Mary McCue Bell

Two red states just became Senate toss-ups, and the GOP is on defense

The Texas and Iowa Senate races are now toss-ups rather than safe for their Republican opponents, according to a new election analysis.

August 20, 2026

FBI agents seize Swalwell’s phone, raid his home in sex crime probe

Federal agents seized former Rep. Eric Swalwell's electronic devices at the San Francisco airport and the next day raided his home in Washington as part of a sex crime investigation, according to reports.

August 20, 2026

Who will Trump pick to replace Karoline Leavitt? Betting markets already have a favorite

Kalshi bettors picked Alina Habba as the favorite to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, but President Trump's former personal attorney quashed rumors she's taking the role.

August 20, 2026

Senate Republicans warn that Ohio’s Husted may lose seat over AI data centers

Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm that one of their seats is at stake due to artificial intelligence data centers, adding this could cause lawmakers to be wary of supporting such contentious projects in the future.

August 20, 2026

Dulles board approves $19.9 billion overhaul, defers parking garage and hotel proposed by Trump

Washington Dulles International Airport's board greenlit a plan Wednesday for a $19.9 billion renovation to overhaul the Washington metro area's largest airport.

August 19, 2026

Trump nominates White House aide Heidi Overton to lead FDA

A White House aide, Dr. Heidi Overton, has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Trump announced Wednesday.

August 19, 2026

Jimmy Gomez’s accuser rejects his ‘consensual’ defense in House ethics probe of sex assault

A former staffer for Rep. Jimmy Gomez told the House Ethics Committee that he sexually assaulted and harassed her, her lawyers said Wednesday.

August 19, 2026

Former and current D.C. police employees charged with overtime fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors issued arrest warrants for six former and current Metropolitan Police Department workers accused of fraudulently claiming overtime and bilking taxpayers out of almost half a million dollars.

August 19, 2026

Forest Service moves to rescind 25-year-old ‘roadless rule,’ citing wildfire risk

The U.S. Forest Service is looking to rescind a Clinton-era rule that established prohibitions on road construction and timber harvesting in tens of millions of acres of roadless public lands in 36 states.

August 18, 2026

FDA wants public input before regulating AI-enabled medical tools

The Food and Drug Administration is mulling over the future of generative artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices.

August 18, 2026

ABC sues FCC, calls agency’s action a ‘retaliatory’ license review

ABC is suing the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission over possible blockage of the network's broadcast station licenses.

August 18, 2026

Conor Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., placed on Russia’s wanted list for service to Ukraine

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s son Conor has been placed on Russia's international wanted list for his covert enlistment to fight in the war in Ukraine.

August 18, 2026

BBC seeks Trump family subpoenas in defamation case

The BBC wants to subpoena President Trump's children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner for its defense in the president's $10 billion defamation lawsuit.

August 15, 2026

American missionary in Niger released after 10 months of captivity

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released after more than 10 months of detention in the North African country.

August 15, 2026

Andy Baker leaving as Trump’s deputy national security adviser

White House Deputy National Security Adviser Andy Baker is departing in the coming weeks.

August 15, 2026

Trump accuses preservation group of exposing ‘top secret’ ballroom details in lawsuit

President Trump decried the people suing to block his White House ballroom as "TREASONISTS."

August 15, 2026

Former Playboy Playmate says FBI ignored her Epstein report for 15 years

A former Playboy Playmate alleges the FBI ignored her tips about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years, even after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner personally called the bureau on her behalf in 2005.

August 15, 2026

Trump administration opens ‘largest expansion’ of hunting, sport fishing

The Department of the Interior has opened the doors to the largest expansion of hunting and sport fishing opportunities in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

August 14, 2026

Homeland Security accused of political spying on Minnesota protesters, unions

The Department of Homeland Security allegedly ran a sweeping, politically motivated surveillance campaign against protesters, unions and nonprofits with no criminal basis, according to a court filing by a lawyer for a defendant charged in the protests.

August 14, 2026

Rep. Nancy Mace pushes legislation to restore death penalty in D.C.

Rep. Nancy Mace wants to bring capital punishment back to the nation's capital, 45 years after it was officially abolished in Washington.

August 14, 2026