Jeff Mordock

Credit groups sue Biden administration over medical debt rule

Representatives from the credit reporting and credit union industries filed a lawsuit Wednesday arguing that the Biden administration's new rule blocking creditors from accessing consumers' medical debt violates federal law.

January 8, 2025

‘Who the hell knows?’: Biden admits he may not have lasted another four years in office

President Biden acknowledged that he may not have been able to complete a second term if he had been reelected, the 82-year-old commander in chief said in an interview published Wednesday.

January 8, 2025

Trump plants MAGA flag on world stage, puts Denmark, Panama, Canada on notice

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday outlined an ambitious plan for U.S. expansion by seizing control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and maybe even Canada.

January 7, 2025

Two convicted murderers granted clemency by Biden sue to remain on death row

Two convicted murderers whose death sentences were commuted last month by President Biden asked a federal court Tuesday to keep them on death row, saying the clemency action could stall their appeals.

January 7, 2025

Trump says there will be hell to pay if Hamas hostages aren’t released by inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday again said "all hell" will break out in the Middle East if the hostages taken by Hamas aren't set free by the time he's sworn in on Jan. 20.

January 7, 2025

Trump vows to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to reflect its proximity to America.

January 7, 2025

Donald Trump announces $20 billion in foreign investment to build U.S. data centers

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Damac Properties, a United Arab Emirates real estate firm, will spend $20 billion to build new data centers in the U.S.

January 7, 2025

Biden rule banning medical debt from credit reports raises alarm

The Biden administration moved Tuesday to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, erasing $49 billion in unpaid bills from such records of 15 million Americans.

January 7, 2025

White House defends Biden from Trump’s accusations of undermining transition

The White House on Monday defended President Biden from accusations by President-elect Donald Trump that he is undermining the transition process.

January 6, 2025

Biden gets testy with the press in his waning White House days

President Biden snapped at reporters during a recent White House event, the latest in a series of hostile run-ins with the press on his way out the door.

January 6, 2025

Trump’s MAGA coalition bridges culture, conviction; common link among nominees is loyalty

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet is one of the most ideologically diverse in U.S. history, a mishmash of conflicting worldviews and varied backgrounds that will bring a broad range of perspectives to his MAGA agenda.

January 1, 2025

Cocaine mystery at White House remains unsolved as Biden leaves office

President Biden will end his term next month leaving behind one of the biggest White House whodunits of all time as the public and politicos still wonder who brought cocaine into the most secure building in the world.

December 25, 2024

Biden commutes sentences of 37 inmates on federal death row

President Biden on Monday will commute the sentences of nearly all of the 40 murderers on the federal government's death row, in another move to thwart President-elect Donald Trump's stated goals.

December 23, 2024

Trump picks CatholicVote’s Brian Burch for ambassador to Vatican

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Brian Burch, president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See in Rome.

December 20, 2024

Where’s Biden? White House pressed on president going dark as shutdown clock ticks down

The White House on Friday sidestepped a barrage of questions from the media about why President Biden has been missing in action while a potential government shutdown looms.

December 20, 2024

In farewell action, Biden cancels $4.28B additional student loan debt

President Biden announced Friday that he is canceling $4.28 billion in student loans for nearly 55,000 public service workers as he prepares to exit the White House.

December 20, 2024

Drone concerns spread beyond New Jersey; Trump: ‘Something strange is going on’

Worry over drones is spreading from New Jersey across the Atlantic seaboard, with leaders in other states also demanding that the federal government figure out what's going on in the skies.

December 16, 2024

Biden establishes monument to first woman to serve in Cabinet

President Biden on Monday signed a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and the nation's longest-serving labor secretary.

December 16, 2024

Biden reveals misgivings as he prepares for the end of his White House term

President Biden lamented Monday that he won't get credit for the benefits of his legislative victories because their positive impacts won't be felt until long after his term ends in January.

December 16, 2024

Trump says he has a ‘warm spot’ for TikTok, signals openness to stopping ban

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he has a "warm spot" in his heart for TikTok, suggesting that he may be open to stopping a potential ban of the social media app that has raised national security concerns due to its Chinese ownership.

December 16, 2024