Before he became the first man to orbit Earth, John Glenn was a UMD student Glenn attended the University of Maryland from 1956 to 1959. Rachel Kuipers December 8, 2016
Instead of solidarity, celebration: DC protestors respond to DAPL halt The Army Corps of Engineers blocked construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Monday after months of demonstrations protesting the project. Rebecca Rainey December 5, 2016
Donald Trump is considering a Maryland lawmaker to be NIH director Rep. Andy Harris has openly supported President-elect Donald Trump. Rebecca Rainey December 4, 2016
Trump picks UMD grad Seema Verma to lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Verma holds a bachelor’s degree in life sciences from this university. Jessie Campisi November 30, 2016
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