
O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama.

South Carolina center stage in early 2016 talk
Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ...

Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md.
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death ...

Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ...

O'Malley notes need for improvements in jail
Maryland's governor said Tuesday that changes are needed at a Baltimore jail, including a revamped process for hiring corrections officers, after 13 ...

Maryland governor considering White House run
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a rising star in Democratic politics, said Wednesday that he is considering making a run for the White House in 2016 ...
Maryland lawmakers pass medical marijuana bill
The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a measure allowing medical marijuana programs at research centers that choose to participate.

Too early for 2016? Not for Hillary Clinton's fans
Hillary Rodham Clinton stayed on safe political ground Tuesday, advocating women's rights globally in a 12-minute speech, but that was enough to ...

Clinton joins other Dems in backing gay marriage
Hillary Rodham Clinton's embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run and trying to avoid the type of ...

Md. lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty
Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday and sent the bill to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has long supported banning ...
Obama campaign releases list of top fundraisers
President Barack Obama's top fundraisers brought in at least $186 million for the president's re-election campaign. Obama's campaign released a list ...

All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who's to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect ...

Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains
Washington's protracted budget stalemate could seriously undermine the economy and stall gains made since the recession, exasperated governors said ...
New generation of governors seeking the limelight
For governors with national ambitions, this is pad — and promote — your record time. Republicans Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is trying to ditch his ...

Biden meets with Democrats, stoking 2016 chatter
Joe Biden in 2016? The inauguration is barely over but the vice president already is dropping plenty of hints that he might have another political act

Conn. group starts anti-violence effort
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies as New York moved to ...

Conn. group launches anti-violence initiative
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as ...

Many weddings as gay marriage becomes legal in Md.
Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first ...