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• House oversight probe puts Minnesota elections under scrutiny over noncitizen voting concerns - House chairman demands answers from election officials in 10 states about voter roll maintenance and noncitizen voting safeguards amid ongoing concerns.
• Maryland Democrat’s bill seeks to ‘digitally unmask’ ICE agents after fatal Minneapolis shooting - A Maryland Democrat proposed a "digital unmasking" bill to strip anonymity from ICE agents accused of violent misconduct, enabling victim accountability.
• Popular Las Vegas attraction seating thousands will expand to new vacation destination - The Sphere, currently in Las Vegas, will bring cutting-edge entertainment technology to a popular Maryland location with haptic seating, 4D effects and LED displays.
• Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study - The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.
• Maryland dodges specifics in illegal immigrant voter-roll case as Congress vows to keep digging - Maryland election board administrator Jared DeMarinis defends voter registration system but won't confirm if Ian Andre Roberts received absentee ballots or remains registered.
• Redistricting battles brewing across the country as parties compete for power ahead of 2026 midterms - Redistricting battles heat up as Republicans and Democrats fight over congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterms in key states across the nation.
• Trucker slapped with charges in fatal driving incident previously immigrated to US illegally: source - A trucker who allegedly killed three in a reckless driving incident in Virginia immigrated to the U.S. illegally in the 1990's, according to a federal law enforcement source.
• ICE agents open fire on van driver who allegedly tried to run them over on Christmas Eve - ICE agents opened fire on van in Maryland Christmas Eve shooting after driver allegedly tried to run them over. Two injured in Glen Burnie incident.
• Five sleeper races that could upend 2026 – from Pennsylvania’s Alleghenies to New Mexico - Five unexpected 'sleeper' election contests could surprise voters in 2026, from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district to Nebraska's gubernatorial seat.
• Maryland General Assembly called out for overriding governor’s veto on ‘foolish’ reparations commission - The Washington Post editorial board called out the Maryland legislature on Wednesday for overriding Gov. Wes Moore's veto of the "foolish" reparations commission bill.