Jeff Mordock

Trump endorses DOGE, email as Musk dominates Cabinet meeting

President Trump on Wednesday offered a full-throated endorsement of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency as they slash government spending and fire workers while trying to brush off purported conflicts between the tech billionaire and members of his Cabinet.

February 26, 2025

Trump says Zelenskyy will visit D.C. to sign mineral deal

President Trump on Wednesday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington this week to sign a mineral deal between the two nations as Mr. Trump seeks to end Ukraine's war with Russia.

February 26, 2025

Reuters poll finds Trump’s approval rating under water after first month

President Trump is underwater with voters after his first month in office, a Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.

February 26, 2025

Trump revokes security clearances at Jack Smith’s law firm

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday stripping the security clearances for attorneys at a high-powered Washington law firm that assisted special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the president.

February 25, 2025

Trump signs executive order paving way for copper tariffs

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order opening an investigation into whether foreign production and imports of copper threatens America's economic and national security.

February 25, 2025

White House power grab: Trump admin to choose which journalists allowed to cover president

The White House announced Tuesday it will decide which news outlets cover the president as part of the "pool" allowed into news events in locations such as the Oval Office or trips on Air Force One that cannot accommodate the full press corps, taking that long-held power from the independent White House Correspondents' Association.

February 25, 2025

Musk to attend Trump’s first Cabinet meeting amid reports of growing rift

Elon Musk will attend President Trump's first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday as reports surface that Cabinet officials are growing weary of his unbridled approach toward slashing the federal bureaucracy.

February 25, 2025

Trump says war in Ukraine nearing endgame as Macron airs European fears

President Trump made a series of bold predictions about ending the war in Ukraine on Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron joined him at the White House to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

February 24, 2025

Macron says France will shoulder greater financial burden in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that his country is willing to take on a greater financial burden to ensure peace in Ukraine, amid criticism by President Trump that European nations aren't doing enough financially to assist the war-torn country.

February 24, 2025

Trump, Macron spar over Ukraine funding during Oval Office meeting

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday sparred over the amount of money European nations provided to Ukraine to support its war with Russia.

February 24, 2025

Macron says high-stakes G7 call on Ukraine and other issues was ‘perfect’

French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters Monday the high-stakes phone call that he and President Trump had with the leaders of the seven largest global economies went well.

February 24, 2025

French President Macron arrives at White House for G7 call with Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the White House on Monday to join President Trump for a call with the heads of the Group of Seven nations to discuss ending Russia's war on Ukraine and the future of U.S. relations with Europe.

February 24, 2025

Trump signs orders restricting Chinese investment, imposing tariffs for digital taxes

President Trump has signed two memorandums aimed at protecting U.S. tech giants operating overseas and restricting foreign investment in the United States.

February 23, 2025

Trump marks first month in office with victory lap at CPAC

President Trump marked his month in office with a rousing speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference that was part stand-up routine, part policy speech and all victory lap.

February 22, 2025

Trump signs order using CFIUS to limit Chinese investment in national security sectors

President Trump signed a memorandum restricting Chinese investment in critical sectors including farming, food supplies, minerals, natural resources, shipping ports and technologies used to protect national security.

February 21, 2025

Trump signs order to impose retaliatory tariffs for digital taxes

President Trump has signed a memorandum that will impose tariffs on countries that levy digital taxes on U.S. technology companies.

February 21, 2025

Kash Patel sworn in as FBI director

Kash Patel was sworn in as the new FBI director in a brief ceremony following a narrow Senate confirmation vote.

February 21, 2025

Trump launches probe into Maine schools after president’s clash with governor over trans athletes

The Trump administration announced it has launched investigations into whether schools in Maine are violating federal law by continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in high school sports against biological women.

February 21, 2025

Trump says he’s not going to Moscow despite media reports

President Trump pushed back on reports that have surfaced in European newspapers that he's headed to Moscow in May to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the day of one of Russia's biggest military celebrations.

February 21, 2025

‘See you in court’: Maine governor, Trump spar at White House over trans athletes

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills sparred face-to-face over his executive order banning biological males from competing in women's sports.

February 21, 2025