Mary McCue Bell

Gender pay gap widens to 81 cents

For the second year in a row, the gender pay gap widened.

March 28, 2026

There’s an app for that: White House goes mobile with direct-to-phone news and alerts

The White House launched a mobile app on Friday, giving the Oval Office another outlet to meet Americans online.

March 27, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel’s email hacked by Iran-linked cyber criminals

FBI Director Kash Patel has been the target of an Iranian-linked hack, with his private emails, photos and purported resume being published online.

March 27, 2026

Interior Dept. to give $461 million to states for expanded oil and gas production in Gulf of America

The Interior Department announced it is disbursing almost $461 million in energy revenue to four Gulf of America energy-producing states, as the Trump administration seeks to ease rising gas prices.

March 27, 2026

Missouri GOP Rep. Sam Graves bows out of reelection campaign

Rep. Sam Graves is exiting his reelection campaign after 13 terms in Congress, joining the historic exodus of retiring lawmakers ahead of November's midterm election.

March 27, 2026

Trump seeks to waive Endangered Species Act restrictions for oil and gas drilling

The Trump administration is citing "national security concerns" to justify an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of America, as the war in Iran raises the cost of gas.

March 26, 2026

Lawmakers propose bill to require sports teams to notify public before relocating

Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities a chance to buy the team before relocating it.

March 26, 2026

Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana conviction restrictions

The U.S. Army officially raised the maximum enlistment age from 35 to 42 years old and relaxed restrictions on recruiting individuals with marijuana convictions.

March 26, 2026

Trump Justice Department settles social media censorship case against Biden administration

The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit alleging that the Biden administration pressured social media companies to remove or suppress disfavored speech by American citizens.

March 26, 2026

USPS readies to implement first-ever fuel surcharge on packages

The U.S. Postal Service is looking to impose its first surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel as the conflict in the Middle East strains energy prices.

March 25, 2026

EPA waives gas restrictions to ease rising energy costs

The Trump administration will now allow high-ethanol gasoline to be sold year-round as the White House seeks to relieve concerns and ease energy costs for consumers over rising gas prices amid the Iran war.

March 25, 2026

Raskin interrogates patent director over filing Board of Peace trademark

The director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office told lawmakers Wednesday that he filed to trademark President Trump's Board of Peace because bad actors were taking advantage of its domain name.

March 25, 2026

TSA wait times dwindle after ICE deploys to airports

Hourslong lines at airport security checkpoints are easing up as ICE officers help TSA.

March 25, 2026

John Fetterman rips Democrats for lackluster response over illegal immigrant killing college student

Sen. John Fetterman criticized his fellow Democrats on Tuesday over their tepid response to the fatal shooting of a college freshman in Chicago, allegedly by an illegal immigrant.

March 24, 2026

Trump casts mail-in ballot despite calling it ‘cheating’

President Trump cast a mail-in ballot ahead of Florida's Tuesday special election, despite criticizing it as a source of fraud and pushing Congress to rein in the voting method.

March 24, 2026

Energy exec Alan Armstrong tapped to fill Mullin’s Senate seat

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed oil executive Alan Armstrong to fill Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's Senate seat.

March 24, 2026

Imprisoned MS-13 gang member sues Trump administration to get sex-change treatment

An incarcerated MS-13 gang member wants to join a class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union to prevent the Trump administration from prohibiting access to sex-change treatments while behind bars.

March 24, 2026

Senate debate on SAVE America Act continues into second week as Democrats block GOP amendment

Republicans have begun putting Democrats on the record on President Trump's top legislative priorities as the Senate heads into its second week debating the SAVE America Act.

March 22, 2026

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who probed supposed Russian election interference, dies

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the investigation into claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election, died Friday at 81 years old.

March 21, 2026

Democrats block bill to ban biological men in female sports

An amendment to the SAVE America Act banning biological males in women's sports failed on the Senate floor.

March 21, 2026