Jeff Mordock

White House launches day of action to promote child tax credit

The Biden administration on Tuesday launched a massive outreach campaign to get millions of families to file their taxes so they can receive the second half of payments from the child tax credit.

February 8, 2022

Biden vows to spike German pipeline if Russia strikes Ukraine

With the new German chancellor at his side, President Biden forcefully vowed Monday that a controversial new Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline would never start operations if the Kremlin invades neighboring Ukraine.

February 7, 2022

Biden says U.S., Germany ‘in lockstep’ on Ukraine amid tensions over Russian sanctions

President Biden said Monday the U.S. and Germany are aligned on fighting Russian aggression in Ukraine, amid concerns that Berlin has been too soft in condemning Moscow's actions.

February 7, 2022

Labor unions see rewards in Biden executive order on construction projects

President Biden signed an executive order on Friday giving labor unions a massive boost by requiring union labor and work rules on all major federal construction projects.

February 4, 2022

Stormy Daniels testifies in fraud case that Michael Avenatti ‘flat-out’ lied about her

Former pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels said Friday that she fears her past profession will count against her when the jury decides her fraud case against disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti.

February 4, 2022

Biden blasts GOP, gun industry for NYC crime wave; calls for new gun control measures

President Biden blamed lax gun ownership laws Thursday for the crime wave hitting New York City and other communities, insisting that Second Amendment rights were never meant to be absolute but saying nothing about the progressive crime policies of new District Attorney Alvin Bragg that many here blame for the surge of violence in the city.

February 3, 2022

Biden anti-crime strategy to focus on guns, community support

Responding to the surge in homicides across the country, President Biden on Thursday will outline an anti-crime strategy in New York that cracks down on the flow of illegal guns, boosts funding for police and increases support for programs that assist recently released convicts.

February 3, 2022

Biden says troop deployment ‘consistent’ with what he told Putin

President Biden said Wednesday that his decision to deploy 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe is "totally consistent" with what he's told Russian President Vladimir Putin in their discussions about Ukraine.

February 2, 2022

White House accuses Sen. Hawley of parroting Russian talking points on Ukraine

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday blasted Sen. Josh Hawley, saying his push to get the Biden administration to drop its support for Ukraine's potential membership in NATO simply parrots "Russian propagandist leaders."

February 2, 2022

NYPD officer shot in attempted carjacking ahead of Biden visit to discuss crime

An off-duty rookie NYPD officer was shot and wounded Tuesday night during an attempted carjacking as he drove to work in Queens, the city's police chief announced.

February 2, 2022

Pelosi eyes cap on State of the Union crowd to 25 House members

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering limiting attendance at President Biden's first State of the Union address to 25 House members because of COVID-19, according to a report Wednesday.

February 2, 2022

Biden heads to NYC to blunt criticism that he is soft on crime

President Biden, scrambling to project strength in the face of a national crime wave, will travel to New York on Thursday to discuss the surging gun violence that includes the recent murders of two NYPD officers in Harlem.

February 1, 2022

Biden convenes with top Judiciary senators to discuss Supreme Court pick

President Biden said Tuesday he was taking seriously the "advice" part of the Constitution by meeting with the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy.

February 1, 2022

Police group blasts Psaki for downplaying crime spike amid officer shootings

The nation's largest police union late Monday slammed White House press secretary Jen Psaki for comments it said appeared to shrug off concerns about crime amid a spate of deadly attacks on police officers.

February 1, 2022

Biden, Qatar leader met amid European energy crisis

President Biden met Monday with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, at the White House as fears intensify that Russian aggression toward Ukraine could spark an energy crisis.

January 31, 2022

Biden to meet two top Judiciary Committee senators on Supreme Court pick

President Biden will meet Tuesday with the top two lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer.

January 31, 2022

White House clears news reporters from Biden’s conference with governors

The White House on Monday ordered the press out of President Biden's meeting with the nation's governors just before he was about to field questions from the state leaders, underscoring the administration's turbulent relationship with reporters.

January 31, 2022

Biden tells governors to use COVID aid to boost workforces, keep schools open

President Biden called on U.S. governors Monday to use their state COVID-19 aid funds to boost worker training, keep schools open and hire more police officers.

January 31, 2022

Biden to award Congressional Gold Medal to hockey legend Willie O’Ree

President Biden on Monday signed a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, the first Black player in the NHL.

January 31, 2022

Biden to move U.S. troops to Eastern Europe

President Biden on Friday said he will deploy U.S. troops to Eastern Europe and NATO countries "in the near term," as tensions escalate with Russia over Ukraine.

January 28, 2022