Jeff Mordock

Public confidence in Biden, Powell to manage the economy falls by double digits: Gallup poll

Public confidence in President Biden and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to manage the economy has dropped significantly since last year amid record inflation and fears of a recession, according to a poll released Monday.

May 2, 2022

EPA waives ban on summer sales of E15 gasoline in bid to lower prices

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency waiver to allow higher-ethanol gasoline blends to be sold in the summer, in the Biden administration's latest bid to lower gas prices.

April 29, 2022

VP Harris to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's graduation ceremony on May 18, the academy announced.

April 29, 2022

Biden presses $33B aid package for Ukraine as Russia steps up bombardment in the east

President Biden prodded Congress on Thursday to approve another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against a renewed Russian military assault and replenish depleted American arsenals, saying the cost of defending democracy in Kyiv "is not cheap."

April 28, 2022

AG Garland takes heat from Republicans on rising violent crime

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland over the nation's rising crime rate, telling him that he shouldn't be pleased with how the Justice Department has addressed the threat.

April 28, 2022

Garland warns U.S. is ‘bracing’ for Russian cyber attack as Ukraine war escalates

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned that the U.S. is on high alert for the possibility of Russia's war against Ukraine spilling into cyberspace.

April 28, 2022

Biden in latest gaffe says the U.S. will ‘accommodate’ Russian oligarchs

President Biden on Thursday said the U.S. would "accommodate" Russian oligarchs, the latest gaffe or confused utterance from the president and one that quickly provoked criticism and concern across social media.

April 28, 2022

Biden presses Congress for $33B more Ukraine aid, says fighting for democracy ‘is not cheap’

President Biden on Thursday prodded Congress to fork over another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against a renewed Russian assault.

April 28, 2022

Biden eyeing forgiving some student loan debt, but won’t be $50,000

President Biden told reporters Thursday that he is looking at forgiving some student loan debt, but it won't be as high as the $50,000 per student target that some Democratic lawmakers have advocated.

April 28, 2022

Biden asking Congress for $33 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine against Russian invasion

President Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion in new funding to support Ukraine as it fights off a renewed Russian assault, while simultaneously pushing a plan to make it easier to seize and sell the assets of Russian oligarchs.

April 28, 2022

Biden tells teachers that kids are ‘like yours when they are in the classroom’

President Biden reignited the culture war between parents and woke school curriculums Wednesday after telling teachers that children belong to them when they're in the classroom.

April 28, 2022

Prosecutor suggests Durham hasn’t ruled out charges against tech executive in Russia probe

A Justice Department prosecutor hinted to a federal judge Wednesday that special counsel John Durham has not ruled out criminal charges against tech executive Rodney Joffe.

April 27, 2022

Biden to visit Javelin missile factory in Alabama

President Biden next week will visit a Javelin anti-tank missile factory in Alabama, the White House announced Wednesday, the source of a weapon that is playing a key role in Ukraine's defense against a two-month-old Russian invasion.

April 27, 2022

Biden to host Italian prime minister at White House next month

President Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the White House next month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Wednesday.

April 27, 2022

Biden considering canceling ‘significant’ student loan debt, says lawmaker

President Biden is considering wiping out a "significant" amount of the $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, according to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who attended a closed-door meeting with the president earlier this week.

April 27, 2022

Tech executive caught in Durham probe seeks to keep his emails out of Sussmann trial

Tech executive Rodney Joffe on Tuesday asked a federal judge to keep four emails he shared with a U.S. investigative firm out of the hands of special counsel John Durham in an upcoming trial of a Clinton campaign lawyer accused of lying to the FBI.

April 26, 2022

AG Garland says assets seized from Russian oligarchs should go ‘directly to Ukraine’

Attorney General Merrick Garland told senators Tuesday that the Justice Department would support efforts to ship assets seized from Russian oligarchs directly to Ukraine.

April 26, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland: ‘Very small percentage’ of police officers are ‘bad cops’

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers Tuesday that he believes only a "very small percentage" of police officers are "bad cops."

April 26, 2022

AG Garland defends independence of Hunter Biden probe

Attorney General Merrick Garland fiercely defended the independence of the tax and finances investigation into President Biden's son Hunter.

April 26, 2022

Clinton campaign officials’ claims undercut, ‘privileged’ info pitched to reporters: Durham

Special counsel John Durham has revealed that employees of the research firm Fusion GPS sent journalists hundreds of emails with unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump to trigger negative news stories.

April 26, 2022