By Christine Condon | Reporter
“After over a decade of analysis, several federal agencies properly issued final permits to the project, which is one of the largest new energy projects in the region. We are confident that a court will uphold their validity and prevent any adverse action against them.” — US Wind vice president of external affairs Nancy Sopko, opposing a recent filing from the Trump administration.
This time, they’re for real. The Trump administration officially asked earlier this week that the construction permit issued to US Wind during the Biden administration be remanded back to the Department of the Interior for reconsideration. The request, the latest episode in the administration’s onslaught against offshore wind, sits before a Baltimore judge. Christine Condon has that story.
And over the weekend, thousands of immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan will brace for the possibility they could lose protected status in the United States by Monday, reports Ariana Figueroa.
Those stories, and a roundup of our most-read headlines from the week, are below for your weekend reading. Enjoy!
A simulation of what the US Wind project might look like from 84th Street in Ocean City. (Screengrab courtesy US Wind)
By Christine Condon
Months after first threatening to do so, the Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit it issued to an offshore wind project proposed off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.
It’s just the latest episode in President Donald Trump’s battle against offshore turbines since returning to office last year. The Republican administration has halted coastal wind leasing, issued stop work orders to projects under construction and spent billions to buy back wind leases previously issued to developers.
The federal government’s request sits before Baltimore U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in a case originally filed nearly two years ago by the Town of Ocean City, opposing the construction permit for the project.
Supporters of Ukraine gather outside the Nebraska State Capitol on Feb. 28, 2026, the fourth anniversary of the country’s war with Russia. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
By Ariana Figueroa
More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who first received Temporary Protected Status after Russia invaded their country in 2022, and for Sudanese nationals, who were granted the designation several times, most recently in 2022, because of an ongoing civil war.
IN OTHER NEWS
Betting blues: A survey from the NCAA shows that the college athletes facing the most harassment associated with sports betting play men’s basketball.
Policies reviewed: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is asking an independent state agency to take a closer look at sexual assault policies on college campuses in Maryland amid a national reckoning.
Blueprint shift: The board overseeing Maryland’s Blueprint education reform plan wants to pause expert review teams visiting schools through fiscal year 2029, and instead allocate funding toward coaching teachers.
MATTERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Permitting bill: Top Republican and Democratic U.S. Senators have unveiled a 417-page permitting reform bill. But getting it to the finish line anytime soon won’t be easy.
Troop records search: Pentagon officials are using medical and personnel data to find troops with current or past gender dysphoria, and they’re pursuing separation.
Execution livestream axed: President Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
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