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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Maryland governor criticizes Trump in reelection campaign announcement

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has been mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has officially announced his reelection campaign for governor. The announcement on Tuesday was made in a campaign video. Moore avoided any talk about a potential GOP opponent for the governor’s office. Instead, he criticized Republican President Donald Trump. Moore took aim at Trump’s second term, saying the president “is bending over backwards for billionaires and big corporations, firing federal workers, gutting Medicaid, raising prices on everything from electricity to groceries.” Moore has repeatedly said he won’t run for president in 2028, but his comments haven’t ended speculation about his political future.

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FILE - People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say

A federal appeals court has ruled that part of a first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising in Maryland aimed at Big Tech is unconstitutional. The ruling on Friday by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says a ban on identifying the tax as a way of passing it along to customers violates free speech. The ruling reverses a decision by U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby and sends the case back to her with instructions to consider an appropriate remedy in light of the panel’s decision. Big Tech has argued the 2021 law unfairly targets companies like Meta, Google and Amazon.

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A slab of concrete is prepared to be removed from the remaining portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel

The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Pennsylvania last week alleges negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private, the owners of the Dali, filed the lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Hyundai Heavy Industries could not immediately be reached for comment. Grace Ocean Private contends the switchboard was defectively designed in a manner that wiring connections were not secure.

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FILE - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a taping of "Fox News Sunday" at Fox News headquarters in Washington, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Maryland’s Wes Moore says he’s not running for president but high-profile stops keep chatter alive

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been saying for months that he does not plan to run for president in 2028. That isn’t stopping persistent talk about his future political plans, though. He’s often mentioned as a potential candidate for national office. While Moore says he’s focusing on being governor, he is still making appearances that get him national attention outside Maryland. On Friday, he is set to travel to speak at the Blue Palmetto Dinner in the early primary state of South Carolina. Moore says he’s keeping focused on being the state’s governor during a challenging time.

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