Jeff Mordock

Biden SOTU speech to focus on agenda items he thinks can muster bipartisan support

President Biden will reissue his call for Congress to get behind his "unity agenda" as he delivers his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, seeking to reassure voters that both sides can team up to get things done.

February 7, 2023

VP Harris announces $1B investment in Central America, but move won’t help immediate migrant crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced a $950 million commitment from companies including Target Corp., Nestle SA and Columbia Sportswear to address the poverty and violence that is fueling migration from Central America.

February 6, 2023

Biden admin lines up $950M private sector investment to combat migration from Central America

Vice President Kamala Harris will announce Monday a slate of private sector financial commitments totaling $950 million for northern Central America, marking the administration's latest attempt to address the root causes of migration by increasing economic opportunity.

February 6, 2023

Biden to boast of economic successes in State of the Union address

President Biden will use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to take a victory lap and test his reelection pitch, claiming credit for a robust economy and keeping global allies unified against Russia's war on Ukraine.

February 3, 2023

Biden, Bill Clinton celebrate Family Medical Leave Act, push for paid leave

Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday joined President Biden at the White House to mark the 30th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act, and renewed the push for a national paid leave law.

February 2, 2023

Durbin demands details about work by indicted FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded the FBI and Justice Department provide more information about the investigations overseen by Charles McGonigal, who was arrested last month on criminal charges.

February 2, 2023

34 officers shot in the line of duty in January; up 89% from 2021

More officers were shot in the line of duty in January than there were days in the month, according to statistics released Wednesday by the National Fraternal Order of Police.

February 1, 2023

University of Delaware seen as next target in Biden classified documents probe

The University of Delaware's trove of documents from President Biden's time as a senator is the Justice Department's next likely target after investigators searched the president's Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, residence for classified material on Wednesday.

February 1, 2023

No classified documents found at Biden’s beach house; investigators remove handwritten notes

FBI agents did not uncover any classified materials during their search of President Biden's vacation home at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, but they did remove handwritten notes and materials related to Mr. Biden's time as vice president; his lawyer said Wednesday.

February 1, 2023

Justice Department searches Biden’s home Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Justice Department investigators on Wednesday are conducting a search for classified documents at President Biden's residence in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, his personal attorney announced.

February 1, 2023

Republicans, Manchin set sights on tanking Biden’s climate friendly 401(k) rules

Republicans in Congress are seeking to scuttle new rules from the Biden administration that allow retirement fund managers to consider climate change and other factors that conservative critics call "woke capitalism."

January 31, 2023

VP Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memphis

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died at the hands of police in Memphis, Tennessee, the White House announced.

January 31, 2023

Biden refuses to say if he’ll be interviewed by special counsel in doc probe

President Biden on Tuesday declined to say whether he would sit down with special counsel Robert Hur to discuss the classified documents found at his Wilmington, Delaware, home and his former office at a Washington think tank.

January 31, 2023

Biden says U.S. won’t send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

President Biden on Monday said the U.S. will not supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets to assist in their ongoing fight with Russia, which is heading into its second year.

January 30, 2023

Biden repeats debunked Amtrak tale for 8th time as president

President Biden on Monday repeated a since-debunked story involving an Amtrak conductor who calculated that he logged more than one million miles on the rails while serving as a senator from Delaware.

January 30, 2023

Biden DOJ stonewalls Congress on probe of president’s classified documents

The Justice Department denied a request Monday from the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee to turn over materials related to President Biden's mishandling of classified documents, saying doing so could jeopardize its investigation.

January 30, 2023

Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate alleged misconduct in Durham probe

The investigation into investigators is now being investigated, as the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Monday it will look into potential misconduct by special counsel John Durham, who probed the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia collusion allegations.

January 30, 2023

White House refuses to say if officials discussed Hunter Biden’s laptop computer with Elon Musk

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say if top administration officials discussed Hunter Biden's infamous laptop computer during their meeting Friday with Twitter owner Elon Musk.

January 27, 2023

Elon Musk meets with White House officials to discuss electric vehicles

Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk met Friday with two top Biden administration officials to discuss boosting electric vehicle production, the White House said.

January 27, 2023

Biden heads to friendly terrain to pivot away from questions about mislaid classified documents

President Biden on Monday will open a series of visits to Democratic strongholds to highlight his accomplishments, rally the party faithful and attempt to change the subject from the scandal of his mishandling of classified documents.

January 27, 2023