Jeff Mordock

Trump begins rescinding Biden’s restrictions on gas and oil drilling in Alaska

The Trump administration took its first steps Monday toward rescinding President Biden's restriction on oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's largest tract of public land.

June 2, 2025

Trump hails Nippon-U.S. Steel deal for saving 100,000 American jobs

President Trump touted the partnership deal he helped broker between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, saying the alliance will boost manufacturing and keep an iconic company under American ownership.

May 30, 2025

Trump announces he’s doubling tariffs on steel imports to 50%

President Trump said he will double the tariffs he imposed on all steel imported into the U.S. to 50%, extending the trade battle he launched to protect American steel in March.

May 30, 2025

Musk won’t validate New York Times report on his drug use, slams it for ‘lies,’ ‘Russiagate hoax’

Elon Musk sidestepped questions about a report in The New York Times alleging that he abused drugs while on the campaign trail with President Trump last year.

May 30, 2025

Trump lashes out at ‘real sleazebag’ Leonard Leo, Federalist Society

President Trump late Thursday lashed out at the conservative Federalist Society and its former head Leonard Leo after one of the judges he appointed upon their recommendation ruled against him in a decision that rolled back the president's sweeping tariffs.

May 29, 2025

Court rulings inject more uncertainty in global trade as they disrupt Trump’s tariff strategy

Federal courts have disrupted President Trump's attempt to reshape global trade policy using tariffs, but the White House said Thursday it has more ammunition even if the rulings stand.

May 29, 2025

Economist says stock market gains are sign Trade Court ruling will be overturned

The stock markets' modest gains on Thursday are a sign that investors are confident that a federal court decision blocking some of President Trump's tariffs from going into effect will be overturned, an economist said.

May 29, 2025

White House blasts court decision striking down tariffs as brazen abuse of power

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had harsh words Thursday for the three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade that blocked some of President Trump's sweeping tariff proposals.

May 29, 2025

White House says court ruling won’t derail upcoming trade deals

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the administration is finalizing three trade deals, with more to come despite a federal court ruling blocking President Trump's tariff proposals.

May 29, 2025

Stocks mixed after court ruling against Trump tariffs

Wall Street had a mixed reaction after a federal court struck down most of President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

May 29, 2025

Freed Israeli hostage says he was treated better after Trump win, Hamas was rooting for Harris

An Israeli hostage freed from Hamas captivity said his treatment improved after President Trump's landslide victory in November.

May 29, 2025

Trump liberally doles out pardons and commutations in clemency spree, signals possibly more to come

President Trump embarked on a pardoning spree Wednesday, granting clemency to nine individuals, including a former congressman and three-term Connecticut governor, and commuted the sentence of three more people, including a Chicago gang leader.

May 28, 2025

Trump dismisses question about ‘chickening out’ on tariffs as ‘nastiest’

President Trump on Wednesday dismissed a reporter's inquiry about a derisive new Wall Street acronym to describe his trade policies, saying it was "the nastiest question" that the journalist could ask.

May 28, 2025

Trump says convictions in Whitmer kidnap plot were ‘railroad job,’ floats pardon

President Trump on Wednesday said he might pardon two men in prison for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, suggesting the duo "got railroaded."

May 28, 2025

Jeanine Pirro sworn in as D.C.’s top prosecutor

Jeanine Pirro took the oath of office as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during an Oval Office ceremony Wednesday, making her the latest Fox News host to jump to the White House.

May 28, 2025

Trump says feds to keep oversight at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac as he takes mortgage giants public

President Trump said the federal government will retain its guarantees for and oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, even as he seeks a public offering for the mortgage giants.

May 28, 2025

Trump honors border patrol’s 101st anniversary, blames Biden for gala cancellation

President Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday honoring the 101st anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol and blamed former President Joseph R. Biden for the abrupt cancellation of the agency's anniversary gala last year.

May 27, 2025

NPR sues Trump over executive order slashing funding

National Public Radio filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and administration officials over his executive order cutting federal funding to the nonprofit news organization and the Public Broadcasting Service.

May 27, 2025

FBI to revisit cases of cocaine in Biden White House, pipe bombs, Supreme Court leak

The FBI will revisit three high-profile unsolved political mysteries, including who brought cocaine into the White House during the Biden administration.

May 27, 2025

Gold rush fizzles: Trump drops plan to check on Fort Knox inventory

The Trump brand has long been associated with gold, but the president suddenly lost interest in the famous U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

May 26, 2025