Maryland

Maryland sues Trump administration to halt construction of ICE facility

The Trump administration, according to Maryland's attorney general and government, purchased the property without conducting an environmental review or receiving public input.

|ByREUTERS
Observers film ICE agents as they hold a perimeter after one of their vehicles got a flat tire on Penn Avenue on February 5, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sam Halpern

Sam Halpern: Managing the fast-paced breaking news desk

Behind the Bylines: "As someone who came up as an intern and is currently a desk manager, I’d say the thing that got me from there to here is just working hard."

|ByAARON REICH
A Shia Muslim waves a giant black flag in protest against ISIS and the use of terrorism in the name of Islam during a religious procession of US Shia Muslims at Lafayette Square, outside the White House in Washington, DC on December 06, 2015.

Maryland man who tried joining IS pleads guilty to planning attacks against Jews, Israel supporters

“I’m just gonna get out in 20 years, and I’m just gonna do it here. Okay? Jihad will never stop. I’ll come, and I’ll kill you.”

|ByESTHER DAVIS
A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.

|ByREUTERS, TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Joel Rubin, veteran of a number of Jewish organizations, to run for Congress in Maryland

The race in Maryland’s competitive 6th District is uncharted waters for Rubin, a Jewish progressive.

JULY 26, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Maryland flag (illustrative).

No, Reform US Jews aren’t abandoning Israel - opinion

It is no secret that most American Jews mostly align to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is in no way anti-Israel.

JUNE 25, 2023ByCHARLOTTE KRAUSZ
THE BIMAH at Temple Isaiah is adorned with both the US and Israeli flags.

Translating ‘tzedakah’ for Marylanders: Sen. Ben Cardin’s long Jewish goodbye

Ben Cardin's farewell to senatorial politics and the influence of Jewish values on his career.

MAY 5, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Ben Cardin, United States Senator (D) from Maryland at the 7th Annual JPost Conference in NY

Decades of alleged sexual abuse by Maryland priests detailed in report

The report described that history as one of "repeated dismissal or cover up of that abuse by the Catholic Church hierarchy."

APRIL 5, 2023ByREUTERS
Storm clouds pass over a Roman Catholic church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 14, 2018

‘Yeah, do it for Kanye’: A DC-area assault victim says his attackers made antisemitic comments

The Montgomery County victim was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Police said they had arrested a man at a nearby McDonald’s.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Kanye West attends the Cincinnati Bengals game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium earlier this year. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Maryland governor bans use of TikTok on state devices

TikTok said the concerns prompting state bans on the Chinese owned video sharing app were largely fueled by misinformation.

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByREUTERS
TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.

Antisemitic, racist, homophobic graffiti found in Virginia

This isn’t the first instance of antisemitic, homophobic and racist graffiti to appear in Maryland.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
WHITE NATIONALISTS give Nazi salutes during a swastika burning in the US State of Georgia in 2018.

Holon institute hosts University of Maryland's chief scientist

Pierce and Yakubov expressed a mutual interest in deepening the relationship between HIT and the University of Maryland.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FROM RIGHT: Dr. Brian M. Pierce, Prof. Eduard Yakubov, Dr. Eyal Brill and Dr. Harel Menashri

Antisemitic graffiti found in Maryland for second time in a week

Antisemitic, homophobic and racist graffiti lined the walls of the College Park U of MD Metro station parking garage.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Antisemitic graffiti depicting three hanged people and the words "no mercy for Jews".

'No mercy for Jews' graffiti found in Maryland

The antisemitic message in the graffiti was accompanied by an image of three people hanging from a noose.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Antisemitic graffiti depicting three hanged people and the words "no mercy for Jews".