Washington correspondent and business of sports reporter

Jeff Barker

Jeff Barker is The Sun's Washington correspondent and a business of sports reporter. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, he formerly worked for AP and as the Arizona Republic’s Washington reporter. He has covered politics and Terps basketball and football for The Sun. He is co-director of a documentary on the development of baseball in China.

Former Maryland congressman John Delaney, an early entrant for the Democratic presidential nomination, is withdrawing from the race.

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney drops out of presidential race

January 31, 2020 at 11:28 p.m.

Former Maryland congressman John Delaney, an early candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Friday he is withdrawing from the race. The former Potomac businessman — whose campaign emphasized pragmatic,...

2016: Congressman Elijah Cummings endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in his introduction for her at a grassroots organizing rally for Clinton at Sagamore Ventures's City Garage.

Obama, Clintons, widow honor Baltimore’s Elijah Cummings for fighting through pain to bring justice to others

October 25, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

Two former presidents, congressional colleagues and thousands of residents of his beloved Baltimore said goodbye to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at his longtime church Friday in a poignant service that...

Mourners pause to pay their respects to Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.

Dignitaries honor Rep. Elijah Cummings in the U.S. Capitol, remember ‘the moral force of his life’

October 24, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A choir sang from the balcony and light streamed in from a skylight Thursday as U.S. House and Senate leaders of both parties paused at the Capitol to honor the...

Rep. Elijah Cummings rose from segregated childhood to powerful political voice in Baltimore, Washington

October 24, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings — the son of sharecroppers who rose to become a House committee chairman and Baltimore icon — often spoke of the need to leave a legacy...

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings says he scared away home intruder; Trump tweets about incident, saying ‘Too bad!’

August 2, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings said Friday that he scared away an intruder who broke into his Baltimore home last weekend by confronting and yelling at the man. President Donald Trump...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he won’t run against President Trump, forms bipartisan advocacy organization

August 21, 2019 at 9:27 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Saturday that he will not challenge President Donald Trump in next year's Republican primary. Hogan, a popular GOP governor in his second term governing a...

Preakness entrant Win Win Win works out on the Pimlico track at sunrise Friday in preparation for the Preakness Stakes.

‘It is very unfortunate’: Stronach founder says company rejected his plan to ‘rejuvenate’ Pimlico years ago

July 1, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

The founder of the company that owns Pimlico Race Course says he is saddened by the breakdown in talks over the track's future and that all options — including a...

‘It would break my heart if this track closed’: Ahead of Preakness, trainers call Pimlico backstretch ‘home’

July 1, 2019 at 8:51 a.m.

Trainers and others who call Pimlico Race Course home say they are worrying not only about the track's future, but also about how much they should say publicly at a...

Jockey Kent J. Desormeaux celebrates as he heads for the winner's circle after winning the 141st Preakness Stakes aboard Exaggerator in 2016.

These advocates have a plan to keep Preakness in Baltimore: Build a more temporary Pimlico

June 29, 2019 at 7:48 p.m.

Pimlico Race Course advocates, eager to preserve the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, are taking issue with what they call the "fallacy" that it would cost $424 million to rebuild the...

Maryland Jockey Club seeks dismissal of city’s lawsuit over Preakness Stakes

May 13, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

The Maryland Jockey Club on Wednesday filed a motion seeking to dismiss the city's lawsuit that asked a court in March to grant ownership of Pimlico Race Course and the...

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