Jeff Mordock

Trump says U.S. to resume nuclear weapon tests, reversing a long-standing policy

President Trump announced late Wednesday that the United States would resume nuclear weapons testing "immediately," increasing pressure on Russia and China just hours ahead of his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

October 29, 2025

Trump grudgingly acknowledges he can’t seek a third term in office

President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, days after raising the possibility.

October 29, 2025

Trump vows to ‘send more than the National Guard’ into U.S. cities

President Trump on Tuesday vowed to expand his use of the National Guard in U.S. cities, adding that some cities are in so much trouble that he may deploy "more than the National Guard."

October 28, 2025

Biden says America enduring ‘dark days’ under Trump, praises late-night comics for opposition

Former President Joseph R. Biden said America is in the midst of "dark days" under President Trump as he hailed those who've resisted the current commander-in-chief.

October 27, 2025

Trump says he received MRI, raising fresh health questions

President Trump said Monday that he received an MRI scan during his trip earlier this month to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

October 27, 2025

Trump refuses to rule out third term, points to polling and good physical exam

President Trump refused to rule out running for a third term while speaking with reporters on Monday, despite the Constitution limiting presidents to two terms.

October 27, 2025

Treasury Secretary Bessent announces five finalists to replace Powell as Fed chairman

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced the names of five finalists to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with President Trump adding that he expects to make his decision by the end of this year.

October 27, 2025

Trump sanctions Colombian president as relations deteriorate

President Trump has sanctioned Colombia's president, two members of his family and members of his inner circle for alleged drug trafficking as relations between the two countries sour.

October 24, 2025

White House won’t say if emergency funds would rescue SNAP during shutdown

Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, insisted Friday that the Trump administration is doing everything it can to keep a nutrition program for low-income women and children afloat during the shutdown, but declined to say if the White House would tap into the program's contingency funds.

October 24, 2025

Trump heads to Asia to build alliances, cut trade deals, go eye-to-eye with China’s Xi

President Trump leaves Washington on Friday for a whirlwind tour of Asia with an ambitious to-do list of high-stakes meetings, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping, that could reshape a global economy grappling with his reordering of trade relations.

October 23, 2025

Trump vows more military strikes on alleged drug smugglers, calls cartels the ‘ISIS of the West’

President Trump likened drug cartels to the militant Muslim terrorist groups the U.S. has targeted during the war on terror and vowed to continue military strikes on alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela.

October 23, 2025

Trump pardons Changpeng Zhao, who founded one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges

President Trump has pardoned crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who co-founded one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges and was convicted under the Biden administration of charges related to money laundering.

October 23, 2025

Trump defends ballroom construction as criticism mounts

President Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to demolish a portion of the White House East Wing to build a ballroom, saying that the demolition was necessary "to do it properly."

October 22, 2025

Ingrassia withdraws nomination for special counsel position over ‘Nazi’ and racist texts

Paul Ingrassia, President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew his nomination late Tuesday after reports that he sent racist texts demeaning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and declaring he had "a Nazi streak."

October 21, 2025

Trump threatens to ‘eradicate’ Hamas if the Palestinian militant group doesn’t abide by ceasefire

President Trump threatened Monday to "eradicate" the Palestinian militant group Hamas if it doesn't follow through with its ceasefire deal with Israel.

October 20, 2025

Trump says Ukraine could win war with Russia, but it’s unlikely

President Trump said Monday that Ukraine could win its more than two-year war with Russia, but the odds of victory are unlikely.

October 20, 2025

How Trump rewrote the government shutdown playbook

The current government shutdown is like no previous shutdown in that, this time, the president has labored to reduce the pain on everyday Americans, putting the suffering almost exclusively on federal workers and congressional Democrats' pet projects.

October 18, 2025

Trump takes steps to reduce cost of fertility medicines

President Trump announced a plan to make in vitro fertilization more accessible to American women with an employer benefit option to offer coverage of the treatments directly to their workers.

October 16, 2025

Trump tariff threat spurs domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing

Some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world this year are planning to announce an unprecedented $500 billion to bolster their American research and manufacturing amid President Trump's threat that drugmakers ramp up their domestic manufacturing or face steep tariffs.

October 16, 2025

Trump says there’ll be ‘no choice’ but to kill Hamas terrorists if they continue executions

President Trump said Thursday there would be "no choice" but to eliminate members of Hamas if they continue carrying out mass executions in Gaza as the terrorist group desperately tries to retain control of the enclave.

October 16, 2025