Maryland has not yet seen a surge in unemployment insurance applications as federal government employees face layoffs under ...

"Mobile payment apps have become an inextricable part of our economy," Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu said. "It is essential that we prevent bad actors from misusing payment services to ...

Maryland’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.1 percent in December, maintaining its position as one of the lowest in the country, according to preliminary year-end employment data released by the U.S ...

WASHINGTON — A number of Senate Republicans have problems with President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, citing pro-union stances she has taken in ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the third of President Donald Trump's nominees to be confirmed. Noem earned the ...

Yes, Hegseth is confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. J.D. Vance broke the 51-50 tie as three Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, voted “no” for Hegseth. The Senate advanced ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state of ...

Incoming Trump officials have tapped Dorothy Fink, an endocrinologist and career civil servant, as the interim secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to three people ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) announced she is running for governor on Wednesday, becoming the first major Democratic candidate to jump into the race. “I’m running for ...

FILE - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson participates in an election forum, in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) ...