Jeff Mordock

‘That’s an applause line’: Pelosi shames White House crowd into clapping for Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday had to remind thousands of President Biden's supporters to cheer for him and the passage of his $740 billion health, climate and tax law.

September 13, 2022

Biden says ‘progress’ made on inflation despite higher prices in August

President Biden said Tuesday that inflation is showing signs of slowing down, despite a government report showing consumer price increases for household goods persist and dent families' budgets.

September 13, 2022

Justice Department to accept Trump’s pick for special master

The Justice Department agreed Monday to former President Donald Trump's choice for a special master to adjudge the dispute over papers seized by the FBI in the raid on his Mar-a-Lago home.

September 12, 2022

Trump attorneys argue seized documents were not classified and Mar-a-Lago is secure

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed court documents on Monday seeking to stop the Justice Department from resuming its review of classified materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence, arguing that the documents taken by FBI investigators during the Aug. 8 raid are not classified and that his South Florida estate is secure.

September 12, 2022

Carjackings, shootings, murder: Violent underage offenders add to America’s crime wave

Some of the most violent crimes in America are being carried out by its youngest members of society and those who deal with youth offenders say the trend won't reverse anytime soon.

September 10, 2022

Rail strike that could cost U.S. $2B per day looms as Biden admin tries to intervene

The Biden administration has inserted itself into negotiations between the nation's largest rail carriers and eight unions representing railroad workers to avoid a potential strike that could deal a major blow to the U.S. economy.

September 9, 2022

Obamas return to the White House to revive tradition of unveiling presidential portrait

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday as President Biden revived the decades-long tradition of unveiling presidential portraits.

September 7, 2022

Karine Jean-Pierre grilled about her past accusations that Republicans ‘stole elections’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was put on the spot Tuesday about her old tweets claiming that Republicans stole elections in 2016 and 2018.

September 6, 2022

Attorneys for Steele dossier source ask judge to dismiss charges; Mueller used in defense

Attorneys for Igor Danchenko, a key source for the infamous Steele dossier, asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges of lying to the FBI.

September 6, 2022

Student debt could reach precancellation levels within a decade, study shows

Student loan debt could return in less than a decade to the same level it was before President Biden canceled nearly $600 billion of debt at taxpayer expense, according to a study this week from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

September 6, 2022

Biden ramps up attacks on ‘MAGA Republicans’ in fiery campaign speech

Nearly two years after President Biden pledged to be a "president for all people" -- including those who didn't vote for him -- he kicked off the Democrats' fall campaign season by tearing into pro-Trump Republicans as a threat to democracy.

September 1, 2022

Biden’s approval rating jumped 9% in August, reaching 40%

President Biden's approval rating surged to 40%, its highest level in more than a year, rocketing up with a 9-point spike in August following the most successful weeks of his administration.

September 1, 2022

Biden to host Obamas at White House for portrait unveiling

President Biden will host former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the White House next week to unveil their official portraits, restoring a tradition that had been abandoned during the Trump administration.

September 1, 2022

Trump’s attorneys say DOJ can’t be trusted with seized documents, will ‘impugn,’ ‘leak’ materials

Former President Trump's lawyers said Wednesday that the Justice Department's "unchecked investigators" can't be trusted to conduct a fair investigation.

August 31, 2022

White House claims Biden never briefed on FBI’s Trump raid or anything about the investigation

"The president has not been briefed on the latest development," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. "He has not been briefed on anything that's connected to this particular investigation, which is an independent investigation."

August 31, 2022

Trump ‘concealed and removed’ documents in violation of grand jury subpoena, Justice Department says

The Justice Department said classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in violation of a grand jury subpoena.

August 31, 2022

AG Garland bans DOJ employees from talking to Congress amid flood of whistleblower complaints

Attorney General Merrick Garland has issued a memo blocking Justice Department employees from communicating with members of Congress in the wake of stunning whistleblower disclosures regarding the FBI probe into Hunter Biden's business affairs.

August 31, 2022

Biden rips GOP support for police, calls for increased funding for cops

President Biden sought to blunt criticism that he's soft on crime by calling for increases to police funding and depicting Republicans as anti-cop for their anti-FBI rhetoric during a trip Tuesday to the swing state of Pennsylvania.

August 30, 2022

Garland restricts Justice Department appointees’ political activities amid GOP criticism

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday banned political appointees at the Justice Department from participating in political campaign events, changing a longtime policy at an agency under intense political scrutiny and fending off allegations of partisanship.

August 30, 2022

White House braces for slow August job growth after labor surge

After touting for months the strong employment numbers as a way to deflect criticism of soaring inflation, the White House on Tuesday warned that the numbers released later this week by the Labor Department will likely a jobs markets that is "cooling off."

August 30, 2022