Constance A Morella

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: a one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival. Bartlett and his challenger, John Delaney, met alone for two hours in a Frederick restaurant...

Ed Coile and his husband are true-blue Democrats. But they were thinking about saving money, not their congressional representation, when they decided to move from Washington to conservative Frederick County last year. "Politics just didn't play a role,"...

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday night that two Maryland congressmen — one Democrat, one Republican — have asked him to make "substantial" changes in the state's proposed new political map. O'Malley spoke after back-to-back meetings in...

For Rep. Chris Van Hollen, brokering a bipartisan deal to trim the federal deficit is about more than dodging draconian across-the-board cuts or protecting a fragile economic recovery. It's also about proving that a bitterly divided Congress can still...

KENSINGTON - An Amtrak passenger train derailed in Montgomery County yesterday afternoon, injuring 101 people - at least six seriously - just 15 minutes before it was to reach its destination in Washington. The eastbound Capitol Limited was carrying...

SILVER SPRING - After police pleas for a telephone dialogue, the serial sniper stalking the Washington region responded yesterday with a different statement: the killing at daybreak of a bus driver, accompanied by another demanding letter left for...

President Bush formally asked Congress yesterday for broad authorization to "use all means," including force, to disarm and topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, regardless of whether the United Nations supports such action. "If you want to keep the...

SILVER SPRING - State Del. Mark K. Shriver offered a preview of his first televised campaign ad for Congress yesterday and, notably, it didn't mention his middle name of Kennedy or allude to the family's legacy. Nor do his handlers expect to use...

WASHINGTON -- Edging America closer to possible war, Congress voted decisively to give President Bush the broad authority he wants to use military force against Iraq. The Senate passed the measure early this morning by a vote of 77-23, after the House...

Setting the stage for another congressional debate over its policies, the insurance industry said Wednesday it opposes legislation that would prohibit the use of genetic information to deny Americans health insurance. "We do not need additional...

WASHINGTON - The Senate has become so deadlocked over the creation of a Homeland Security Department to protect Americans against terrorism that the chances the agency will be established this year have all but vanished. After a month of debate and...

Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. won the governorship of Maryland yesterday, prying open the iron grip Democrats have held on the post since Spiro T. Agnew left office and reversing a 36-year losing streak for Republican gubernatorial candidates. Ehrlich, who ran a...