Jeff Mordock

Biden signs Juneteenth bill, creating first new federal holiday in decades

President Biden signed a bill Thursday establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

June 17, 2021

Biden administration seeks $3.2 billion for antivirals to fight COVID-19

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a $3.2 billion plan to fight COVID-19 and other viruses through antiviral medicines.

June 17, 2021

Biden gifts Putin crystal Buffalo sculpture, Aviator glasses

President Biden gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a crystal sculpture of an American bison and a pair of custom-made Aviator sunglasses Wednesday during their historic summit in Geneva.

June 16, 2021

Biden: Comparing Jan. 6 to racial justice protests is ‘ridiculous’

President Biden said Wednesday it is "ridiculous" to compare the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to last summer's racial justice protests that looted American cities.

June 16, 2021

Biden gives Putin a list of U.S. infrastructure off-limits to cyberattacks

President Biden on Wednesday gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a list of critical U.S. infrastructure systems that should be off-limits for ransomware and cyberattacks and said after their summit that Russia is "desperate" to remain a major world power.

June 16, 2021

Putin shames U.S. for gun violence, Guantanamo Bay

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday condemned the United States' record on human rights, blasting it for rampant gun violence and continued operation of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

June 16, 2021

Putin says there may be ‘compromise’ on U.S. prisoner swap

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that there may be "a compromise" with the U.S. on a prisoner exchange.

June 16, 2021

Chaos at Biden-Putin summit: Reporters yell, shove, manhandled by Russian bodyguards

Chaos erupted Wednesday at the summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin as reporters from both countries pushed each other, yelled and talked over the world leaders' remarks.

June 16, 2021

Biden, Putin in Geneva for first face-to-face meeting

U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Wednesday at the Geneva villa, for their first face-to-face meeting.

June 16, 2021

Biden picks Israel, Mexico ambassadors; names ‘Sully’ an envoy

That's Ambassador Sully to you. Famed Hudson River pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been named by President Biden to be an envoy to the International Civil Aviation Organization.

June 15, 2021

Justice Department outlines plans for crackdown on domestic terrorism

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a sweeping new strategy to root out domestic terrorism, tying the rising threat of extremism to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

June 15, 2021

Biden, EU leaders vow to restore relations after Trump tension

President Biden and European Union leaders pledged Tuesday to rebuild their relationship, which was fractured over the past four years under former President Trump.

June 15, 2021

‘We must work to root out the hatreds’: Biden admin. announces plan to combat domestic terrorism

The Biden administration unveiled an aggressive plan Tuesday for federal agencies to crack down on the threat of domestic terrorism and White supremacists.

June 15, 2021

NATO brands Russia a ‘threat,’ addresses China’s ‘challenges’ as Biden shores up alliance

President Biden kicked off his first NATO summit Monday by reasserting the United States' obligation to the 72-year-old military alliance by calling it "sacred commitment."

June 14, 2021

Biden to NATO: Republican Party is ‘vastly diminished’ after Jan. 6

President Biden said Monday that he's assured NATO allies that the Republican party is "vastly diminished," and they need not fear a repeat of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

June 14, 2021

NATO calls out China for growing nuclear arsenal

NATO formally called out China's military ambitions in a strongly-worded statement Monday, saying Beijing's fast-growing nuclear weapons programs pose a security risk to the alliance.

June 14, 2021

Biden says America’s commitment to NATO is a ‘sacred obligation’

President Biden on Monday asserted the United States' commitment to the 72-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization by calling it a "sacred obligation" as he kicked off a summit at the organization's headquarters in Brussels.

June 14, 2021

Pelosi blasts Trump Justice Department probe into media leaks as ‘beyond Richard Nixon’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber will conduct its own review into the Trump Justice Department's investigation into media leaks, saying it went "even beyond Richard Nixon."

June 13, 2021

Trump DOJ subpoena sought data on 73 phone numbers, 36 email addresses, Apple says

The Trump Justice Department requested metadata on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses in February 2018 as part of its leak investigation into lawmakers, staffers and their families, Apple said in a statement late Friday.

June 11, 2021

AG Merrick Garland vows to double DOJ’s voting rights staff within 30 days

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday the Justice Department will double the number of staff dedicated to protecting voter rights within the next 30 days.

June 11, 2021