Mary McCue Bell

FBI thwarts possible terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve in North Carolina

The FBI announced it prevented a potential attack in support of the Islamic State terrorist group on New Year's Eve in North Carolina.

January 2, 2026

DOJ demands voter data from Minnesota secretary of state

The Trump administration amped up the pressure on Minnesota to hand over voter data, with the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sending a letter to Minnesota's secretary of state demanding such records.

January 2, 2026

Meta’s new AI privacy policy allows targeted ads, possibly political ads, based on chats with bots

The change is part of Instagram's newest privacy policy that allows the company to use conversations with Meta's artificial intelligence to personalize experiences and ads.

January 1, 2026

Fraud allegations engulf Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz as Trump, GOP vow crackdown

The Trump administration and House Republicans moved jointly Wednesday to crack down on allegations that Minnesota day cares run by Somali immigrants fraudulently pocketed millions in federal tax dollars for inactive and potentially non-existent facilities.

December 31, 2025

Justice Dept. reviewing more than 5 million additional pages in Epstein case

The Justice Department has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and will enlist about 400 lawyers to help, according to multiple reports.

December 31, 2025

Lawmakers introduce bill to regulate app-based platforms’ wage decisions for workers

A trio of House Democrats wants to put guardrails on digital labor platforms like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Amazon.

December 31, 2025

House GOP to hold hearings with Gov. Walz, Minnesota officials on social services fraud

House Republicans have called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify at a congressional hearing about his state's infamous social services program fraud allegations.

December 31, 2025

Linda Stevenson, wife of Jill Biden’s first husband, found dead after domestic dispute call

Linda Stevenson, the wife of former first lady Jill Biden's ex-husband Bill Stevenson, was found dead in her home in Delaware on Sunday after police responded to a report of a domestic dispute.

December 31, 2025

Judge rules that ICE can obtain some Medicaid data

Medicaid data can now be shared with immigration enforcement authorities, a federal judge ruled Monday, after a monthslong effort to prevent it.

December 30, 2025

HUD finds 200,000 dubious rental assistance recipients from fiscal 2024

Billions of dollars in taxpayer funds went to "questionable" rental assistance recipients in former President Biden's final year in office, the Trump administration said in a new report.

December 30, 2025

Proposed legislation would add refined fuels to the U.S. emergency crude oil supply

Sen. John Curtis has introduced legislation to establish a dedicated stockpile of refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and locate it west of the Rocky Mountains.

December 26, 2025

‘South Park’ writer purchases Trump-Kennedy Center web addresses, plans parody sites

If the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center hoped to snag a website that reflects that disputed name change, a comedian beat them to it -- months ago.

December 25, 2025

DHS arrests over 17,500 illegal immigrants under Laken Riley Act

More than 17,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested for crimes under the first law President Trump signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act.

December 25, 2025

19 states sue HHS over declaration to restrict ‘gender-affirming’ treatment for minors

A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services' plan for restrictions on "gender-affirming" treatment for minors.

December 25, 2025

‘Restore peace and purpose’: VA urged to offer faith-based mental health care

Rep. Sheri Biggs, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, is pushing the Trump administration to expand veterans' access to faith-based mental health care.

December 25, 2025

Trump warns against infiltration by a ‘bad Santa,’ defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in the longstanding holiday tradition of taking calls from children across the country, anticipating Santa Claus' arrival.

December 24, 2025

Senators want DOJ watchdog to audit Epstein file releases

A dozen senators are calling for an audit into the Department of Justice's failure to release all records related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by Friday's congressionally mandated deadline.

December 24, 2025

Social media users show how to reveal redacted material in the Epstein files

Social media posts are revealing the redacted text in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice, and some media users are demonstrating how to circumvent the censorship.

December 24, 2025

Democratic lawmaker sues to get Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center

Rep. Joyce Beatty has sued President Trump to force the removal of his name from the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

December 23, 2025

Former Sen. Ben Sasse reveals Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday he has terminal cancer, calling it a "death sentence."

December 23, 2025