David R Brinkley

A bipartisan group of senators put aside the battling that often prevails in Annapolis to announce Thursday a common agenda of bills that Democrats and Republicans can rally around. The bills would preserve scholarships for veterans, protect children...

All politics is local. All candidates for Congress are not. At least eight candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland — including four prominent contenders — are running this year in congressional districts that do not...

The state of Maryland has certified the results of the April 3 primaries. The winners of the races in which Washington County residents voted remain the same as they were on the night of the primary. The winners, noted with an asterisk unless...

Seated side by side at a candidates forum Monday morning, Democratic Congress hopefuls John Delaney and Robert J. Garagiolatook a break from their recent attacks on each other. On Monday morning, in a forum largely free of negative comments, Democrats in...

Three months ago, everyone assumed Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett would retire. Now, with just days to go before Tuesday's primary, the 85-year-old former scientist is poised to capture the GOP nomination in Maryland's 6th District for the 11th time....

Candidates in Maryland's competitive political contests fanned out across the state for a final weekend of handshaking ahead of Tuesday's primary, hoping to gin up interest in an election that has largely failed to capture voters' attention. They spoke...

Democrats and Republicans will choose nominees in city and federal races on Tuesday. Voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Primary elections will be held for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District seat and one of its two U.S. Senate seats, as...

Republicans and Democrats are nine days away from choosing their party nominees in Maryland’s 6th District Congressional race. Sparked by new congressional boundaries drawn last fall, seven Republicans and five Democrats are trying to unseat the...

Following are the responses to three questions The Herald-Mail posed to candidates for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District seat. The candidates were asked to limit their responses to 75 words. Those responses that exceeded that limit were edited....

Republicans running for Congress in the competitive 6th District piled on Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett during a debate Sunday, arguing that the GOP incumbent lacks the sense of urgency needed to win in what is likely to be among the most competitive House...

Eight Republican running for Maryland’s 6th District seat in Congress touted their records, qualifications and positions Monday at a Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce forum. Incumbent Roscoe G. Bartlett told the crowd at Hager Hall...

Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of profiles about candidates running for election in the 6th Congressional District. State Sen. Robert J. Garagiola said he’ll gladly compare his record to anyone else’s in the 6th...