Jeff Mordock

Racist sign prompts BET co-founder Robert Johnson to give Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign $500K

Robert L. Johnson, the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, has donated $500,000 to Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome-Sears' gubernatorial campaign after she was targeted by a racist sign at a school board meeting.

August 29, 2025

White House to slash $4.9 billion in foreign aid identified as ‘wasteful’

President Trump is slashing $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid funding through a rarely used budgetary maneuver known as pocket rescissions, an administration official said.

August 29, 2025

Trump skips traditional presidential Labor Day vacation

President Trump is skipping the traditional presidential summer vacation this year to focus on securing peace between Ukraine and Russia.

August 29, 2025

Legitimacy of Biden’s autopen pardons questioned by Vance

Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday questioned the validity of pardons allegedly signed with an autopen during the Biden administration.

August 28, 2025

Vice President Vance touts tax cuts, manufacturing subsidies of Trump’s rebranded law in Wisconsin

Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday touted President Trump's massive tax cut, immigration enforcement and spending package at a steel-fabricating plant.

August 28, 2025

Trump ramps up ‘economic war’ on Russia to force Ukraine peace talks

President Trump on Wednesday turned the screws to force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a face-to-face summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and, ultimately, a peace deal.

August 27, 2025

Trump briefed, spoke with Gov. Walz after shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school

President Trump offered condolences after a shooter opened fire Wednesday during a Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people.

August 27, 2025

Trump says leftist megadonors George and Alex Soros should face racketeering charges

President Trump on Wednesday called for billionaire George Soros and his son Alex to face federal racketeering charges, accusing them of supporting "violent protests."

August 27, 2025

Trump boasts he’s raised more than $1.5 billion since 2024 election

President Trump boasted Wednesday that he has raised more than $1.5 billion since winning the election last year.

August 27, 2025

Trump’s concern over South Korean church raids sparked fears of ‘Zelenskyy moment’

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said his staff feared that President Trump would ambush him about his government's raids on churches and turn his Oval Office meeting into a "Zelenskyy moment," describing Mr. Trump's comments as "very threatening."

August 26, 2025

Trump explodes over lack of progress on Ukraine talks: ‘It’s all bull——’

President Trump expressed disgust Tuesday over the lack of meaningful progress on bilateral talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, using a sharp expletive to show his frustration.

August 26, 2025

Trump sets record for his longest televised appearance with three-hour Cabinet meeting

President Trump on Tuesday set a record for his longest televised appearance by presiding over a three-hour-and-17-minute Cabinet meeting at the White House.

August 26, 2025

Steve Witkoff lobbies for Trump to get the Nobel Peace Prize

Special envoy Steve Witkoff declared Tuesday that President Trump is the finest candidate to ever be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize, prompting a round of applause from Cabinet officials.

August 26, 2025

South Korea’s Lee says his staff feared Trump’s church comments would be ‘Zelenskyy moment’

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said his staff feared that President Trump would ambush him about his government's raids on churches and turn his Oval Office meeting into a "Zelenskyy moment," describing Mr. Trump's comments as "very threatening."

August 26, 2025

Trump says 15% tariffs on South Korea won’t change after meeting with President Lee Jae-myung

President Trump said the U.S. trade deal with South Korea will remain in place, with 15% tariffs on South Korean goods, after meeting Monday at the White House with President Lee Jae-myung in talks that also covered a shipbuilding deal, a potential summit with North Korea and the cost of U.S. troops stationed on the peninsula.

August 25, 2025

Trump is ready to replace Department of Defense with Department of War

President Trump said Monday he is ready to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

August 25, 2025

Trump says critics who call him a dictator for crime crackdown are ‘sick’

President Trump said Monday that people who accuse him of being a dictator are "sick," and that his deployment of the National Guard to the District is a matter of common sense.

August 25, 2025

Trump backs off threat to send National Guard to other cities

President Trump on Monday said he might back off his threat to deploy the National Guard to curb crime in Democratic-run cities such as Chicago, saying he'd prefer to wait until state or local officials ask for his help.

August 25, 2025

Trump directs Justice Department to ‘vigorously prosecute’ flag burning

President Trump is trying to thread a tricky First Amendment needle, ordering his Justice Department on Monday to try to find ways to "vigorously prosecute" people who burn the American flag as an act of desecration.

August 25, 2025

Trump presses South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on church raids, political ‘purges’

President Trump on Monday pressed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, his guest at the White House, on his government's raids on churches and political "purges" taking place in one of America's closest military allies.

August 25, 2025