Jeff Mordock

Unprecedented Biden-to-Harris campaign switcheroo is rife with thorny legal snags

The handoff of assets from President Biden to Kamala Harris enters a murky area unresolved by either the Federal Election Commission or the judicial system.

August 5, 2024

Biden, Harris meet with national security team as officials warn of imminent attack on Israel

President Biden will meet Monday afternoon with his national security team in the Situation Room, as top officials warn that an Iranian attack on Israel could be imminent.

August 5, 2024

Biden’s top economic adviser to leave White House for Harris campaign

For the second time in as many weeks, a top adviser to President Biden is leaving the White House to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

August 5, 2024

Celebratory greeting of returned U.S. hostages goes awry for Kamala Harris on tarmac at air base

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign went into clean-up mode Friday, scrambling to fix her odd comments while greeting freed U.S. hostages as they arrived on American soil.

August 2, 2024

Harris campaign rakes in $310M in July, doubling Trump’s haul

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign raised $310 million in July, her campaign announced Friday, twice as much as former President Donald Trump's.

August 2, 2024

Biden hails ‘falsely accused’ Americans coming home from Russia

President Biden on Thursday celebrated the release of four U.S. residents from Russian imprisonment in the largest multinational prisoner exchange since the Cold War.

August 1, 2024

Biden, Harris avoid comment on plea deals with 9/11 defendants

As news of a plea deal for the mastermind of the 2001 terrorist attacks hit this week, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign went into cover mode, saying it wouldn't be commenting and instead referred questions to the White House, which likewise ducked the question.

August 1, 2024

Massive prisoner swap with Russia frees American journalist, ex-Marine held in Putin’s jails

The United States and its allies agreed Thursday to a massive exchange of political prisoners with Russia, including returning jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan to U.S. soil.

August 1, 2024

Kamala Harris announces swing state tour with soon-to-be-named running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and her running mate will embark on a marathon tour of swing states next week, suggesting that her pick will be named within the next few days.

August 1, 2024

Biden to give opening night remarks at Democratic National Convention

President Biden will kick off the Democratic National Convention with an opening night primetime address, sources familiar with the planning confirmed Wednesday.

July 31, 2024

White House calls Trump’s remarks on Harris’ racial identity ‘repulsive,’ ‘insulting’

The White House on Wednesday tore into former President Donald Trump after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists.

July 31, 2024

Biden having lunch with Harris for the first time since dropping out

President Biden will have lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, the first time they've eaten together since he bowed out of the presidential race this month.

July 31, 2024

Biden administration ramps up student loan forgiveness plan

The Department of Education on Wednesday will send emails to about 25 million student loan borrowers providing options for having some or all of their debt canceled this fall

July 31, 2024

Harris rips Trump over immigration during Georgia rally

Vice President Kamala Harris sought Tuesday to turn her biggest weakness into a strength, slamming former President Donald Trump's record on immigration while casting herself as strong on the border.

July 30, 2024

Longtime Biden aide Anita Dunn leaving White House to join pro-Harris super PAC

Anita Dunn, a longtime advisor to President Biden, will leave the White House next week, she announced Tuesday.

July 30, 2024

Harris narrows down list of running mates, decision imminent

Vice President Kamala Harris has whittled down her list of potential running mates and a decision is expected imminently, as she will reportedly tour battleground states with her pick as early as next week.

July 30, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion to join VP Harris on campaign trail in Georgia

Vice President Kamala Harris picked up another celebrity endorsement Tuesday, when rapper Megan Thee Stallion announced that she not only is backing Ms. Harris for president but will join the presumptive Democratic nominee at a campaign rally in Atlanta.

July 30, 2024

Harris campaign boosts spending in Georgia, says state is in play

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign will open three new offices in Georgia this week, saying they expect to keep the state firmly in the blue column in November.

July 30, 2024

Biden says Supreme Court’s ‘extreme opinions’ necessitate imposing new rules on justices

President Biden on Monday called for legislation to bring major changes to the Supreme Court, saying its "extreme opinions" intrude on Americans' freedoms and necessitate new guardrails such as term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics.

July 29, 2024

Biden says Speaker Johnson is ‘dead on arrival’ in confusing exchange with reporter

President Biden on Monday declared House Speaker Mike Johnson "dead on arrival" when asked how he planned to get his new rules for the Supreme Court through a Republican-run Congress.

July 29, 2024