Jeff Mordock

Trump to attend Saudi Arabian-backed tech summit in Miami Beach

President Trump on Wednesday will attend a meeting of global financiers and tech executives hosted by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in Miami Beach.

February 19, 2025

Trump says DOGE cost-cutting measures won’t affect Social Security, Medicare

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration's cost-cutting measures won't affect entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare.

February 18, 2025

Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.

February 18, 2025

Associated Press ban will continue until news organization uses ‘Gulf of America,’ Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday the Associated Press will continue to be barred from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One until the news organization starts using "Gulf of America" to refer to the body of water between Florida and Mexico.

February 18, 2025

Trump to impose 25% tariff on foreign cars in April

President Trump said Tuesday that he will move forward April 2 with tariffs of roughly 25% on foreign cars and pharmaceuticals but did not specify which nations could be targeted.

February 18, 2025

Trump’s Gaza comments do little to dent his support among Arab Americans

President Trump's comments about having the U.S. take control of Gaza, forcibly removing Palestinians and then transforming it into the "Riviera of the Middle East," has done little to damage his support in the Arab American community in the U.S.

February 18, 2025

Leonard Peltier, convicted in the killing of 2 FBI agents, released after Biden clemency

Leonard Peltier, the 80-year-old activist who received two life sentences for his role in the 1975 murder of two FBI agents, was released from prison Tuesday after President Biden commuted his sentence in one of his final acts before leaving office.

February 18, 2025

Postmaster General DeJoy to step down, calls on board to find successor

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday he's leaving his post and urged the Postal Service Board of Governors to start the search for a replacement.

February 18, 2025

Washington Post reverses course, rejects anti-Musk ad campaign

The Washington Post has backed out of an upcoming print ad that it had initially agreed to publish calling for the firing of Elon Musk as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, according to one of the left-wing groups that paid for the advertisement.

February 17, 2025

DOGE seeks access to IRS system with taxpayers’ financial data

The Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to Internal Revenue Service computer systems that include detailed financial information about every taxpayer in the country, a move that has sparked outrage among Democrats and critics.

February 17, 2025

Trump taps Jan. 6 defense lawyer for new U.S. attorney for D.C.

President Trump announced Monday that he's nominating Ed Martin, a lawyer who has long defended Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

February 17, 2025

Trump’s record-breaking start rattles Washington, rankles rivals, but earns raves from voters

President Trump, in a burst of presidential action unmatched in modern U.S. history, has loosed a flurry of executive orders to shore up the border and deport illegal immigrants, dismantle the Washington bureaucracy, oust his opponents in the deep state and reset global alliances.

February 16, 2025

Grounded: White House expands Associated Press ban to Air Force One

The White House escalated its feud with The Associated Press on Friday, blocking the news outlet from the Oval Office and Air Force One because it refuses to use Gulf of America as the new moniker for the Gulf of Mexico.

February 14, 2025

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