Jeff Mordock

European Union to send observer to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting

The European Union announced Monday that EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica will attend the first formal meeting of President Trump's Board of Peace, which will oversee the post-war reconstruction of Gaza, as an observer.

February 16, 2026

Trump meets with elite troops who captured Venezuela’s Maduro

President Trump on Friday honored the troops and elite special forces soldiers who captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a brazen raid last month.

February 13, 2026

Trump says he’ll visit Venezuela, touts good relations with interim president

President Trump said he plans to visit Venezuela and hailed his relations with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez.

February 13, 2026

Trump endorses his friend Viktor Orban, a Putin ally, for reelection in Hungary

President Trump endorsed for reelection Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, his friend and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

February 13, 2026

Trump pardons 5 former pro football players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking

President Trump pardoned five former pro football players, including one posthumously, for a variety of offenses ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.

February 13, 2026

‘Media tribalism and media bias’: Trump’s flurry of lawsuits changes the game for news outlets

President Trump has buried media outlets in an unprecedented avalanche of lawsuits alleging they defamed him and sullied his reputation, a move legal scholars say could strike the largest blow against media bias ever seen.

February 13, 2026

Inflation cools in January, defying Wall Street expectations

Consumer prices grew at a 2.4% pace in January, falling slightly below Wall Street predictions and providing ammunition for President Trump to argue that his policies have lowered living costs for Americans.

February 13, 2026

Trump invites Latin America leaders to attend summit in Florida

President Trump has invited Latin American leaders to attend a summit in Florida next month in a bid to counter China's expanding influence in the region, a White House official confirmed to The Washington Times.

February 12, 2026

Trump says staffer who posted racist video of Obamas hasn’t been fired or disciplined

President Trump said Thursday that the unidentified staffer who posted a video that included racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with the bodies of apes was not fired or disciplined.

February 12, 2026

Trump rescinds long-standing EPA rule curbing greenhouse emissions

President Trump announced Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from cars, trucks and power plants, rescinding the legal finding it used for nearly two decades to advance a climate change agenda.

February 12, 2026

Trump blasts Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, over NGA meeting flap

President Trump on Wednesday assailed Oklahoma's Republican governor, escalating his dispute with the National Governors Association over its annual bipartisan gathering at the White House.

February 12, 2026

Trump directs Pentagon to buy coal-fired energy; honored as ‘Undisputed Champion of Coal’

President Trump on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to buy its electricity through coal-powered plants, making the announcement at a White House event where an industry lobbying group presented him with its inaugural "Undisputed Champion of Coal" award.

February 11, 2026

Trump tells Netanyahu he wants to keep negotiating with Iran over nuclear program

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he wants to keep trying diplomacy to pressure Iran into curbing its nuclear program, in hopes of averting a war in the Middle East.

February 11, 2026

Netanyahu arrives at White House for talks with Trump about Iran, Gaza

President Trump kicked off his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday as the Middle East remains uneasy over fears of an American attack on Iran.

February 11, 2026

Hassett voices support for Lutnick amid Epstein ties

National Economic Director Kevin Hassett on Wednesday voiced support for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid new questions about his ties with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

February 11, 2026

White House says Maxwell pardon request ‘not a priority’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the White House hasn't considered a potential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted human-trafficker and close associate of deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

February 10, 2026

Governors’ association no longer to meet with Trump after he excludes Democrats

The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Trump after he excluded Democratic governors from the annual event, breaking a long-standing bipartisan tradition.

February 10, 2026

Trump threatens to block Canadian-U.S. bridge as major trading partner turns toward China

President Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario until the U.S. is given control of half of it as well as adequate compensation.

February 9, 2026

Trump administration to make it harder for federal workers to appeal firing

The Trump administration on Monday proposed a new rule that would make it harder for fired federal employees to get their jobs back by limiting their opportunities to appeal the termination before an independent review board.

February 9, 2026

Ford worker who heckled Trump won’t be disciplined or lose job

The autoworker who heckled President Trump during his visit to a Michigan plant last month will keep his job and won't be disciplined, his union announced Monday.

February 9, 2026