Mary McCue Bell

J.D. Vance sticks to job at hand — winning midterms, immigration, Iran — when pressed about 2028

Vice President J.D. Vance on Tuesday dodged questions about his ambition to become the GOP presidential nominee in 2028, saying there is still a lot to do before finishing President Trump's term.

February 17, 2026

‘I support all three’: Trump declines to endorse one Texas GOP Senate candidate

President Trump has not decided which GOP candidate to endorse ahead of the contentious Republican Senate primary in Texas, instead opting to favor all hopefuls in the three-way race.

February 17, 2026

Tricia McLaughlin stepping down as DHS spokesperson

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, tendered her resignation Tuesday and is expected to leave the department at the end of next week.

February 17, 2026

Gov. Wes Moore signs law banning Maryland partnerships with federal immigration authorities

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed two bills into law that ended partnerships between Maryland law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

February 17, 2026

Owner of North Texas warehouse rejects selling property to turn into ICE detention center

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to use a Dallas County million-square-foot warehouse as a detention center, but the owner said Monday the property would not be leased or sold to the federal government.

February 17, 2026

Pentagon allegedly used Claude AI in raid to capture Nicolas Maduro

The U.S. military reportedly used Anthropic's AI tool Claude in its operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

February 14, 2026

Russia killed opposition leader with frog poison, 5 European countries say

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was "highly likely" killed in 2024 by a toxin found in poison dart frogs, five European nations said in a statement Saturday.

February 14, 2026

Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said he is not ruling out a 2028 presidential campaign.

February 14, 2026

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to charges in Minnesota church protest

Journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges related to an anti-immigration enforcement protest inside a Minnesota church.

February 13, 2026

Biden administration paid millions in a sweetheart deal to care for migrant children

The Biden administration awarded a half-billion-dollar contract to take care of migrant children to a politically connected nonprofit that had no experience handling an operation that large, an inspector general report says.

February 13, 2026

Virginia Supreme Court OKs redistricting special election before midterms

Virginia's Supreme Court greenlit a redistricting referendum for spring, handing Democrats a small win in the nationwide partisan fight to redraw congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections.

February 13, 2026

RFK Jr. confesses he snorted cocaine off toilets

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reflecting on maintaining his sobriety for more than four decades, said his cocaine habit knew no bounds.

February 13, 2026

Kristi Noem reportedly had Coast Guard pilot fired after her blanket went missing

A U.S. Coast Guard pilot was allegedly fired after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's blanket went missing, only to double back on the retaliation to fly back home.

February 13, 2026

State Department links left-leaning nonprofits to Chinese propaganda

The State Department told Congress this week that left-leaning nonprofits Code Pink and the People's Forum are linked to Chinese influence operations.

February 13, 2026

Nicki Minaj urges fans to call on Senators to pass SAVE Act

Rapper Nicki Minaj is coaxing her fans into calling their legislators to urge them to pass a bill requiring documentation of U.S. citizenship to vote.

February 12, 2026

Abigail Slater, DOJ antitrust chief, steps down

The Justice Department's antitrust assistant attorney general, Abigail Slater, resigned Thursday as speculation swirls that she was fired by the Trump administration.

February 12, 2026

DOJ fires U.S. attorney set to replace Trump nominee

Federal judges in upstate New York appointed a new federal prosecutor Wednesday to replace a Trump nominee found to be serving in the role unlawfully, only for their appointee to be abruptly fired by the Justice Department.

February 12, 2026

Democrat-led states sue Trump to get $600 million in health funds slated for cancellation

Four blue states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to prevent the loss of $600 million in federal public health funds.

February 12, 2026

Gov. Moore boasts funding initiatives in State of the State address, slams Trump

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore touted what he called his administrative success and shook his finger at "Washington's cruelty" during his fourth State of the State address in Annapolis on Wednesday.

February 11, 2026

Trump team blames Mexican cartel drones for El Paso, Texas, airspace closure

Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace, the Trump administration said, leading to the sudden closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday morning.

February 11, 2026