Jeff Mordock

Biden to host Irish prime minister at White House on St. Patrick’s Day

President Biden will host Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House on Friday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the White House announced Tuesday.

March 14, 2023

Biden mocked for story about same-sex marriage ‘epiphany’

President Biden was torched on Twitter on Tuesday for trying to rewrite history about how he came to an "epiphany" on same-sex marriage in high school, despite his longtime stance in the Senate opposing legislation that expanded rights for the LGBTQ community.

March 14, 2023

Biden to sign an executive order increasing gun background checks

President Biden on Tuesday will sign an executive order aimed at increasing gun background checks, bolstering mandates on safe gun storage and redefining who qualifies as a firearms dealer.

March 14, 2023

Biden’s ‘bailout’ a step toward government control of banking system, economists say

Economists warn that President Biden's extraordinary action at two collapsed banks is the first step toward government control of the banking system.

March 13, 2023

Biden defends ‘safe’ banking system amid biggest collapses since 2008

President Biden on Monday defended the U.S. banking system after regulators scrambled to prevent the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank from spiraling into a massive financial crisis.

March 13, 2023

White House hits back on DeSantis’ war on woke: ‘Just hate’

The White House is hitting back at comments by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying his war on wokeness is just a dog whistle for "despicable" anti-transgender bigotry.MORD

March 10, 2023

White House says Silicon Valley Bank failure won’t lead to repeat of 2008

White House officials are assuring the public that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest since the 2008 global financial crisis, won't touch off another string of bank collapses.

March 10, 2023

Biden takes victory lap over surging jobs market

President Biden on Friday hailed a rocketing February jobs report as vindication of his economic agenda.

March 10, 2023

Biden to address Canadian Parliament later this month

President Biden will address the Canadian Parliament later this month, the White House announced Thursday.

March 9, 2023

Biden budget takes taxes, spending, IRS funds to new levels, promises plan will cut deficit

President Biden's new $6.8 trillion budget would impose a whopping $5.5 trillion in tax hikes and push federal spending roughly 55% higher than pre-pandemic levels, including a 15% boost for the IRS that would be added on top of the agency's current massive funding increase.

March 9, 2023

Biden calls on McCarthy to release GOP budget; says he’ll meet anytime

President Biden on Thursday challenged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's rejection of his proposed 2024 budget by urging the California Republican to put forth a plan and see where they agree.

March 9, 2023

After two years of massive spending, Biden proposes more for social programs in fiscal ‘24 budget

President Biden on Thursday proposed a record-shattering $6.8 trillion budget that envisions a significant surge in social program spending amid the roughly $5.5 trillion in new taxes, even after two years of massive spending on pandemic relief and economic recovery packages.

March 9, 2023

White House: Biden budget to cut deficit by $3 trillion through tax hikes

President Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to slash nearly $3 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade by hiking taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations, the White House said Wednesday.

March 8, 2023

Biden’s pay hike for feds is largest proposed since Carter admin

President Biden's proposed budget will call for a 5.2% pay hike for all federal employees.

March 8, 2023

Two Americans killed in cartel crossfire across Mexican border, raising fresh security fears

Two of the four U.S. citizens whose Friday kidnapping at a Mexican border town by a local drug cartel was captured on a gripping video have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed Tuesday.

March 7, 2023

Two kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico; 2 others alive

Two of the four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday.

March 7, 2023

Biden to host South Korean president for White House state dinner

President Biden will host South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a state dinner next month, the White House announced Tuesday.

March 7, 2023

Biden planning tax hike for ‘high-income’ Americans to save foundering Medicare

In a preview of his budget plan to be released this week, President Biden on Tuesday rolled out a proposed tax hike on high earners as part of his complicated plan to raise money to keep Medicare solvent.

March 7, 2023

Americans kidnapped in Mexico were there to buy medicine, possible cases of mistaken identity

The four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico crossed the border to buy medication and may have been victims of mistaken identity, the Mexican president said Monday, even as the White House remained mum about the incident for privacy reasons.

March 6, 2023

Biden urged to give Americans kidnapped in Mexico the same treatment as Brittney Griner

Lawmakers on Monday urged President Biden to focus as much attention on bringing home four Americans kidnapped in Mexico as he did on getting WNBA star Brittney Griner out of a Russian prison.

March 6, 2023