Mary McCue Bell

World leaders react to U.S. raid in Venezuela

After the Trump administration said the U.S. military conducted an overnight operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, leaders around the world reacted to the announcement.

January 3, 2026

Venezuelan immigrants celebrate U.S. capture of Maduro

Venezuelans in the U.S. took to the streets to celebrate the apprehension of President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight military raid on Caracas.

January 3, 2026

Protests planned to denounce U.S. raid in Venezuela

Protests are scheduled to pop up around the U.S. and beyond in response to the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro.

January 3, 2026

Venezuela opposition leader celebrates ‘hour of freedom’ after U.S. captures Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado rejoiced Saturday at the Trump administration's military strike that captured dictator Nicolas Maduro.

January 3, 2026

Trump’s Venezuelan operation draws praise from GOP, anger from Democrats

Reaction from lawmakers to the Trump administration's military attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro fell largely along party lines, with Republicans praising the operation and Democrats criticizing it as illegal and reckless regime change.

January 3, 2026

Trump says Maduro is on the way to New York to face prosecution following his capture

In a live phone interview with Fox and Friends, President Trump said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are heading to New York to face prosecution.

January 3, 2026

Mamdani’s first moves as NYC mayor: Revoke Eric Adams’ orders, create task forces on housing

Zohran Mamdani has started off his term as New York City's mayor by rescinding a host of orders by former Mayor Eric Adams, creating task forces on housing and drawing the ire of Israel.

January 2, 2026

FBI thwarts possible terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve in North Carolina

The FBI announced it prevented a potential attack in support of the Islamic State terrorist group on New Year's Eve in North Carolina.

January 2, 2026

DOJ demands voter data from Minnesota secretary of state

The Trump administration amped up the pressure on Minnesota to hand over voter data, with the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sending a letter to Minnesota's secretary of state demanding such records.

January 2, 2026

Meta’s new AI privacy policy allows targeted ads, possibly political ads, based on chats with bots

The change is part of Instagram's newest privacy policy that allows the company to use conversations with Meta's artificial intelligence to personalize experiences and ads.

January 1, 2026

Fraud allegations engulf Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz as Trump, GOP vow crackdown

The Trump administration and House Republicans moved jointly Wednesday to crack down on allegations that Minnesota day cares run by Somali immigrants fraudulently pocketed millions in federal tax dollars for inactive and potentially non-existent facilities.

December 31, 2025

Justice Dept. reviewing more than 5 million additional pages in Epstein case

The Justice Department has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and will enlist about 400 lawyers to help, according to multiple reports.

December 31, 2025

Lawmakers introduce bill to regulate app-based platforms’ wage decisions for workers

A trio of House Democrats wants to put guardrails on digital labor platforms like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Amazon.

December 31, 2025

House GOP to hold hearings with Gov. Walz, Minnesota officials on social services fraud

House Republicans have called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify at a congressional hearing about his state's infamous social services program fraud allegations.

December 31, 2025

Linda Stevenson, wife of Jill Biden’s first husband, found dead after domestic dispute call

Linda Stevenson, the wife of former first lady Jill Biden's ex-husband Bill Stevenson, was found dead in her home in Delaware on Sunday after police responded to a report of a domestic dispute.

December 31, 2025

Judge rules that ICE can obtain some Medicaid data

Medicaid data can now be shared with immigration enforcement authorities, a federal judge ruled Monday, after a monthslong effort to prevent it.

December 30, 2025

HUD finds 200,000 dubious rental assistance recipients from fiscal 2024

Billions of dollars in taxpayer funds went to "questionable" rental assistance recipients in former President Biden's final year in office, the Trump administration said in a new report.

December 30, 2025

Proposed legislation would add refined fuels to the U.S. emergency crude oil supply

Sen. John Curtis has introduced legislation to establish a dedicated stockpile of refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and locate it west of the Rocky Mountains.

December 26, 2025

‘South Park’ writer purchases Trump-Kennedy Center web addresses, plans parody sites

If the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center hoped to snag a website that reflects that disputed name change, a comedian beat them to it -- months ago.

December 25, 2025

DHS arrests over 17,500 illegal immigrants under Laken Riley Act

More than 17,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested for crimes under the first law President Trump signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act.

December 25, 2025