A once-blighted block in East Baltimore’s Barclay neighborhood has been transformed by decades of grassroots efforts into a thriving, mixed-income community anchored by historic architecture.

Now in its ninth year, the block party held each summer by Oasis of Love Church is the longest-running such event in Mansfield.

Trump administration officials are weighing a controversial maneuver aimed at allowing them to block federal funding previously authorized by Congress without lawmakers’ approval. White House… ...