Jeff Mordock

White House insists all Gaza hostages will be returned as Israelis’ anger grows over delays

The Trump administration expressed confidence Wednesday that the remains of all deceased hostages in Gaza will be returned, even as Hamas said it handed over all the bodies it has been able to recover.

October 15, 2025

Israel Defense Forces says a body returned by Hamas is not one of its hostages

A body returned to Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal is not one of its hostages, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday, potentially imperiling the fragile truce in Gaza.

October 15, 2025

Trump threatens to move World Cup and Olympics because of Democratic officials

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to press FIFA and the Olympic Committee to change locations for the World Cup and Olympics because of the policies of Democratic elected officials, calling out Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

October 14, 2025

Trump warns Hamas to disarm, or ‘we will disarm them’

President Trump on Tuesday said if Hamas doesn't disarm as part of the second phase of his plan for peace in Gaza, the U.S. will step in to make that happen.

October 14, 2025

Trump confirms 5th ‘lethal’ attack on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

President Trump said Tuesday he ordered another strike on a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing "six male narcoterrorists" and marking the fifth time he used lethal force to stop an alleged drug boat.

October 14, 2025

Biden, Blinken take credit for Gaza peace plan, hostage release

Former President Joseph R. Biden and his former secretary of state, Antony Blinken, took credit for the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the 20 living hostages, accusing President Trump, who brokered the deal, of plagiarizing their own peace plan.

October 14, 2025

Johnson will team up with Israeli speaker to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he will work with Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and other legislative leaders around the world to nominate President Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

October 14, 2025

Trump blasts Time magazine over ‘super bad’ cover photo

President Trump on Tuesday complained about Time magazine's new cover photo of him, saying the "super bad" picture overshadows what he described as a "relatively good" story about him.

October 14, 2025

Trump ushers in ceasefire, peace plan: ‘At long last, we have peace in the Middle East’

President Trump declared the war in the Gaza Strip over as he and other world leaders signed a peace deal, ushering in an elusive truce between Israel and Hamas to end one of the bloodiest and devastating chapters in the volatile Middle East.

October 13, 2025

Trump inks Gaza peace accord in Egypt as hostages freed, prisoners released: ‘It’s going to hold up’

President Trump on Monday signed an agreement to end the more than two-year war in Gaza.

October 13, 2025

Trump says Phase Two of the Gaza peace plan has already begun

President Trump said Monday that the second phase of his 20-point plan for peace in Gaza is already underway, as the first phase of military pull-backs and the release of hostages nears its end.

October 13, 2025

Hamas to release bodies of four deceased hostages; hostage families say that’s not enough

Hamas plans to release Monday the bodies of four of the 28 dead Jewish hostages remaining in Gaza, the terrorist group said.

October 13, 2025

Netanyahu to award Israel’s highest award to Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he is awarding President Trump the Israeli Prize, the Jewish state's highest award, which has never before gone to a non-Israeli citizen.

October 13, 2025

Trump declares ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ as all 20 living hostages released

President Trump heralded a seismic shift in the Middle East as he addressed the Israeli parliament on Monday, hours after the final 20 living hostages taken by Hamas were returned to Israel as the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire takes shape after two years of war.

October 13, 2025

Trump confirms trip to Egypt, Israel; will meet hostages, speak to Knesset during celebratory visit

President Trump said he will do a quick visit to Egypt and Israel, where he will address the country's legislature, to do a victory lap in the region over Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first part of his ceasefire plan.

October 10, 2025

Trump strikes deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Americans

The Trump administration has reached a deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to cut its drug prices, marking it the second drugmaker in as many weeks to agree to President Trump's demand for lower medicine prices.

October 10, 2025

Nobel Prize committee suggests Trump didn’t deserve award; winner dedicates it to U.S. president

The chairman of the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize took a jab at President Trump on Friday, hinting that the commander in chief didn't deserve the award despite ending several wars and brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

October 10, 2025

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes shape amid jubilation on both sides, though thorny questions remain

President Trump boasted Thursday that Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip would be home within days, the Pentagon drafted plans to lead a peacekeeping force in the region, and the Israeli government approved a ceasefire with Hamas.

October 9, 2025

Israel-Hamas peace deal fuels talk of Trump capturing Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump's brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has renewed calls for him to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to permanently end one of the most violent chapters in the history of the Middle East.

October 9, 2025

Netanyahu urges Nobel Peace Prize committee to award Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday implored the Norwegian Nobel Committee to give the peace prize to President Trump for his efforts to secure peace between Israel and Hamas.

October 9, 2025