. And so, too, it seems is our political power couples list of lawmakers, lobbyist, activists and players who come in sets of two. But fear not, there's some fresh blood on this year's list, which we bring you just in time for Valentine's Day.

Money isn’t everything in politics, of course, but campaign finance reports released this week for Maryland’s congressional races help define the three most competitive primaries, with millions of dollars already flowing through two of them.

There are no closely fought statewide races to speak of, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t many consequential primaries, with plenty of drama, farther down the ballot.Soon enough, everyday citizens won’t be able to avoid the electioneering.

With five state senators and 19 House members either retiring or running for other offices in 2026, there will be significant Statehouse turnover come 2027, which means you don’t have to look too far down the ballot to find interesting battles in the primaries.

It’s no secret that Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th), the dean of Maryland’s federal delegation, is working hard to elect Del. Adrian Boafo (D-Prince George’s) to succeed him. But the full extent of Hoyer’s investment in Boafo’s campaign is only now coming into focus.

Four times, from 2023 to 2024, vacancies in Montgomery County's Legislative District 16 were filled by the Democratic Central Committee, encapsulating what's wrong with the system for filling legislative seats. Voters will finally have their say in the June 23 primary.

Senate President Bill Ferguson’s primary victory over a provocative, persistent challenger was fueled by many factors and could have many consequences for the governance of this state.One thing it was not was a referendum on congressional redistricting.

Maryland lawmaker, Lily Qi, writes about her journey from China to the US and into state politics in a book that's part autobiography, part political memoir

Maryland Matters sat down with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) shortly after he said he was "kicking the tires" on a possible 2028 presidential run, to talk about his presidential musings, the state of political discourse in the U.S. and in Maryland – and his role in it.