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A group of eight House Democrats led by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) are seeking answers from the Pentagon on the absence of any recognition of June as Pride month for the first time since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal certification in 2011. Read more »

Also on Thursday Democratic members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, led by Rep. Anthony Brown, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asking for more information about immigrant children being housed in Maryland. Read more »

Five people were killed and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire inside the Capital Gazette building in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, just outside of Annapolis, police said. It was a “targeted attack” on the newspaper, according to police. The shooter entered the building with a shotgun, used smoke grenades and he looked for his victims while walking through the office, police said. Read more »

Police responded to an active shooter situation at The Capital newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, Thursday afternoon. Capital staffers also reported a shooting had taken place. Read more »

Five people are dead and several others are “gravely injured” after a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Anne Arundel County, a paper that is owned by The Baltimore Sun, according to officials. A shooter is in custody, police said. Here’s what people are saying about the fatal shooting: Read more »

Five people were shot dead and others injured in what police described as a “targeted attack” on a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday. Congressman Anthony Brown, whose district includes the newspaper’s office, told the Guardian he was “deeply saddened and troubled”. “Too many times around the country, in such a short period of time,” he said, “churches, theaters and today in a newsroom.” Read more »

Democrats in the House and Senate are urging President Donald Trump to defend protections for pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act. Read more »

ANNAPOLIS, MD - From Anne Arundel Medical Center: Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has broken ground on the construction of its mental health hospital. During the groundbreaking ceremony, held Wednesday, June 20, hospital officials also announced the facility will be named the J. Kent McNew Family Medical Center. To commemorate the groundbreaking, longtime supporters of the project, including Congressman John Sarbanes, Congressman Anthony Brown, Maryland Secretary of Health Robert Neall, Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, and the offices of Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, joined AAMC President and CEO Victoria Bayless and Board of Trustees Chair Gary Jobson. Read more »

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) will hold a news conference with teenagers with complex medical needs Read more »

A measure intended to delay the Defense Information Systems Agency’s proposed elimination was added to the House’s annual defense spending bill Tuesday. But will it work? That’s complicated. Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., said his amendment to the proposed fiscal 2019 defense appropriations bill would bar the Pentagon from spending money to draft plans to transfer DISA’s functions elsewhere in the Defense Department. Read more »