Jeff Mordock

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

Widow of slain NYPD detective slams Manhattan D.A. in tearful eulogy

The grieving widow of slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera on Friday ripped into Manhattan's newly elected District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a tearful eulogy at her husband's funeral.

January 28, 2022

Biden boasts of infrastructure program in Pittsburgh just hours after bridge collapse

President Biden on Friday touted his administration's spending on infrastructure projects in Pittsburgh just hours after 10 people were injured in a bridge collapse in the city.

January 28, 2022

U.S., Russia set to clash on Ukraine at U.N. Security Council meeting

U.S. officials will press Russia on its massive military buildup near Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council meeting next week, a Biden administration official said Friday.

January 28, 2022

Biden’s absenteeism from the White House surpasses Trump, Obama

President Biden spent more than a third of his first year in the White House on personal trips away from Washington, outpacing his predecessors by weeks.

January 28, 2022

Biden, EU vow to intensify efforts to avert energy shortage if Russia invades Ukraine

The Biden administration and the European Union said Friday they are working together to prepare for a potential natural gas shortage if Russia invades Ukraine.

January 28, 2022

Musk slams Biden for fawning over Big Three automakers, says president treats Americans like fools

Tesla CEO Elon Musk ripped into President Biden, saying he is "treating the American public like fools" after the president met with the heads of rivals General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.

January 28, 2022

Biden to name a Black woman for Supreme Court by end of February

President Biden on Thursday reaffirmed his vow to make history by nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court and promised to announce his choice by the end of February.

January 27, 2022

Biden hails Breyer, retiring liberal justice, as ‘model public servant’

President Biden on Thursday formally announced the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, hailing the liberal justice as a "model public servant," whose opinions benefited the American people.

January 27, 2022

Biden to announce Supreme Court Justice Breyer’s retirement Thursday afternoon

President Biden will announce the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer Thursday afternoon, the White House announced.

January 27, 2022

Biden to host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in February

President Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Feb. 7, the first in-person meeting between the men, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Thursday.

January 27, 2022

Biden eyes long list of Black female candidates to fill Supreme Court vacancy

President Biden has a deep bench of Black female legal scholars to choose from for a history-making Supreme Court pick, and his shortlist is replete with figures who will thrill the party's racial justice and far-left activists.

January 26, 2022

Psaki: Biden stands by pledge to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden stands by his previous commitment to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

January 26, 2022

Is VP Harris on Biden’s short list for the Supreme Court?

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer's retirement could pave the way for President Biden to put Vice President Kamala Harris on the nation's highest court.

January 26, 2022