Black Marylanders to Watch 2025: Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland U.S. senator
Angela Alsobrooks became Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator in Jan. 2025 after holding elected office for 14 years in Prince George’s County.
Senator Alsobrooks Rebukes Kennedy for Comments on Vaccine Doses for Black People
I will be voting against your nomination because your views are dangerous to our state and to our country,” the Maryland Democrat said before yielding her time.
RFK Jr. Called Out for Saying Black People Should Have Different Vaccine Protocol than White People: 'So Dangerous'
Newly elected Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks told Kennedy after their tense exchange that she cannot support his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
US Sen. Angela Alsobrooks questions RFK Jr. about controversial vaccine statements, federal workers in Maryland
In a series of aggressive, rapid-fire questions to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his plans to replace career scientists at the Maryland-based National Institutes for Health and reform the country’s biggest health agency at large,
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks Calls Out RFK's Views On Black People & Vaccines
Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks didn't hold back on questioning Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his claims that Black Americans have a better immune system than white people.
Alsobrooks grills Kennedy on belief that Black Americans should get different vaccine schedules
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his history of claiming Black Americans have a better immune
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Alsobrooks: White House ‘buyout’ of federal workers could hurt millions of seniors who rely on Social Security
Presidents plan to offer federal workers a buyout could lead to staffing shortages and reduced benefits for seniors. Critics ...
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RFK Jr. Made These Shocking Claims About Black People And Vaccines...in 2025!
During the second confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he was questioned about his rhetoric surrounding vaccines and race. Newly elected Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks requested that ...
Sen. Alsobrooks shines light on RFK Jr.'s medical racism
The Maryland Democrat called out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s false claim that Black people have "better" immune systems than ...
Federal workers have less than a week left to take Trump’s buyout. Maryland leaders are warning against it.
With less than a week before federal workers have to decide whether to take President Donald Trump’s offer to resign with ...
Angela Alsobrooks endorses Calvin Hawkins in county executive race
The endorsement comes as a boost for Hawkins in a competitive race packed with well-known political names in Prince George’s.
Sen. Alsobrooks slams federal workforce reduction as a 'witch hunt'
WASHINGTON — Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration’s latest initiative ...
RFK Jr. Asked How He Will Decide Who Are The Bad Scientists: "The Ones Who Are Corrupt"
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) questions Robert F. Kennedy, President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary. SEN. ANGELA ALSOBROOKS (D-MD): In your opinion, what makes a scientist or ...
Maryland Democrats call for end to ‘baffling restrictions’ impacting medical research at Bethesda-based NIH
The abrupt pause in hiring, public communications, meetings and training workshops for some scientists at the Maryland-based ...