Latest Wes Moore News

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 13, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, and Maura Healey, D-Mass. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. ___ ...

Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

Sep. 10, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. ...

Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention

Aug. 23, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn't explicitly mention the history she would make if elected to the White House. Instead, she opted for direct...

Maryland's Moore joins former US Sen. Elizabeth Dole to help veterans' caregivers

Aug. 06, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole on Tuesday to announce that Maryland will work with her foundation to support military and veteran caregivers. Moore, who served as a paratrooper and captain in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, said...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jul. 27, 2024 10:32 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Sens....

Maryland board approves $148M in cuts to help support Medicaid, child care

Jul. 17, 2024 14:55 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board approved $148.3 million in state spending reductions on Wednesday to balance the budget while directing more money to pay for child care and Medicaid — two priorities that Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's administration hopes will help improve a stagnant state...

Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race

Jul. 10, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney added his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after headlining a fundraiser that brought in a record single-night haul for the president's reelection campaign. Clooney said in a New York...

Maryland governor proposes nearly $149M in midyear budget cuts

Jul. 10, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's administration proposed nearly $149 million in midyear spending reductions on Wednesday to steer more money to help fund child care and Medicaid as state officials continue to wrestle with budget challenges. Moore will present the...

Gavin Newsom works to bolster Biden in a swing-state tour that could boost both their ambitions

Jul. 08, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — For years, Gavin Newsom stayed far away from New Hampshire by design. The ambitious California governor understood that any visit to a bastion of presidential politics would fuel speculation that he might be eyeing President Joe Biden's job. But on Monday,...

Maryland OKs $50.3M contract for removal of bridge collapse debris

Jul. 03, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore approved a $50.3 million emergency contract on Wednesday to pay a Swedish construction company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While the work to remove debris from the federal...