THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Maryland.
New investment. Help for working families.
Safer communities across our state.
in Frederick and Gaithersburg27%Decrease in homicides
in Maryland in 20252,000+People arrested in Maryland
as of December 2025
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Maryland.
Seven big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Marylanders’ pockets.
- Jobs protected102,000
- Wages preserved$9B
- Avg. tax refund$3,731
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked a Maryland investment boom in biologics and drug manufacturing — from Rockville to Baltimore.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making Maryland safe again, with homicides down statewide and across Baltimore and the state’s largest counties.
Criminal illegal aliens.
Off our streets.
President Trump is removing criminal illegal aliens from Maryland’s communities, with more than 2,000 people arrested as of December 2025.
Revitalizing
Maryland coal.
President Trump is revitalizing Maryland’s coal industry, with plans to reopen a Western Maryland coal plant closed in 2024.
See the planParents’ rights.
Women’s sports.
The Trump Administration is protecting parents’ rights and women’s sports in Maryland.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Maryland communities — from Silver Spring to Cumberland.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Maryland.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Maryland workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 102,000 Maryland jobs, preserved $18 billion in Maryland economic activity, and preserved $9 billion in wages for Maryland workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $168 million in rural healthcare funding to Maryland.
CMS rural health awardsOne million seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Maryland’s one million seniors.
The WFTC delivered Marylanders an average tax refund of $3,731 in 2026.
White House: MD savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Maryland.
President Trump has sparked a Maryland investment boom.
3 company announcements.
Samsung Biologics
RockvilleB = billion. M = million.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Each figure shows a decrease compared with an earlier period.
Maryland2025 vs. 2024 and 2021, per the U.S. Attorney for Maryland↓ 27% homicides
City of BaltimoreFirst half of 2026 vs. 2025↓ 24% homicides
Baltimore CountyFirst half of 2026 vs. 2025↓ 60% homicides
Montgomery CountyFirst half of 2026 vs. 2025↓ 41% robbery
Prince George’s CountyFirst half of 2026 vs. 2025↓ 35% homicides
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing criminal illegal aliens
from Maryland’s communities.
As of December 2025, the Trump Administration has arrested more than 2,000 people in Maryland.
A convicted rapist arrested.
ICE arrested a Honduran national convicted of second-degree rape in Maryland.
ICE releaseConvicted of assault.
ICE arrested an Afghani national convicted of second-degree assault in Maryland.
ICE releaseCharged with murder.
ICE arrested a Guatemalan citizen with charges for murder, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment in Maryland.
ICE releaseA gang member off the streets.
ICE arrested a Salvadoran national and gang member convicted of possession of a loaded handgun and possession with intent to distribute in Maryland.
ICE releaseMARYLAND’S COAL INDUSTRY
Revitalizing
Maryland’s coal industry.
President Trump is revitalizing Maryland’s coal industry.
A coal plant reopening.
The Trump Administration announced plans to reopen a Maryland coal plant in Western Maryland after it was closed in 2024.
Maryland MattersPARENTS’ RIGHTS & TITLE IX
Protecting parents’ rights
and women’s sports.
The Trump Administration is protecting parents’ rights and women’s sports in Maryland.
Enforcement actions.
The Department of Education announced enforcement actions against school districts in Michigan and Maryland that were secretly “transitioning” children.
Department of EducationNew investigations.
The Department of Education launched four new Title IX investigations in Maryland to help get men out of women’s sports.
Department of EducationStanding up for a female athlete.
The Trump Administration launched an investigation into the University of Maryland after a female athlete was penalized for refusing to compete against a man.
The Daily WireParents can opt out.
The Supreme Court ruled that Maryland parents could opt their children out of school lessons if they felt that the material conflicted with their faith.
Fox NewsIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Maryland.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Maryland communities.
Vladimir Herrera-Garcia
From El Salvador
Convicted of: Homicide and larceny.
DHS recordManuel Portillo Cardoza
From El Salvador
Convicted of: Assault and lewd or lascivious acts with a minor.
DHS recordJose Rivera Medrano
From El Salvador
Convicted of: Incest with a minor, sex offense against a child (fondling), and another sex offense.
DHS recordNilo Herrera Sanchez
From Peru
Convicted of: Strongarm rape, sex assault, sex offense, and rape with a weapon.
DHS recordJeffry Alfaro Lemus
From El Salvador · MS-13 gang member
Convicted of: Possession of a weapon.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.