Mary McCue Bell

FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search for any records relating to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

October 28, 2025

U.S. strikes four alleged drug boats, killing more than a dozen

The U.S. struck four alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, bringing the total number of vessels hit to 14.

October 28, 2025

Texas AG sues Tylenol makers in test case of Trump administration’s autism claims

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, asserting that they deceptively marketed the medication to pregnant women despite alleged links to autism and other disorders.

October 28, 2025

House Democrats urge Justice Dept. to reject $230 million settlement request for Trump

More than a dozen House Democrats sent a letter to the Justice Department demanding that it reject President Trump's request for a $230 million payment.

October 28, 2025

Food delivery services launch initiatives in response to lapse in SNAP benefits

Two major food delivery services, Gopuff and DoorDash, are contributing to federal food aid programs amid the government shutdown.

October 27, 2025

CBS ‘Evening News’ anchor John Dickerson is leaving the network

Veteran journalist John Dickerson is bidding farewell to CBS by the end of the year.

October 27, 2025

Federal workers union demands end to government shutdown, ups pressure on Democrats to fold

The country's largest union representing federal workers on Monday called on Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown immediately by passing a short-term spending measure.

October 27, 2025

Questions mount over war on drug boats; taking cartel battle to high seas ups legal stakes for Trump

The Trump administration, by its own account, has sunk 10 drug boats and slain 43 crew, and it has yet to offer a firm legal justification.

October 26, 2025

Pentagon sending carrier strike group to Caribbean under Trump’s drug crackdown

The Department of Defense is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier and a strike group to the Caribbean, an escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to target suspected drug-smuggling vessels.

October 24, 2025

Federal judge strikes down Biden-era ban on transgender discrimination in health care

A federal judge has struck down a Biden-era rule that expanded federal anti-discrimination protections to transgender people in health care programs.

October 24, 2025

U.S. conducts its 10th strike on alleged drug boat, killing six

The U.S. has conducted another strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, bringing the total number of vessels hit to 10.

October 24, 2025

Adams endorses Cuomo in another bid to stop Mamdani from becoming NYC mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the mayor's race Thursday, trying to help the Democratic Party establishment derail Zohran Mamdani's campaign.

October 23, 2025

Adams to back Cuomo to try to help stop Mamdani’s runaway bid for New York mayor

New York Mayor Eric Adams is expected to endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city's mayoral race as early as Thursday.

October 23, 2025

Texas congressman accused of affair with staffer who died from setting herself on fire

A staffer for Rep. Tony Gonzales was reportedly involved in a romantic relationship with him before she died in September after she set herself on fire, according to multiple reports.

October 23, 2025

Illinois gubernatorial candidate’s family killed in helicopter crash

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash.

October 23, 2025

Jeff Merkley holds the Senate floor for 22 hours to protest Trump

Sen. Jeff Merkley concluded a 22-hour Senate floor speech on Wednesday, stopping short of breaking the record as he railed against President Trump.

October 22, 2025

Democrats escalate anti-ICE efforts, devise strategies to ‘blow the whistle’ on officers

Democrats are ramping up their confrontation with ICE, with one member of Congress announcing plans to run a "tracker" to reveal officers' actions and New York's attorney general setting up a tip line for leads to investigate the agency's operations.

October 22, 2025

Jeff Merkley’s marathon speech keeps going in Senate to protest Trump’s policies

Sen. Jeff Merkley's Senate floor speech broke the 21-hour mark on Wednesday afternoon.

October 22, 2025

U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel

The U.S. struck another alleged drug-smuggling vessel Tuesday night, this time on the Pacific coast of South America, according to a report.

October 22, 2025

‘I’m not a secret Nazi’: SS-like tattoo sported by Graham Platner, Maine Democratic Senate hopeful

Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner denied he was a "secret Nazi" after a video showed he has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.

October 22, 2025