Jeff Mordock

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

Trump says he’ll sign Jan. 6 pardons Monday night

President Trump said that on Monday he'll sign pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 20, 2025

Trump parade honors Butler, Pa., first responders, firefighter killed at rally

First responders who were on the scene in Butler, Pennsylvania when a gunman tried to assassinate President Trump last summer kicked off the inauguration parade in Washington on Monday.

January 20, 2025

Trump reclaims presidency with pledge to bring ‘golden age’ to America

Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States, capping the most incredible comeback in political history after surviving a criminal conviction, multiple indictments and two assassination attempts.

January 20, 2025

Trump outlines first-day plans, including more drilling and declaring border emergency

President Trump said Monday his Day One agenda includes mass deportations, tariffs on foreign nations and a pledge to "drill, baby, drill" for energy deposits within the U.S.

January 20, 2025

Trump says he was saved from gunman to save America

President Trump said Monday he believes that he survived a summertime assassination attempt in Pennsylvania so he could lead the U.S. to prosperity.

January 20, 2025

Trump pledges ‘golden age’ of America, will fix ‘betrayals’

President Trump said Monday he will usher in a "golden age" for the U.S., pledging to build a prosperous and free economy, put America's interests above other nations' and end the "weaponization" of the Department of Justice.

January 20, 2025

Trump takes oath of office at Capitol as 47th president

President Trump took the oath of office as the 47th U.S. president Monday shortly after noon, drawing cheers from the Rotunda audience and a military artillery salute outside the Capitol's walls.

January 20, 2025

Arctic blast forces Trump inaugural indoors, gives Secret Services better security outlook

Expected below-freezing weather Monday forced President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural indoors, locking out most spectators and taking some pressure off the Secret Service and law enforcement tasked with securing the event.

January 18, 2025