Jeff Mordock

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

Trump fills key health care positions: surgeon general, heads of CDC, FDA

President-elect Donald Trump is building out his health team, announcing that he will nominate Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be Surgeon General.

November 22, 2024

Trump names Bessent as Treasury secretary, Vought to lead OMB

President-elect Donald Trump filled two key spots to help carry out his economic agenda with the selection of financier Scott Bessent as the next Treasury secretary and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to serve as Labor secretary.

November 22, 2024

Biden, bureaucrats scramble to set roadblocks to Trump-proof federal government

Democrats are racing against time to set lawful "land mines" to blunt the impact of President-elect Donald Trump, scrambling to rush billions in cash out the door, confirm judges and entrench climate and health policies before the incoming administration can dismantle all of it.

November 22, 2024

Trump says Bondi, his new pick for attorney general, will refocus DOJ and make America safe again

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is his pick for U.S. attorney general, hours after former congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.

November 21, 2024

Bondi replaces Gaetz as Trump’s pick for attorney general, removes ‘distraction’

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, amid persistent allegations he had sex with a minor and paid women for sex.

November 21, 2024