Jeff Mordock

Biden says ‘America is back to work’ after jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1968

New weekly unemployment insurance claims fell to their lowest level since 1968, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department.

April 7, 2022

GOP: Move by ex-WH lawyer raises questions about dividing Taliban assets among 9/11 victims

House Republicans are urging President Biden to equally divide the $3.5 billion in assets seized from the Taliban among 9/11 victims, after reports surfaced that a former White House lawyer has moved to secure the bulk of the funds for his clients.

April 7, 2022

Report: NBC News journalists frustrated over Psaki move

NBC News journalists are reportedly frustrated over MSNBC's efforts to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki when she leaves her current post, according to a report Thursday.

April 7, 2022

Sen. Ron Johnson says John Durham keeping senators in dark about probe

Sen. Ron Johnson complained Wednesday that special counsel John Durham has kept information from the public and lawmakers during his nearly three-year probe.

April 7, 2022

Psaki ducks questions about Biden recommendation letter for son of Hunter’s Chinese business partner

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday sidestepped questions about a college recommendation letter President Biden reportedly wrote in 2017 for the son of Hunter Biden's Chinese business partner.

April 6, 2022

Attorney general tests positive for COVID-19

Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, the Justice Department announced.

April 6, 2022

Biden, in speech to labor group, hails Amazon workers for unionizing

President Biden on Wednesday appeared to endorse efforts by Amazon workers to unionize, the furthest he's ever gone to support organization efforts at the nation's largest e-commerce company.

April 6, 2022

Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann lied to FBI in text messages, Durham says

Special counsel John Durham says Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann "lied in writing" to the FBI in 2016, when he relayed suspicions about a purported internet connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank.

April 6, 2022

Clinton campaign lawyer tries to keep Christopher Steele, dossier out of trial

Attorneys for Hillary Clinton's campaign lawyer asked a court Monday to bar federal prosecutors from using evidence from former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele and his debunked dossier in prosecuting their client.

April 5, 2022

Biden labels Putin a ‘war criminal’ after viewing Bucha horrors

Grisly images showing the slaughter of civilians in Ukraine prompted President Biden on Monday to call for a war crimes trial and repeat his accusation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a war criminal."

April 4, 2022

White House says Russia shifting war to eastern and southern Ukraine

The White House warned Monday that Russia is shifting its strategy to attacks on the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine in what is expected to be a protracted new stage of the conflict.

April 4, 2022

Biden says boosting trucking jobs key to solving supply chain crisis

President Biden said increasing the number of truckers moving goods across the country is critical to strengthening the supply chain.

April 4, 2022

Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial after mass graves found in Ukraine

President Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin following reports of the mass killing of Ukraine civilians by Russian troops in a suburb of Kyiv.

April 4, 2022

Biden calls for stricter gun laws following Sacramento mass shooting

President Biden called for stricter gun laws, including banning so-called ghost guns, assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, following the deaths of six people in a Sacramento mass shooting over the weekend.

April 4, 2022

Biden to unveil plans to increase the number of truck drivers

President Biden on Monday will present a series of steps to address the truck driver shortage, including a plan to boost the industry's ranks with women and veterans.

April 4, 2022

Psaki won’t confirm new job at MSNBC, says talks with network don’t violate ethics standards

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday refused to confirm reports that she is leaving her job to work for left-leaning news outlet MSNBC.

April 1, 2022

Biden cheers jobs gains, says Americans getting back to work after COVID crisis

President Biden touted the nation's job growth on Friday while defending himself against criticism that inflation has erased workers' wage gains over the past year.

April 1, 2022

Press secretary Jen Psaki to leave White House for MSNBC

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is leaving her job to work for liberal cable news outlet MSNBC, according to reports Friday.

April 1, 2022

March shows robust job gains but inflation stifles wage growth

The loosening of COVID-19 restrictions boosted the U.S. economy in March as unemployment declined to 3.6% and 431,000 new jobs were created, the Department of Labor announced Friday.

April 1, 2022

Biden boasts big gulp from Strategic Petroleum Reserve will lower gasoline prices

President Biden on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, his most aggressive bid yet to soothe Americans who are seething about soaring gasoline prices.

March 31, 2022