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Laura Olson covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit outlets that includes Maryland Matters. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections, and campaign finance.

The bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill that Congress is rushing to complete before the end of the year is poised to include a fix for…

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s plan to allocate COVID-19 vaccines to states based on population is creating a mismatch for the District of Columbia,…

Health care workers and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities would be the first people in the U.S. to receive COVID-19…

The number of coronavirus infections across the country is swelling at a perilous time for state governments, just weeks before federal support rushed through…

President-elect Joe Biden plans to address the nation at 8 p.m. Saturday after his native state of Pennsylvania  secured his victory. The AP called…

President Trump prematurely declared victory early Wednesday morning, but the outcome of a razor-thin presidential contest actually depends on key battleground states that are…

WASHINGTON — Democrats gained at least one Republican-held seat in the U.S. Senate, but also lost a seat of their own and were unable…

The U.S. Department of Justice will have staffers on the ground in Montgomery County on Election Day, monitoring for violations of federal voting-rights laws….

Democrats have a shot at winning the White House,  capturing the Senate majority and keeping their hold on the House — an election result…

One of the few obstacles that could prevent Amy Coney Barrett from being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice this year is the coronavirus….