Mary McCue Bell is a Breaking News Political Reporter for The Washington Times. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism in writing and reporting and a Bachelor of Arts in political science. Previously, she was a congressional reporter and assistant city editor at the Columbia Missourian, and is a former Washington Correspondent for the Missouri News Network. Ms. Bell can be reached at mbell@washingtontimes.com.
Graham Platner's wife reportedly alerted his Maine Senate campaign about his sexually explicit texts with several women days before he announced he was running for the office.
A wave of concert cancellations for America's 250th anniversary celebrations has upset President Trump to the point that he's considering giving a speech instead.
The Justice Department has reportedly issued subpoenas to compel Reddit and X to give federal prosecutors the names, addresses and banking details of users who have criticized the government's deportation efforts.
TRUMP PHYSICIAN on POTUS: "Cognitive and physical performance are excellent. He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."
The Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Virginia, putting on hold any plans to compensate people who claim the federal government improperly targeted them.
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing a Biden-era rule that stripped industries of protection against civil liability and penalties for emergency-related violations of Clean Air Act emission limits.
Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to use the GOP-backed congressional map that was shot down by a lower court the day before.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after President Trump removed her from her post at the Justice Department last month and has since been appointed to an AI panel.
Former President Joseph R. Biden sued the Justice Department Tuesday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his memoir ghostwriter.
Republicans' redistricting offensive suffered a series of setbacks Tuesday when South Carolina's GOP-run legislature rejected a new map and federal judges tossed out Alabama's redrawn congressional districts.
South Carolina Republicans have declined to redraw their congressional districts ahead of the November elections, blocking a redistricting measure that would have eliminated the state's only Democrat-held seat.
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans' plan to implement a new congressional map that could give the GOP a leg up in the upcoming midterm elections -- a ruling that comes ahead of the special primaries.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Tuesday that "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" would become the Islamic republic's rallying cries.