One of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks has ties to University of Maryland Trump has announced his picks for several key positions, including the secretaries of education, health and human services and transportation. Rebecca Rainey November 29, 2016
A Maryland lawmaker supports investigating Trump’s finances and conflicts of interest Rep. Elijah Cummings and other democrats in a House committee signed a letter urging for an investigation of the president-elect. Rebecca Rainey November 28, 2016
Reince Priebus won’t rule out a Muslim registry. Here’s Martin O’Malley’s response. The former Maryland governor has continued to criticize Trump’s picks for his administration. Rebecca Rainey November 20, 2016
Exit poll data suggests American voters are divided racially and economically A UMD government and politics professor said it won’t be easy for Trump to govern a country that is “badly divided.” Rebecca Rainey November 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the presidency. Here’s how. The Electoral College is confusing. We tried to explain it for you. Lexie Schapitl November 13, 2016
Trump was elected president, but Clinton supporters aren’t giving up An online petition is asking the Electoral College to reconsider the election results. Jessie Campisi November 10, 2016
Donald Trump is elected president of the United States Trump secured the victory after winning Wisconsin. Anna Muckerman November 9, 2016
Republicans maintain control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Republicans will have a majority in both houses of Congress, but they did not win the 60 seats needed to defeat a Democratic filibuster in the Senate. Rebecca Rainey November 9, 2016
Here are the presidential election results by state A running blog of the presidential election results by state. Michael Brice-Saddler November 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: A breakdown of their main platforms Hint: They don’t agree on much. Rebecca Rainey November 3, 2016