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by Brad Bell April 15, 2025 LARGO, Md. (7News) — Maryland’s new Senator, Angela Alsobrooks, recently returned to familiar ground, participating in a groundbreaking event outside the building where she once served as Prince George’s County executive. After six years as county executive and eight years as state’s attorney, Alsobrooks campaigned as fully prepared to be a […]
By Gerren Keith Gaynor March 14, 2025 LANDOVER, MARYLAND – JUNE 7: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris joins Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (L) on stage to speak at a campaign event on Gun Violence Awareness Day at Kentland Community Center on June 7, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. […]
By Ross O’Keefe March 13, 2025 Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) is hoping Democrats can pass a short-term spending proposal with a special amendment meant to protect the budget of Washington, D.C. The Maryland senator is hoping Democrats can push through their own spending bill that helps the city avoid large budget cuts that would also affect neighboring regions. Alsobrooks, who represents Maryland, […]
By Katie Shepherd March 12, 2025 Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) speaks last week on Capitol Hill. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) on Tuesday night introduced her first piece of federal legislation since joining Congress this year, the Tariff Transparency Act, a jab at President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. […]
By Ida Domingo March 12, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks introduced her first bill, the Tariff Transparency Act, aimed at addressing the financial strain on residents. The legislation will require the United States International Trade Commission to investigate the impact of tariffs and “the threat of these tariffs, on imports from Mexico and […]
By Katie Shepherd March 12, 2025 The Tariff Transparency Act would require a study on possible price increases for food, medicine and energy. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) speaks last week on Capitol Hill. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) on Tuesday night introduced her first piece of federal legislation since joining Congress this year, […]
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks joins The Lead
For the first time in the 236-year history of the U.S. Senate, two Black women are serving simultaneously. Geoff Bennett sat down with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware for a conversation about breaking barriers, shaping history and how Democrats aim to meet the current political moment. Geoff Bennett: […]
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester won’t let that other election result stop them from making history. Feb. 25, 2025 Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris, Laphonza Butler: To be a Black woman in the U.S. Senate was to be part of a small and lonely club — until now. For the first time in the body’s 236-year […]
By Lorie Konish February 11, 2025 The advisory group known as the Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has moved quickly to curb government spending at federal agencies including the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At a rally Monday outside the Social Security Administration’s Maryland headquarters, lawmakers and advocates warned that […]