Jeff Mordock

Donald Trump backs GOP’s call for AG William Barr to appoint special counsel to probe Hunter Biden

President Trump called on Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden, son of Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden.

October 20, 2020

Hunter Biden emails no Russia disinformation campaign, DNI John Ratcliffe says

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Monday that the emails from a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden are not part of a Russian disinformation campaign against Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden, as House Republicans called for a special counsel to investigate.

October 19, 2020

House GOP pushes AG William Barr for special counsel to investigate Biden revelations

House Republicans on Monday urged Attorney General William P. Barr to appoint a special counsel to probe allegations stemming from a laptop reportedly belonging to Joseph R. Biden's son Hunter.

October 19, 2020

Justice Department charges six Russian military hackers for cyberattacks across the globe

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against six members of the infamous Russian hacking group previously charged with stealing the Democratic National Committee's emails in 2016, accusing them of launching "the most destructive and costly cyber-attacks in history."

October 19, 2020

Thin blue line lining up behind Trump: ‘This is make-or-break for law enforcement’

Retired cop Paul Beakman Jr. has been a pro-union Democrat his entire life. He heads two western New York police associations and is even running as a Democrat for city alderman in Lockport, New York.

October 18, 2020

Justice Department schedules two executions for December

The Justice Department late Friday scheduled the execution of two convicted murderers, who, if put to death, could bring the total number of federal inmates killed this year to a record-setting 10.

October 16, 2020

William Barr, attorney general, says ‘deceitful’ media calls police ‘bastards’

Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday lambasted the national media, saying organizations push false anti-police narratives and seize on a handful of incidents to portray law enforcement as "bastards."

October 16, 2020

Sen. Ron Johnson says FBI must ‘come clean’ on Hunter Biden laptop

Sen. Ron Johnson late Thursday called on the FBI to "come clean" about whether it was in possession of a laptop reportedly containing emails by Hunter Biden.

October 16, 2020

Steve Scully suspended by C-SPAN after he admits lying about Twitter hack

C-SPAN on Thursday suspended political editor Steve Scully indefinitely after he admitted that he lied about his Twitter feed being attacked just before he was set to moderate the second presidential debate.

October 15, 2020

Robert Brockman, tech mogul, charged in largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history

Robert T. Brockman, a Houston software mogul, was charged Thursday with hiding more than $2 billion of income from the IRS in what federal prosecutors say is the largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history.

October 15, 2020

Wife of covert FBI agent allowed to pursue lawsuit against bureau anonymously

A federal judge Thursday allowed the wife of a covert FBI agent to pursue a sexual harassment lawsuit against the bureau under a pseudonym because her identity could pose a risk to her husband's safety.

October 15, 2020

Defund police movement drives cops to back Trump

Police unions and associations across the country are bucking the AFL-CIO to endorse President Trump.

October 14, 2020

Bruce Ohr, controversial DOJ official, resigns amid disciplinary review

Bruce Ohr, a veteran Justice Department official whose ties to British former spy Christopher Steele led to his 2017 demotion, resigned from the department while awaiting the results of a "disciplinary review," a department spokesperson said Wednesday.

October 14, 2020

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump book author, sued by Justice Department

The Justice Department on Tuesday sued the author of a tell-all book about First Lady Melania Trump, claiming the ex-friend breached a 2017 non-disclosure agreement.

October 13, 2020

North Carolina bans police officers from being stationed at polling places

Just days before early voting will begin in North Carolina, state election officials barred local police officers from stationing officers at polling places.

October 13, 2020

FBI opening office in Cambodia amid tense ties between two nations

The FBI will open an office in Cambodia to track down fugitive American criminals as well as combat human trafficking and money laundering, a bureau spokesperson said Tuesday.

October 13, 2020

NYPD officers told to prepare for election protests: report

New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told all uniformed officers to remain on high alert for protests leading up to and following next month's presidential election, according to an internal memo obtained by The New York Post.

October 13, 2020

Officials record second-largest meth bust ever at U.S.-Mexico border

Federal authorities over the weekend seized more than 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine, making it the second-largest bust in U.S. history, Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday.

October 12, 2020

House Democrats file legal brief opposing Texas’ limits on absentee ballots

The Democratic chairs of two key House committees on Monday filed a legal brief opposing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order limiting counties to only one drop-off location for absentee ballots.

October 12, 2020

Donald Trump demands FBI focus on Antifa after riot declared in Portland

President Trump on Monday called for the FBI to crack down on Antifa following another night of rioting in downtown Portland where demonstrators smashed windows and toppled statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

October 12, 2020