Jeff Mordock

Biden to press Iraqi leader to help stop Iran’s drone strikes on U.S. troops

President Biden is expected to use his meeting Monday with the Iraqi prime minister to press him to take a stronger role in curtailing Iranian-backed drone attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq in Syria.

July 24, 2021

Psaki insists there is no change to mask guidance

The Biden administration is not changing its mask policies as COVID-19 cases continue to rise and the delta variant surges across the country, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.

July 22, 2021

Psaki defends Hunter Biden meeting with potential art buyers

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday defended Hunter Biden's decision to meet with potential buyers of his art amid ethical concerns tied to the sales.

July 22, 2021

Biden slaps new sanctions on Cuban officials for human rights abuses

President Biden on Thursday slapped Cuban officials with sanctions, accusing them of human rights abuses during the island government's crackdown on protesters earlier this month.

July 22, 2021

Restaurant owner says Biden ducked his question about hiring workers

A Cincinnati area restaurant owner who asked President Biden about his struggles to hire workers because he is competing with expanded federal unemployment benefits said Thursday that the president didn't answer his question.

July 22, 2021

Biden ripped over fumbled response to restaurant owner looking for workers

President Biden late Wednesday was criticized by Republicans after he told a restaurant owner to pay his employees higher wages or risk having them leave for better jobs.

July 21, 2021

Biden knocks Fox News’ ‘altar call’ on vaccines

President Biden on Wednesday welcomed Fox News anchors now changing their rhetoric on COVID-19 vaccinations, joking that the networks' stars had "altar call."

July 21, 2021

Biden defends filibuster, warns elimination would cause ‘chaos’

President Biden on Wednesday defended his refusal to eliminate or reform the filibuster, saying tweaks would create chaos in Congress, while also slamming it as a "relic of Jim Crow."

July 21, 2021

‘I take my Republican colleagues at their word’: Biden dismisses filibuster of infrastructure deal

President Biden on Wednesday dismissed Senate Republicans' derailing of his bipartisan infrastructure package as "irrelevant," saying he's confident the proposal will ultimately advance.

July 21, 2021

Biden on CNN town hall ducks questions on mask mandates, more virus restrictions

President Biden on Wednesday stonewalled a question about whether he would impose mask mandates or a new round of COVID-19 restrictions to curtail the deadly virus.

July 21, 2021

Biden promotes union jobs, economic agenda in Cincinnati

President Biden on Wednesday promoted his economic agenda in Ohio, pledging to create thousands of union jobs even as Senate Republicans successfully blocked a vote to advance a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill he championed.

July 21, 2021

Biden to meet Ukraine president next month, talk about Russia, energy, corruption

President Biden will meet at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 30, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday.

July 21, 2021

Runaway Texas Dems derailed as outbreak spreads to White House, Pelosi’s office

The Texas House Democrats framed their walkout as a bid to save democracy, but the message was swamped by a growing coronavirus outbreak that spilled Tuesday into the House speaker's office.

July 20, 2021

Biden highlights accomplishments in second Cabinet meeting

President Biden held his second full Cabinet meeting Tuesday and marked six months on the job, boasting of his efforts on COVID-19, infrastructure, climate change and the economy.

July 20, 2021

Biden hosts Super Bowl champs Buccaneers, Tom Brady at White House

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday became the first Super Bowl champion to visit the White House in more than four years, and the team was greeted by President Biden hailing the defending champs' perseverance during the season.

July 20, 2021

‘U.S. can count on me’: Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Biden, reaffirms alliance

King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Biden at the White House on Monday and pledged that the U.S. can always count on his nation's support in the Middle East.

July 19, 2021

Biden backpedals after saying Facebook is ‘killing people’

President Biden said Monday he wants social media companies to "look in the mirror" and combat bogus information about COVID-19 vaccines on their own, a clarification of prior remarks that seemed to suggest Facebook was "killing people."

July 19, 2021

Biden ignores bipartisan warnings, insists spike in inflation is ‘temporary’

President Biden said Monday that a spike in inflation and consumer prices is temporary but the economy is still riding "ups and downs," and urged more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

July 19, 2021

Three runaway Texas Democrats test positive for COVID after fleeing to Washington

In a Saturday statement, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said that a member of the caucus reported testing positive Friday for COVID-19, and that two more legislators received positive test results Saturday after taking the rapid test.

July 17, 2021

Biden calls DACA ruling ‘disappointing,’ urges Congress to act

President Biden on Saturday called on Congress to create a citizenship path for illegal immigrant "dreamers," after a federal judge declared the Obama-era DACA program violated federal law and blocked new applicants.

July 17, 2021