Maryland Democratic Party Head Clarifies Memo On Speakership

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Democratic Party chair is clarifying a memo that brought criticism from the head of the Legislative Black Caucus relating to the race for a new speaker of the House.
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings said on Thursday comments about the party being ready to “penalize” elected officials were directed at officials who use party resources to promote Republicans.
She said it didn’t relate to Democrats who support a candidate for House speaker who