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Maryland Rep. Anthony Brown, the second-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said Friday he now supports an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Read more »

With President Donald J. Trump continuing his heated anti-immigrant rhetoric, Maryland’s 9th District Congressman Anthony Brown joined a bi-partisan group of United States Representatives, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on a fact finding mission to the northern territory of Central America and detention camps in McAllen,Texas. Read more »

A total of $296,041 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was awarded for a collaborative project between the University of Maryland College Park, Montgomery College and Prince George’s Community College to train Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educators on Aug. 7. Read more »

In July, President Trump signed a deal that forces migrants passing through Guatemala to apply for asylum there, rather than cross into Mexico with hopes of eventually showing up on the U.S. border. Read more »

An assault weapons ban is picking up steam in the House and on the 2020 campaign trail as Democrats search for a way to respond to two recent mass shootings while putting greater political pressure on recalcitrant Republican leaders. Read more »

Amid reports the Trump administration is in talks with senators on possible background check legislation for gun purchases, nearly 200 House Democrats have signed onto a more far-reaching effort to re-institute a federal ban on semi-automatic weapons like those used in a number of recent mass shootings. Read more »

After presiding over the U.S. House of Representatives as Speaker Pro Temopre and after joining House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for a press conference on the American gun violence epidemic, Congressman Anthony G. Brown released the following statement. Read more »

The House Judiciary Committee will meet to consider advancing new gun control legislation, including a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity gun clips, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said. Read more »

Congress is on summer recess but a group of Democratic lawmakers were in Washington Tuesday demanding that the Senate follow through on recent promises to expand background checks for gun buyers. Read more »

Democrats pressed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday to approve House-passed legislation expanding background checks and to take other steps curbing guns, in an offensive fueled by public outrage over this month’s mass killings in Texas and Ohio. Read more »