Jeff Mordock

Sullivan heading to Israel to discuss Iran nuclear program

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Israel this week to discuss amid collapsing nuclear talks between Iran and other nations, the administration announced Monday.

December 20, 2021

Psaki denies Biden-Manchin split, says decadeslong personal relationship ‘not changed’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dismissed talk of a personal spat between President Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin, insisting the president sees the West Virginia Democrat as "a longtime friend."

December 20, 2021

America’s microchip crisis isn’t going away; experts say Biden’s fix will take years

Thousands of new cars are piling up at manufacturers' lots, the price of electric toothbrushes has surged, coffee machines have disappeared from store shelves, and Apple has drastically cut its iPhone production.

December 20, 2021

Durham: Lawyer for Steele dossier source has a potential conflict of interest from Clinton ties

The law firm representing the main source for Christopher Steele's dossier on former President Donald Trump may have a conflict of interest because one of its lawyers worked for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

December 20, 2021

Biden honors three soldiers with Medal of Honor for bravery in Iraq, Afghanistan

President Biden on Thursday bestowed the Medal of Honor, the nation's most prestigious military award, to three soldiers for their actions in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

December 16, 2021

Biden will commemorate Jan. 6 Capitol attack, White House says

President Biden plans to mark the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

December 14, 2021

Biden calls for passage of stricter gun laws on anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre

President Biden on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass three bills aimed at tackling gun violence in remarks commemorating the ninth anniversary of the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

December 14, 2021

Biden’s senior adviser on migration stepping down, report says

President Biden's senior adviser for migration, Tyler Moran, will leave her post at the end of January after roughly seven months on the job, according to a media report Tuesday.

December 14, 2021

Biden signs order to make government services more customer friendly

President Biden signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to streamline routine government services like renewing a passport or applying for college loans so they are simple tasks instead of time-consuming nightmares.

December 13, 2021

The crisis that didn’t happen: How Dems got it wrong about ending the COVID-19 eviction ban

The flood of evictions that politicians and housing advocates desperately warned of has yet to materialize three months after the Supreme Court revoked the Biden administration's COVID-19 eviction ban.

December 12, 2021

Biden scolds ‘extreme’ GOP partisanship in late-night appearance on Fallon

President Biden steered clear of jokes Friday night in his first late-night television appearance as president on NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He instead used the platform to scold "extreme elements" of the GOP for their lack of cooperation towards a bipartisan agenda in Washington.

December 11, 2021

Biden blasts Supreme Court on Texas abortion law, urges Congress to codify Roe v. Wade

President Biden on Friday said he is "very concerned" that the U.S. Supreme Court let a Texas abortion law remain in effect pending legal challenges.

December 10, 2021

Psaki on Smollett verdict: Lying about hate crime is ‘shameful’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said lying about a hate crime is "shameful" and hurts real victims of such incidents as she reacted to Thursday's guilty verdict against actor Jussie Smollett.

December 10, 2021

Biden calls for passage of federal voting rights legislation during Summit for Democracy

President Biden on Friday closed out his virtual Summit for Democracy by urging Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation, strictly partisan measures that are stuck in the evenly split Senate.

December 10, 2021

Biden to award Medal of Honor to first Black veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan

President Biden will award three Medals of Honor for combat heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan, including one to the first Black veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the White House said Friday.

December 10, 2021

Recycled speeches, low wattage events drown out Biden’s infrastructure message

A public relations blitz aimed at energizing the American public about President Biden's big infrastructure win has fallen on deaf ears with voters tuning out recycled speeches and low-wattage events.

December 8, 2021

Biden says he’s not planning to deploy U.S. troops to Ukraine to unilaterally confront Russia

President Biden said Wednesday putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine to deter a potential Russian invasion "was not on the table."

December 8, 2021

White House officials push for favorable Biden coverage in secret meetings with news outlets

The White House is reportedly unhappy with the media coverage of President Biden and has embarked on a mission to change that, according to a report late Tuesday.

December 8, 2021

United Kingdom announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The United Kingdom on Wednesday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing becoming the fourth country to keep officials away from the games because of China's poor human rights record.

December 8, 2021

Embattled Biden banking nominee withdraws herself from contention

President Biden's controversial choice to become comptroller of the U.S. currency has withdrawn her name from consideration.

December 7, 2021