Kweisi Mfume, 71, won the Democratic primary in a Maryland special election to serve out the congressional term of the late Elijah Cummings. Mfume previously had held the seat for five terms. On April 28, Mfume faces both the Republican challenger in that …

Maryland is postponing its April 28 primary to June 2 and shifting the special Baltimore-area congressional election to mail-in ballots only — all part of an effort to …

The unfortunate passing of one of our nation’s most effective and passionate leaders leaves a void that requires a similar voice to replace it. More importantly in a decade where the decision and policies promoted at the federal level will have penetrating impact on …

When lawmakers are elected to the U.S. House, it takes a while for them to learn how to cast a vote, where to find the restrooms and how to introduce a bill.

That won’t be the case for Kweisi Mfume, who’s expected to win the April special election …

Feb. 6, 2020 — Former Congressman Kweisi Mfume is headed back to Capitol Hill, a fact that will be confirmed by voters on April 28.

He obliterated 23 other Democrats in Tuesday’s special primary election.

Kweisi Mfume was trying not to get ahead of himself.

On Tuesday, Mfume secured a win in a special Democratic primary election that opens the door for him to finish …

After an 11-week sprint to a primary victory, Kweisi Mfume allowed himself to pause momentarily Wednesday and imagine how it would feel to return to Congress after stepping down a generation ago.

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Former NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume won the Democratic special primary for Maryland congressional seat held by Elijah Cummings.

Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume, who last served in the House in 1996, has won the Democratic nomination for the seat vacated by his successor, the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. Defeating 23 Democrats — including Cummings’ widow — he’s heavily favored to be the next member of Congress…

BALTIMORE — Kweisi Mfume won the Democratic primary to succeed the late congressman Elijah E. Cummings, defeating the revered lawmaker’s widow and positioning himself to reclaim the deep-blue seat he held more than 20 years ago.

The mile walk from Baltimore Pennsylvania Station to Kweisi Mfume’s campaign office in the former Jewish-owned Charles Fish & Sons furniture store on Eutaw Street is a study in contrasts. Amid the gleaming libraries…

BALTIMORE — Two dozen Democrats are running for the nomination in Maryland’s 7th District, but no one looms larger over the race than the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, whose death last fall prompted the upcoming special election.

Less than a month before voters in Maryland’s 7th congressional district go to the polls to pick the Democratic Party’s candidate to succeed Rep. Elijah Cummings, somebody “dropped a dime” on Kweisi Mfume.…