Jeff Mordock

Attack on Pelosi’s husband comes into focus, but questions remain

Questions still remain about the lack of security for the home of the person second in line to succeed the president and the suspect's motivations.

November 17, 2022

Biden disputes Zelenskyy’s claim that missile in Poland wasn’t Ukrainian, says ‘not the evidence’

U.S. President Biden on Thursday disputed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim that the missile that struck Poland was not launched by Ukrainian troops.

November 17, 2022

Harris hits her stride as White House grooms her to replace Biden on 2024 ticket

Vice President Kamala Harris departed Wednesday for a weeklong trip to the Indo-Pacific region, the latest move by the White House to burnish her image as the logical successor to President Biden if he won't or can't run in 2024.

November 16, 2022

Harris to visit South China Sea island, move tempts inflamed tensions with Beijing

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the island of Palawan next week during her trip to Asia, according to a senior administration official.

November 15, 2022

Biden huddles with Erdogan, rallies opposition to Russia as G-20 winds down

President Biden unexpectedly skipped the gala dinner Tuesday at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, returning to his hotel room for the evening.

November 15, 2022

Biden has unannounced meeting with Turkey’s Erdogan at G-20; U.S. aid to Kurds still a sore point

President Biden on Tuesday held an unannounced meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid strained relations between the two North American Treaty Organization allies.

November 15, 2022

Rudy Giuliani won’t face criminal charges in foreign lobbying case

Federal prosecutors said Monday they have declined to file criminal charges against former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in connection with a foreign lobbying case involving Ukrainian business associates.

November 14, 2022

Federal appeals court blocks Biden’s student debt program

A federal appeals court on Monday blocked President Biden's student-loan forgiveness program, dealing a second serious blow to the plan, which already had been declared unconstitutional by a Texas court.

November 14, 2022

DOJ says Trump must verify documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

The Justice Department urged a federal judge to force former President Donald Trump to confirm whether the FBI's list of classified materials and other documents seized in the raid of his South Florida home is correct before an independent arbitrator decides whether any of the materials should be off-limits to federal prosecutors.

November 14, 2022

Biden: No ‘imminent attempt’ by China to invade Taiwan after talks with Xi

President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to thaw tensions between their nations during a nearly three-hour meeting Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

November 14, 2022

Taiwan tensions and push to prevent war shroud Biden’s meeting with China’s Xi

U.S. President Biden said Monday his goal for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is to avoid a war between the two countries.

November 14, 2022

Biden woos Southeast Asia nations at summit as China bids for greater influence

President Biden on Saturday stressed the importance of the United States' partnership with Southeast Asian countries, saying the partnership is necessary to "tackle the biggest issues of our time."

November 12, 2022

Trump lawyers fear ‘political bias’ in special master’s plan to speak with National Archives on docs

Former President Trump's legal team on Friday warned the judicial "special master" reviewing the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago against contacting National Archives officials about their procedures, saying it could inject "political bias" into the case.

November 11, 2022

DOJ urges Supreme Court to allow Congress to access Trump tax returns

The Justice Department on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to reject former President Trump's legal arguments for shielding his tax returns from a Democratic-led House committee.

November 10, 2022

Biden nominates veteran Democratic tax man to lead beefed-up IRS

President Biden on Thursday nominated Danny Werfel to serve as the head of the Internal Revenue Service, where he would oversee the agency's largest expansions in decades.

November 10, 2022

Republicans demand ATF, FBI ramp up staff for background checks on Black Friday gun sales

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to beef up staffing at the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for an expected surge of Black Friday gun purchases.

November 10, 2022

Biden to meet with Chinese leader Xi on the side at G20 with aim to reduce tensions

President Biden will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week in Bali, Indonesia, during the Group of 20 Summit, a White House official said Thursday.

November 10, 2022

Biden sees vindication after Democrats beat expectations of rout in midterms

President Biden laughed Wednesday when a reporter told him on the day after the midterm elections that former President Donald Trump's political movement is still strong.

November 9, 2022

NLRB to rescind Trump-era rule that made it easier for workers to dissolve unions

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has proposed rescinding a Trump-era rule that made it easier for workers to vote to oust unions, saying the measure made workplaces less stable.

November 9, 2022

Biden’s condemnation of Republicans as a threat to democracy helps Dems avoid red wave

President Biden's stark warnings that a vote for "Ultra MAGA" Republicans could threaten American democracy appears to have resonated with voters, denying the GOP a widely anticipated red wave.

November 9, 2022