Mary McCue Bell

Rollback of Voting Rights Act beckons states across the South to redraw congressional districts

Key conservative voices on Wednesday urged Republican-led states in the South to take the Supreme Court's invitation to redraw their legislative maps to delete Democrat-leaning Black-majority districts and replace them with GOP seats.

April 29, 2026

Comey surrenders to law enforcement, appears in court

Former FBI Director James B. Comey turned himself in to federal authorities on Wednesday after being indicted on charges of making threats against President Trump in a social media post last year.

April 29, 2026

Sen. Blackburn urges Tennessee to add GOP seat in Memphis

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who's running for governor of Tennessee, is calling on the state to add a Republican to its congressional delegation.

April 29, 2026

King Charles to meet Mamdani fleetingly in New York

The king of the U.K. and the mayor of the largest city in the U.S. are set to meet Wednesday.

April 29, 2026

Bondi to appear before House Oversight Committee in May

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 29, the panel said Wednesday.

April 29, 2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs law banning dynamic pricing in grocery stores

Maryland has become the first state in the country to ban dynamic pricing and using an individual's personal data to increase grocery prices.

April 29, 2026

Reagan’s failed assassin says gala security at same Washington Hilton was ‘lax’

Former President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin called for the Washington Hilton -- the site of his own shooting and Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner blaze -- to forgo hosting major events.

April 28, 2026

Put down the cigars: Informal smoking ban on Capitol Hill for King Charles III

The visit Tuesday of King Charles III holds an unexpected stipulation for members of Congress: No smoking.

April 28, 2026

Department of Defense asks Congress to amend its name to Department of War

The Department of Defense is looking to Congress to finalize its Department of War rename.

April 28, 2026

Rep. Khanna suggests King Charles will acknowledge Epstein survivors

King Charles III is expected to mention convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's victims in his address to Congress, Rep. Ro Khanna said Tuesday.

April 28, 2026

The federal government made at least $186 billion in improper payments in a single year

Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in the 2025 fiscal year, according to a new government report.

April 28, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries offers to debate Trump to prove who really has a ‘low IQ’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he would welcome a debate with President Trump in response to Mr. Trump calling him a "low IQ person."

April 23, 2026

Jeffries: House Democrats are united against GOP immigration reconciliation push

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats are committed to stopping the "extreme" Republican budget blueprint that calls for $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding.

April 23, 2026

Trump administration designates medical marijuana as a lower-risk drug

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a win for pro-cannabis groups who have sought to expand research and further alleviate the stigma for pot smokers.

April 23, 2026

RFK Jr. refuses to let lawmakers blame him for the measles outbreak

Congressional lawmakers have repeatedly pinned the blame on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for recent measles outbreaks, but he told lawmakers Wednesday that the problem started long ago.

April 22, 2026

Rep. David Scott dies suddenly just weeks before primary election in bid for 13th term

Rep. David Scott has died after representing his Georgia district for more than two decades. He was 80 years old.

April 22, 2026

Got drumsticks? Bill would allow SNAP participants to buy hot rotisserie chicken

The Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act aims to kill two birds with one stone: affordability and nutrition.

April 22, 2026

Muhammad Ali’s grandson tells Congress to stay out of the boxing ring

Muhammad Ali's grandson, professional boxer Nico Ali Walsh, has a message to Congress: Butt out of boxing.

April 22, 2026

Mike Johnson calls for tightening sexual misconduct rules: ‘I will lead that myself’

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he will lead the cause to clamp down on sexual misconduct in Congress.

April 21, 2026

Republicans blast Sen. Murphy for pro-Iran post that he says is sarcastic

Sen. Chris Murphy's comment calling ships bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz "awesome" earned him the beratement of Senate Republicans and the White House, even though the Connecticut Democrat said he was being sarcastic.

April 21, 2026