Mary McCue Bell

New legislation would crack down on hiring illegal immigrant workers and ‘sanctuary unions’

Republicans have proposed new legislation that would make hiring unauthorized immigrants an unfair labor practice, giving the federal government a new avenue to punish businesses that recruit them and labor unions that seek to get them to unionize.

November 28, 2025

HHS roots out double-dippers who receive billions in improper federal health care benefits

After discovering that millions of people are wrongly collecting federally backed health care benefits, the Health and Human Services Department told federal investigators that it is taking steps to eliminate dual enrollment.

November 27, 2025

Two National Guard troops critically wounded in shooting near White House, suspect seized

Two West Virginia National Guard troops were critically wounded in an ambush shooting in Washington near the White House on Wednesday, and a suspected gunman was taken into custody.

November 26, 2025

‘MAGA fairy tale’: Joy Reid suggests Vance could leave wife for Erika Kirk to appease supporters

Former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid speculated about Vice President J.D. Vance's marital status due to his wife's Indian American heritage and his friendliness with Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk.

November 26, 2025

Rank-and-file Senate Democrats start fight over Schumer’s midterm election strategy

A coalition of Democratic senators dubbed "The Fight Club" is challenging Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer's midterm election strategy.

November 25, 2025

‘Jmail’ website creates a searchable clone of Jeffrey Epstein’s email account

Reading convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's emails just became a whole lot easier.

November 25, 2025

First lady Melania Trump welcomes the White House Christmas Tree

First lady Melania Trump kicked off the holiday season Monday at the White House by welcoming the White House's official Christmas tree.

November 24, 2025

Behind closed doors, Democrats eye ranked choice voting for primaries

Democratic politicians and activists are quietly lobbying for ranked choice voting, which would change the future of the party's primaries.

November 24, 2025

Nearly 800 air traffic controllers, technicians to get $10K bonus for perfect attendance in shutdown

Hundreds of air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will be awarded $10,000 for their "patriotic work to ensure the safety of the skies," the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.

November 21, 2025

Trump administration doubles down on scrapping the Department of Education

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Thursday the administration found a silver lining from the 43-day government shutdown: it proved the Department of Education is not needed.

November 20, 2025

Ex-congressional staffer charged with staging her own violent political attack

A former staffer for New Jersey GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew has been charged with staging her own physical attack.

November 20, 2025

Labor Department skips October jobs report due to government shutdown

The Labor Department announced Wednesday that it won't be releasing its monthly jobs report for October because the record-breaking government shutdown prevented it from collecting necessary data.

November 19, 2025

Harvard opens probe into Larry Summers due to correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein

Harvard is launching an investigation into its former president, Lawrence Summers, after documents revealed writing between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

November 19, 2025

Billionaire Tom Steyer announces bid for California governor

Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer said he's running to be the next governor of California, seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose second and final term ends in January 2027.

November 19, 2025

Obama aide Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after his name surfaces in Epstein files

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers is stepping down from the board of directors of the OpenAI Foundation, the latest development in a saga that began with emails released between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

November 19, 2025

Nicki Minaj joins U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz to spotlight the killings of Christians in Nigeria

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz and rapper Nicki Minaj have joined forces to condemn Christian persecution in Nigeria.

November 18, 2025

Democratic socialist Chi Osse could challenge Hakeem Jeffries

New York City Council member Chi Osse of the Democratic Socialists of America might run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his New York district next year.

November 18, 2025

Trump dismisses Obamacare subsidies in favor of direct health care payments

President Trump said that the only health care legislation he would support is one that would send payments directly to consumers -- a move that dismisses the widely debated Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.

November 18, 2025

Netflix’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ignites antitrust concerns

A potential merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery is setting off antitrust alarm bells in Washington.

November 18, 2025

Got internet? Issues at Cloudflare are blocking access to X, ChatGPT and more

Many internet users woke up Tuesday morning and logged onto social media, video games or news sites, only to see an error message.

November 18, 2025