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By Brenda Wintrode July 28, 2025 Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation walk up the steps of the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Banner) A half-dozen Maryland Congress members Monday were denied access to a federal immigration field office used to temporarily hold people facing deportation, and where detainee […]
By Melissa Rose Cooper July 17, 2025 Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Rep. Yvette Clarke and Senator Angela Alsobrooks are among the Black women lawmakers leading a four-bill push for research, early detection and culturally competent care. A group of Black women lawmakers is leading a new effort to address the racial disparities surrounding uterine fibroids and […]
July 16, 2025 Daniel Kucin Jr./AP Senator Angela Alsobrooks discusses the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act, which aims to expand early screening for fibroids, particularly affecting African American women disproportionately. The bill, co-sponsored by Congresswoman Chantelle Brown, will allocate grant dollars for research and public awareness campaigns. Alsobrooks criticizes the “big, ugly […]
By Robert Sobus July 16, 2025 Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at expanding access to early screenings and treatment for uterine fibroids. The bill is dubbed the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in and around the uterus. Alsobrooks said the […]
By Lionel Donovan July 15, 2025 Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) hopes this bill, if passed, brings the country one step closer to proper treatment. MARYLAND, USA — Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) joined lawmakers and advocates just outside the Capitol on Tuesday to announce new legislation that could address an issue many struggle with across the […]
By Samantha Handler July 10, 2025 Exclusive: Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) are urging the Trump administration not to close the Economic Development Administration, a crucial agency for spurring growth in underserved and rural areas. The Trump administration floated eliminating the agency in the president’s draft budget proposal earlier this year. The senators warned that shutting down the […]
By Ben Mause June 8, 2025 United States Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks, D-Md. speaks during a meeting with constituents at Reginald F. Lewis Museum. WASHINGTON — Four days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was supposed to testify before her committee, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks stood outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. She was calling for his […]
By David Collins May 29, 2025 BALTIMORE — U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, is making a rare tour through Baltimore on Thursday, with a focus on listening. Alsobrooks participated in a panel discussion about the impact federal cuts are having on Baltimore’s ability to address the city’s opioid crisis. Federal cuts are creating widespread fear and […]
By Pamela Wood May 14, 2025 U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks has repeatedly called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his post as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner) U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks squared off against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a […]