Jeff Mordock

White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect described as ‘gentle,’ ‘really smart’

The 31-year-old suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner had won a "teacher of the month" award and was described as "gentle" and "really smart" by a former volleyball teammate.

April 26, 2026

Trump strikes conciliatory tone with press after WHCA shooting incident

President Trump struck a conciliatory tone with the press Saturday after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, forcing him to scrap a speech in which he promised to be "rough" on reporters.

April 25, 2026

Trump praises Secret Service for taking down shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

President Trump praised the Secret Service for taking down a gunman who fired several shots inside the Washington Hilton, where Mr. Trump and most of his Cabinet were sitting in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

April 25, 2026

‘Quite an evening’: Trump ready for round two after gunshots force dinner cancellation

President Trump said "let the show go on," but listened to the Secret Service who abruptly whisked him away from the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington after a shooter fired off half a dozen rounds outside the ballroom.

April 25, 2026

Shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump rushed from the stage

Shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington on Saturday night, forcing guests to duck under tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom.

April 25, 2026

DOJ expands death row execution methods: Firing squads and gas chambers are back

The Justice Department has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to expand the number of ways inmates on federal death row could be executed, including adding firing squads and gas asphyxiation.

April 24, 2026

GOP lawmakers urge Trump to pardon soldier accused of winning big bets on Maduro’s capture

Several GOP lawmakers have urged President Trump to pardon the U.S. Army soldier accused of using classified information about former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's capture to win more than $400,000 through bets placed on online prediction markets.

April 24, 2026

DOJ drops criminal probe of Fed Chairman Powell, paves way for Warsh

The Justice Department is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a move that opens the way for President Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh, to head the central bank.

April 24, 2026

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks, Trump says after diplomats’ WH meeting

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following a meeting in the White House, President Trump announced Thursday from the Oval Office.

April 23, 2026

Trump rules out using nuclear weapons against Iran

President Trump on Thursday emphatically insisted that he will not use a nuclear weapon against Iran as the conflict nears its third month.

April 23, 2026

White House announces deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices

President Trump announced Thursday that he's reached a drug pricing deal with Regeneron, the last holdout among the 17 large pharmaceutical companies to agree to most-favored-nation prices in the U.S.

April 23, 2026

Trump says fired Navy Secretary is welcome to return to administration

President Trump said Thursday that Navy Secretary John Phelan, who was fired a day earlier after 13 months on the job, is welcome to return to the administration in the future.

April 23, 2026

Democratic senators urge Postal Service to defy Trump order on mail-in voting

A group of 37 Democratic senators on Wednesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to implement an executive order issued last month by President Trump aimed at limiting mail-in voting.

April 22, 2026

Trump’s economic approval rating craters to 30%: Poll

President Trump's economic approval rating has plummeted to 30%, an 8% drop over the past month, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

April 22, 2026

Trump reads aloud Bible verse as part of weeklong faith event

President Trump on Tuesday night read aloud verses from the Old Testament as part of his participation in a weeklong Bible reading event.

April 21, 2026

Fed nominee Kevin Warsh says he won’t be Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ on interest rates

Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, told lawmakers Tuesday that he's never promised the president to cut interest rates if confirmed, adding that the central bank must be "strictly independent" when setting monetary policy.

April 21, 2026

Sen. Tillis says he supports Warsh for Fed chair, but still plans to block confirmation

Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday that he fully supports Kevin Warsh's nomination to be the next Federal Reserve chair, but will continue to block confirmation until the Justice Department drops its investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell.

April 21, 2026

Warsh says ‘regime change’ needed at Federal Reserve after inflation missteps

Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Kevin Warsh on Tuesday called for a "regime change" at the central bank, saying it bungled monetary policy during the COVID pandemic and American consumers are still paying the price.

April 21, 2026

Fed Chair nominee Warsh says Fed independence is ‘essential’

Kevin Warsh, nominated to be the next Federal Reserve chairman, told lawmakers at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he's committed to maintaining the central bank's independence to set interest rates, but said pressure from outside does not threaten its autonomy.

April 21, 2026

Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns as scandals mount

Embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned Monday amid a series of scandals and allegations of a toxic workplace, the third member of President Trump's Cabinet to leave in two months.

April 20, 2026