Jeff Mordock

Trump to Hurricane Helene victims: ‘Our government failed you’

President Trump on Friday met with families in Western North Carolina battered by Hurricane Helene and told them that the Biden administration's response was insufficient.

January 24, 2025

Trump says he may eliminate FEMA, vows overhaul

President Trump said he's considering an executive order that could eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, blasting it as a failure and saying that states should oversee their own disaster recovery efforts.

January 24, 2025

Trump says he was caught off guard by GOP opposition to Hegseth

President Trump told reporters Friday that he was surprised that two GOP senators rejected Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

January 24, 2025

Trump says he’ll impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia to end Ukraine war

President Trump on Thursday said he would consider imposing stiff sanctions, taxes and high tariffs on Russia in order to end its nearly three-year war with Ukraine.

January 23, 2025

Trump signs executive order paving way for digital currency stockpile, crypto rules

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that moved the U.S. closer to creating a national stockpile of cryptocurrency.

January 23, 2025

Trump pardons 23 anti-abortion protesters convicted under Biden administration

President Trump signed pardons Thursday for 23 pro-life protesters who were convicted under the Biden Justice Department.

January 23, 2025

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring the release of classified records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother, Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 23, 2025

Trump says he’ll release the JFK, MLK assassination files ‘immediately’

President Trump said Wednesday that he will soon release classified documents related to the assassinations of President Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

January 22, 2025

Trump brushes off TikTok spying concerns

President Trump on Wednesday shrugged off national security concerns over TikTok, the app at the center of bipartisan law to ban it if its Chinese parent company doesn't sell its ownership stake.

January 22, 2025

Trump on meeting with Newsom during trip to survey California fire damage: ‘I don’t know’

President Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to meeting with Gov. Gavin Newsom during his upcoming trip to California.

January 22, 2025

Trump names pick to lead Secret Service

President Trump on Wednesday named Sean Curran, the agent who sprung into action last year to protect him from an assassin's bullet, as the next director of the Secret Service.

January 22, 2025

DEI’s quick demise in the federal government spills into private sector

Diversity, equity and inclusion policies are on the ropes after President Trump's executive order ending all affirmative action in federal contracting and shuttering DEI offices inside federal agencies.

January 22, 2025

Trump pardons Silk Road founder, fulfilling campaign pledge

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign pledge he made at the Libertarian Party's National Convention.

January 21, 2025

Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons: ‘Murderers today aren’t even charged’

President Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency for nearly 1,500 Jan. 6 protestors, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers.

January 21, 2025

Trump to survey recovery efforts in North Carolina, visit California in first second term trip

President Trump announced Tuesday that he will travel to North Carolina and California this weekend for the first trips of his second term.

January 21, 2025

Trump marks contrast from Biden with press conferences in first week

President Trump held two press conferences on his first two days in office, highlighting the contrast between him and former President Joseph R. Biden, who largely avoided press questions amid scrutiny of his mental acuity.

January 21, 2025

Rubio sworn in as secretary of state, vows to promote ‘peace through strength’

Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state on Tuesday, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet picks to take office.

January 21, 2025

Trump reverses Biden’s woke policies, bolsters energy production, pardons Jan. 6 defendants

Many of the core policies and practices of the Biden administration were halted Monday with the stroke of President Trump's pen as he began implementing his agenda with a record number of Day 1 executive actions.

January 20, 2025

Trump rips Biden for pardoning family members

President Trump on Monday blasted former President Biden for signing preemptive pardons for his family members just moments before his term in office ended.

January 20, 2025

Trump signs flurry of executive orders after inauguration parade

President Trump signed a slew of executive orders Monday night to reverse his predecessor's actions in front of thousands of supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington.

January 20, 2025