Mary McCue Bell

GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan to retire; holds senior posts on tax and health care panels

Rep. Vern Buchanan, a senior Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, announced his retirement Tuesday after nearly two decades in Congress.

January 27, 2026

Melania Trump tells protesters to ‘protest in peace’ following Minnesota shooting

First lady Melania Trump issued a rare political statement on Tuesday, calling for peaceful protesting in Minneapolis following weeks of civil unrest as demonstrators demand that federal immigration agents leave the state.

January 27, 2026

Antisemitism groups chide Minnesota’s Tim Walz for comparing immigrant children’s fear to Anne Frank

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing backlash for likening immigrant children's fears amid the federal crackdown in his state to those of Jewish children during the Holocaust.

January 27, 2026

Trump blames Minnesota officials for ‘inciting insurrection’ with fatal shooting

Public officials on both sides of the aisle are sending mixed signals about how to de-escalate Saturday's fatal shooting at the hands of federal officers in Minneapolis.

January 24, 2026

Man fatally shot by federal agents in Minnesota

Federal officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, the third shooting involving government agents amid President Trump's immigration crackdown.

January 24, 2026

Trump says Canada will pay the price for dealing with China: 100% tariff

President Trump threatened to slap Canada with 100% retalitory tariffs if the neighboring country decides to strike a trade deal with China.

January 24, 2026

Democrats push for government to offer multilingual resources for non-English speakers

Democratic members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus want to require the federal government to offer its resources in multiple languages.

January 23, 2026

Pro-life lawmakers demand restrictions on abortion drugs amid March for Life

As the annual March for Life drew thousands of pro-life supporters to the capital on Friday, lawmakers demanded renewed restrictions on abortion drugs.

January 23, 2026

Energy Department prepares backup power to battle winter storm

The Department of Energy asked the nation's grid operators to make backup power from facilities such as data centers available -- an emergency action in case the oncoming record-breaking winter storm leaves blackouts across the country.

January 23, 2026

Bad Bunny ready to wear dress in Super Bowl halftime show

Bad Bunny is planning to wear a dress during his Feb. 8 Super Bowl halftime performance.

January 23, 2026

Steny Hoyer endorses former campaign manager as successor in Congress

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer is endorsing his former campaign manager to succeed him after he leaves Congress, where he is currently the longest-serving Democrat.

January 23, 2026

Texas sheriff, staffer charged with COVID-era fraud scheme

A Texas sheriff and his assistant chief have been indicted for a scheme to defraud the sheriff's office during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 22, 2026

Trump sues JPMorgan Chase over alleged political debanking after Jan. 6 attack

President Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for at least $5 billion, accusing the financial institution of closing his and related entities' accounts for political reasons.

January 22, 2026

DHS refutes public school official’s claim that ICE agents used immigrant’s 5-year-old son as ‘bait’

A Minnesota public school says a 5-year-old boy was "taken" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, a contention that the Department of Homeland Security refutes, saying he was abandoned by his father.

January 22, 2026

Barron Trump aids woman last year after witnessing assault by phone video, calling police

Barron Trump, the president's youngest son, contacted police in London after witnessing a woman allegedly assaulted last January by a former boyfriend, a court has heard.

January 22, 2026

Health insurance CEOs on the hot seat: Premiums up 90% since Obamacare launched 16 years ago

Health insurance premiums have skyrocketed roughly 90% on average since Obamacare launched in March 2010, and the price of health care remains stubborn against political efforts to control it.

January 22, 2026

Trump drops his tariff threats, promising continued negotiations to acquire Greenland

President Trump is forgoing his threat to impose tariffs on European nations that disagree with his desire to put Greenland under U.S. control.

January 21, 2026

Tulsi Gabbard condemns Democrats for ‘hostility towards God’

Protesters disrupting a Minnesota church service are an example of why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic Party, she said, more than three years after she shed that political affiliation.

January 21, 2026

Racism allegations derailed an earlier probe of fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community

When fraud investigator Scott Dexter found evidence of bogus child care assistance payments being paid to members of Minnesota's Somali community years ago, his probe was derailed by accusations of racial bias.

January 21, 2026

At one-year mark, Trump trumpets successes, unleashes on ‘sick’ rivals

A year in his second term in office has done little to cool President Trump's yen for settling scores with opponents, as he used a White House news conference Tuesday to lash his opponents left and right.

January 20, 2026