Jeff Mordock

Hillary supporters in jury pool frustrate prosecutors in trial of ex-Clinton attorney

Support for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign among potential jurors in the trial of former campaign attorney Michael Sussmann frustrated prosecutors as jury selection began Monday.

May 16, 2022

Durham prosecution of Clinton campaign lawyer Sussmann also puts FBI on trial

A slew of current and former FBI officials are slated to take the stand in a trial set to begin Monday of former Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann, offering testimony that could lay bare the FBI's eagerness to seize on unverified anti-Trump political dirt.

May 15, 2022

Emotional Jen Psaki bids adieu to press, thanks Bidens

An emotional Jen Psaki thanked President Biden and the press on her last day as chief White House spokeswoman Friday, saying she tried to show "integrity and grace" from the podium.

May 13, 2022

Federal judge orders Fusion GPS to turn over 22 emails to John Durham

A federal judge late Thursday ordered Fusion GPS, the research firm tapped by Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign to gin up dirt on former President Trump, to turn over nearly two dozen emails to special counsel John Durham, who is investigating the Russian-collusion narrative.

May 12, 2022

Biden scrambles to address baby formula shortage as critics say he was caught flat-footed

President Biden scrambled Thursday to show he is on top of the baby formula shortage as frustrated parents and Republicans slammed the administration for getting caught flat-footed and sending scarce formula to illegal immigrants while American parents stare at empty store shelves.

May 12, 2022

Biden looks overseas for baby formula to address the monthslong shortage in the U.S.

President Biden plans to increase the amount of baby formula imported into the U.S. to address a long-running shortage that has frustrated and desperate parents running from store to store trying to feed their babies, a senior administration official said Thursday.

May 12, 2022

Illegal immigrants get ‘pallets’ of scarce baby formula, GOP lawmaker says

A Republican lawmaker on Thursday said illegal immigrants detained by Border Patrol have access to hard-to-find baby formula, as U.S. parents go scrambling from store to store due to a nationwide shortage.

May 12, 2022

Biden to speak with retailers, manufacturers amid nationwide baby formula shortage

President Biden on Thursday will speak with retailers and baby formula manufacturers amid a nationwide shortage that has sparked a backlash from Republicans and angry parents.

May 12, 2022

Clinton lawyer seeks to silence witness who could dispute the Trump-Russia narrative

A lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is seeking to block expert witness testimony from an FBI agent who would debunk research that allegedly showed secret communication between former President Donald Trump and Russia's Alfa Bank in a case brought by special counsel John Durham.

May 12, 2022

Biden’s blaming Putin for price hikes highlights powerlessness to get inflation under control

President Biden's blame-Putin strategy on inflation is deeply flawed, experts say, because casting blame does not relieve Mr. Biden and congressional Democrats of the responsibility to fix the problem.

May 11, 2022

Biden blames Putin for rising food prices; vows to help U.S. farmers

President Biden blamed Russia's war on Ukraine for rising prices in the U.S., while vowing on Wednesday to lower the costs of farming and food during a visit to an Illinois family farm.

May 11, 2022

Republicans slam Biden over higher-than-expected inflation

Higher-than-expected inflation numbers Wednesday sparked intense criticism of President Biden from Republican lawmakers, who argued that his policies are contributing to the price surge.

May 11, 2022

Psaki says Biden supports peaceful abortion protests outside justices’ homes

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Biden supports peaceful protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices.

May 10, 2022

Press removed from Sussmann pre-trial hearing due to classified materials from Durham probe

Members of the press were blocked from a pre-trial hearing Tuesday in the federal case against Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann so both sides could discuss classified materials.

May 10, 2022

Durham says FBI, intelligence agencies slowing down document production in Danchenko case

Special counsel John Durham on Tuesday blamed the FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies for slow-walking document production in the case against Igor Danchenko, who is accused of lying to investigators about where and how he got information for the so-called Steele dossier.

May 10, 2022

Clinton campaign bigs Robby Mook, Mark Elias on witness list for trial from Durham probe

Several high-profile Democratic political operatives and officials are set to take the witness stand next week in the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann, attorneys for both sides revealed in court Monday.

May 9, 2022

Judge blocks purported evidence of Clinton ties to plot linking Trump and Russia

A federal judge has blocked special counsel John Durham from introducing evidence he contends will show former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann acted as part of a "joint venture" to taint former President Trump by linking him to Russia.

May 9, 2022

Biden repeats debunked boast that he’s been to Iraq, Afghanistan more than 50 times

President Biden told workers at an Ohio plant that he's traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan more than 50 times in his long political career but based on previous statements made during his presidential campaign that number doesn't seem to add up.

May 6, 2022

Biden plays up jobs gains but can’t shake bigger economic woes

President Biden is striking an optimistic note on the economy but, pollsters say, most Americans expect the already tough situation to get worse.

May 6, 2022

Biden says ‘more work to do’ on inflation, calls on Republicans in Congress to help

President Biden said more steps must be taken to stop soaring inflation after a Labor Department report showed mixed results for the job market.

May 6, 2022