Jeff Mordock

Trump appoints former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he picked former Sen. David Perdue to serve as U.S. ambassador to China.

December 5, 2024

Trump taps podcaster David Sacks as AI and crypto czar

President-elect Donald Trump late Thursday announced that podcaster and tech investor David O. Sacks will be his new White House AI and Crypto czar, a newly-created position.

December 5, 2024

A growing chorus of Democrats calling on Biden to pardon Trump

In the wake of President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter Biden an increasing number of Democrats are calling upon him to extend executive clemency to President-elect Donald Trump.

December 5, 2024

Trump nominates Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler to serve as the head of the Small Business Administration in his upcoming administration.

December 4, 2024

Trump swaps White House counsel picks, now chooses David Warrington

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he would appoint David Warrington as White House counsel, moving his previously announced choice for the position to a different job.

December 4, 2024

Trump builds out administration with SEC, trade and White House counsel picks

President-elect Donald Trump continued building out his administration on Wednesday announcing a flurry of picks, including the selection of former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins to head the agency.

December 4, 2024

Peter Navarro returning to Trump White House as top trade adviser

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will serve as senior counsel for trade and manufacturing in his next administration.

December 4, 2024

Judge overseeing Hunter Biden tax case blasts President Biden for pardon

The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's tax case sharply criticized President Biden late Tuesday night for pardoning his son, accusing the president of misrepresenting the facts of the case when he announced the move.

December 3, 2024

Trump signs agreement with Justice Department to begin background checks on nominees

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Justice Department paving the way for the FBI to process security clearance requests.

December 3, 2024

Judge closes Hunter Biden gun case after presidential pardon

The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's gun case officially closed the book on it following President Biden's pardon of his son.

December 3, 2024

Jill Biden to undertake massive final foreign trip, to end with Trump in France

Jill Biden on Tuesday left for her final solo foreign trip as first lady, a six-day jaunt that will include Italy, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar before concluding by joining President-elect Donald Trump and other leaders in Paris to mark the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

December 3, 2024

Hunter Biden’s sweeping pardon covers a decade of potential criminal charges

President Biden became the latest to expand the limits of presidential powers with his breathtakingly broad pardon of his son Hunter, covering all federal crimes he may have committed over a decade.

December 2, 2024

Trump taps businessman Warren Stephens to be U.K. ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced his intent to name Warren Stephens, CEO of a private financial services firm, to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.

December 2, 2024

Special counsel bristles at Biden’s explanation for why he pardoned son Hunter

Special counsel David Weiss on Monday rejected President Biden's claim that his prosecution of Hunter Biden was politically motivated and argued that the charges should not be dismissed following a sweeping pardon.

December 2, 2024

Biden faces bipartisan backlash for reversal on pardon for son Hunter: ‘Got this wrong’

President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, condemning the prosecutions as politically motivated while reversing his promise not to use his executive authority to save his son from potential prison sentences.

December 1, 2024

‘Celebrity Apprentice: White House edition’ — Trump taps television figures instead of bureaucrats

The television stars President-elect Donald Trump recruited for his administration are long on celebrity appeal but short on experience, raising questions about whether they can go from the small screen to running multibillion-dollar agencies.

November 27, 2024

Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and additional 10% levies on all Chinese products, on his first day in office as penalties for deadly fentanyl and illegal immigrants pouring across the borders.

November 25, 2024

White House says Biden’s policies spurred a trillion dollars in private investment

Private companies have spent more than $1 trillion in the U.S. on industries such as clean energy and semiconductors because of President Biden's economic agenda, the White House said in a recent memo.

November 25, 2024

Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom in White House Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden pardoned two Minnesota turkeys on Monday, officially sparing them from ending up on somebody's Thanksgiving dinner table and continuing the annual White House tradition.

November 25, 2024

Trump fills out health care, national security and economic teams with flurry of moves

President-elect Donald Trump has filled out his economic, health care and national security teams with a flurry of appointments and pending nominations, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary and former White House budget director Russell Vought to serve in the same role.

November 24, 2024