Jeff Mordock

Biden again falsely claims a role in civil rights activism in the 1960s

President Biden on Tuesday again claimed that he was part of the civil rights movement of the 1960s -- a story he has repeatedly rewritten and even debunked himself in the 1980s.

July 25, 2023

Biden will veto House military, health and agriculture spending bills

President Biden will veto House Republicans' defense and health and agriculture bills if make it to his desk, the White House said Monday.

July 24, 2023

Biden elevates CIA Director William Burns to Cabinet-level position

President Biden on Friday announced he has asked CIA Director William J. Burns to become a member of his Cabinet, making him a key adviser on national security issues.

July 21, 2023

Hunter Biden’s lawyers file ethics complaint against Marjorie Taylor Greene over X-rated photo

Hunter Biden's lawyer filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday, saying the lawmaker reached a "new level of abhorrent behavior" after she displayed sexually explicit pictures of the president's son at a congressional hearing.

July 21, 2023

Special counsel digs up obscure laws to build cases against Trump

At the heart of the Justice Department's twin cases against former President Donald Trump are two statutes so rarely used that one had been invoked by federal prosecutors only about a dozen times in the past 20 years.

July 21, 2023

Biden cheers unions as strike threats from coast to coast jeopardize U.S. economy

President Biden on Thursday touted his administration's efforts to create union jobs as part of his Bidenomics agenda even as a series of strikes threaten to damage the U.S. economy.

July 20, 2023

Experts warn Trump can’t get a fair shake from a D.C. jury

Former President Trump is expected to be hit with criminal charges in Washington, where legal scholars say the city's overwhelmingly liberal jury pool will make it almost impossible for him to receive a truly fair trial.

July 20, 2023

Trump defiant as special counsel moves toward indictment for Capitol riot

Former President Trump is bracing for a federal indictment related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election after prosecutors named him as a target of a grand jury probe in Washington.

July 18, 2023

Biden meets with Israel’s Herzog amid lingering tensions, political criticism

President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday with tensions between the two countries mounting over Israel's plans to overhaul the nation's judicial system.

July 18, 2023

DeSantis, Haley suggest GOP should enter 2024 race without Trump after Jan. 6 target letter

Former President Donald Trump's rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination on Tuesday implied the party should advance without him after he received a letter informing him he's a target of the Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the Capitol.

July 18, 2023

DOJ invitation to appear before Jan. 6 grand jury amounts to ‘ambush,’ say legal analysts

The Justice Department has invited former President Donald Trump to testify before a federal grand jury investigating his efforts to fight what he called a rigged 2020 presidential election, but legal analysts warn that the invitation amounts to an "ambush."

July 18, 2023

Biden takes heat ahead of meeting with Israel’s Herzog

President Biden is facing fire for his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog as Republicans blast Mr. Biden for snubbing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and progressives complain the invite is an affront to Palestinians.

July 18, 2023

Trump says he received a target letter from Jack Smith probe into Jan. 6

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith declaring him a target of a grand jury investigation into events leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

July 18, 2023

Biden to host WNBA champions after star slams him for lack of White House invite

President Biden invited the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Monday to the White House after one of its star players slammed him for a lack of invite or recognition.

July 17, 2023

White House defends Secret Service cocaine probe as ‘thorough investigation’

The White House on Monday defended the Secret Service's investigation into the packet of cocaine discovered in the West Wing, despite the agency's inability to find a culprit or much evidence.

July 17, 2023

Twitter declares ‘factual error’ in Biden tweet boasting about economy, wages

President Biden was fact-checked by Twitter once again on Monday for a claim he made about his economic policies increasing workers' wages since the pandemic.

July 17, 2023

Biden talks up NATO ties, says Putin has already ‘lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "lost" his war in Ukraine, adding that the Kremlin lacks the will and resources to keep up its troubled invasion of its neighbor for long.

July 13, 2023

‘Extremely troubling’: GOP lawmakers irate Secret Service quit investigation of White House cocaine

The Secret Service has wrapped up its White House cocaine investigation after 11 days without identifying any suspect or producing any leads on who left the illegal drug in the West Wing.

July 13, 2023

Case closed: Secret Service comes up empty investigating White House cocaine

The Secret Service said Thursday that it ended its investigation into how cocaine ended up in the White House because it lacked forensic or video evidence identifying a suspect.

July 13, 2023

Biden says Putin ‘has already lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost his war in Ukraine, adding that the fighting won't drag on for years.

July 13, 2023