Jeff Mordock

White House blocks Associated Press from RFK Jr., Modi events over ‘Gulf of America’ flap

For the third day in a row, the White House blocked Associated Press reporters from attending official events on Thursday because it refuses to use the Gulf of America name, the news outlet confirmed.

February 13, 2025

Trump approves extradition to India of accused Mumbai terror suspect

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. has approved the extradition to India of Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping carry out a 2008 terror attack that killed 175 people over a series of four days in Mumbai, India.

February 13, 2025

Trump says U.S. will increase military sales to India, may provide stealth jets

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. will increase its sales of military equipment to India, which could ultimately lead to the U.S. to provide the nation with the stealth jet it has long sought.

February 13, 2025

Trump to meet Putin for talks on ending war in Ukraine

President Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia as part of a series of talks aimed at ending the long-running war in Ukraine.

February 12, 2025

Gabbard vows to restore Americans’ trust in intelligence community at swearing-in ceremony

Newly minted Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in Wednesday, pledging to restore Americans' trust in the intelligence community.

February 12, 2025

Trump secures release of three prisoners from Belarus

The White House said Wednesday that it had secured the release of three prisoners from Belarus, including one U.S. citizen.

February 12, 2025

Trump’s trade for Marc Fogel involves Russian who pleaded guilty to money laundering

The Trump administration traded Russian cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik for American teacher Marc Fogel, a senior administration official confirmed to The Washington Times.

February 12, 2025

Steve Witkoff: Marc Fogel’s release from Russia tells world that ‘no American will be left behind’

President Trump's envoy who finalized the deal for the release of Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel after three years in a Russian prison said Wednesday that it sends a message of hope to other Americans detained overseas.

February 12, 2025

WATCH: Trump welcomes just-freed schoolteacher Fogel at White House

President Trump gave a warm welcome to Marc Fogel, an American teacher who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021, as he spent his first hours back on United States soil Tuesday evening.

February 11, 2025

AP reporter banned from Oval Office over wire service’s ‘Gulf of Mexico’ style consideration

The White House barred an Associated Press reporter from entering an Oval Office event Tuesday after the wire service refused to bow to President Trump's demand that it change its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which Mr. Trump has renamed the Gulf of America.

February 11, 2025

Musk defends DOGE as Trump signs order expanding its power to fire workers

Elon Musk on Tuesday defended his Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to slash federal agencies as President Trump signs an executive order expanding its reach to fire workers.

February 11, 2025

Trump predicts Hamas won’t make hostage deadline, says ‘all bets are off’

President Trump predicted Tuesday that Hamas will not release its hostages in Gaza by Saturday at noon, and warned that "all bets are off" if they don't they don't comply with his deadline.

February 11, 2025

Trump says Russia has released American hostage Marc Fogel

President Trump announced Tuesday that he has secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021.

February 11, 2025

Hamas says Trump’s threat to unleash hell ‘has no value’

Hamas on Tuesday shrugged off President Trump's threat to unleash "all hell" in the Middle East if Hamas doesn't release all of its remaining hostages in Gaza.

February 11, 2025

Trump’s dream of making Canada a U.S. state would be a political nightmare for Republicans

President Trump's dream of transforming Canada into the 51st state would essentially add another state with roughly the same population and political leanings as California to America's political map, giving Democrats massive advantages on Capitol Hill and in the Electoral College.

February 11, 2025

Trump says ‘all hell is going to break out’ if Hamas doesn’t release remaining hostages

President Trump on Monday said the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas should be canceled and warned that "all hell" will break loose in the Middle East if Hamas doesn't release all the remaining hostages it's holding in Gaza by midday Saturday.

February 10, 2025

Trump pauses enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials

President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the Justice Department to pause its enforcement of a decades-old law that prohibits American businesses from bribing officials of foreign governments to win or retain business, saying U.S. laws are stricter than those in other countries and it puts the U.S. at a disadvantage.

February 10, 2025

Trump names Grenell as interim head of Kennedy Center

President Trump on Monday named his former director of national security, Ric Grenell, as temporary head of the Kennedy Center after he fired several board members and named himself chairman of the Washington performing arts venue.

February 10, 2025

Trump won’t endorse J.D. Vance as his successor

President Trump declined to endorse Vice President J.D. Vance as his successor, saying it was too early to make such a determination.

February 10, 2025

Trump says he revoked Biden’s security clearance

President Trump said late Friday that he would bar his predecessor, President Biden, from receiving intelligence briefings traditionally given to former presidents, saying that Mr. Biden could not be trusted with sensitive information because a special counsel report concluded he had a "poor memory."

February 7, 2025