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The House is expected to vote on legislation Tuesday from Rep. Jamie Raskin that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip Donald Trump of his presidential powers before his term ends Jan. 20. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, attempted to pass Raskin’s bill by unanimous consent Monday morning, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that the Maryland National Guard will remain in Washington through President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration and the end of the month, after the force was deployed to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon amid an insurrection. “The state of Maryland will do anything and everything we possibly can to […]

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Judge Merrick Garland, a Bethesda resident who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to be his attorney general. The nomination was announced Thursday morning, alongside those for three other senior Justice Department posts. “They will restore the independence of the department so it serves […]

The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported 87 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. That brings the cumulative case count since the start of the pandemic to 19,733. With a lower rate than 16 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 2.36% for positive COVID-19 tests. Montgomery County has […]

Montgomery County logged 47 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, according to Maryland Department of Health data, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 19,646 since March. The latest three-day average for test positivity was 2.5%. One new coronavirus-related fatality was recorded in the county Wednesday. The pandemic death toll is now 777. Montgomery County leads the […]

Towson University will hold most of its classes online for the entirety of the fall semester, President Kim Schatzel announced Wednesday, citing concerns related to a rising number of positive COVID-19 cases among students, faculty and staff. “This has been a most difficult decision for me, but the safety of our campus community must be […]

High temperatures in Montgomery County didn’t adversely affect saliva specimens collected for COVID-19 testing by the Rockville-based AdvaGenix, according to a study completed by the company. “Our preanalytical temperature stability study demonstrates that no saliva sample was compromised by excessive heat,” said Dr. William G. Kearns — AdvaGenix’s CEO, chief scientific officer and director — […]

Montgomery County recorded 111 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, according to Maryland Health Department data — bringing its cumulative total throughout the pandemic to 18,752. The three-day rolling average for test positivity in the county ticked up to 3.6% after two straight weeks at 3% or under. One new death was added on Thursday to the […]

Maryland’s 8th Congressional District has the highest proportion of science and engineering jobs in its workforce out of any district in the United States, according to a new report from the Information Technology Industry Council. About 4.6% of the jobs in the district — which encompasses parts of Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll County — are […]

The Maryland Department of Health on Wednesday reported 83 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 18,641 since the pandemic started. Three new fatalities were added to the county’s coronavirus-related death toll, which is now 767. For the last two weeks, the three-day rolling average for positive test results […]