Jeff Mordock

Trump to spend $700M to boost U.S. coal production

President Trump will announce on Thursday that he's invoking Cold War-era authorities to dole out $700 million in federal funds to boost coal production in the U.S.

June 4, 2026

Trump launches probe into California vote count to stop Democrats from ‘stealing’ the elections

President Trump accused Democrats on Thursday of trying to steal this week's California primary elections and said the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles would investigate the surge of late mail-in ballots and the slow vote count.

June 4, 2026

Trump refuses to commit to dropping $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund

President Trump declined to commit to scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated his allies and Jan. 6 rioters, one day after the Justice Department's top official said they were retreating from the program that sparked a political backlash on both sides of the aisle.

June 3, 2026

Private sector added 122K jobs in May, exceeding expectations

Private sector hiring expanded at a strong pace, adding 122,000 jobs in May, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll provider ADP.

June 3, 2026

Trump revives tariff plan citing forced labor in foreign countries

President Trump has reignited his trade war with a plan to impose tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners nearly four months after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier levies.

June 3, 2026

‘Treating stupid is really hard’: Dr. Oz diagnoses Trump Derangement Syndrome as incurable

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said he doesn't see a cure for what supporters of President Trump have dubbed Trump Derangement Syndrome.

June 2, 2026

Trump will attend rescheduled WHCA dinner

President Trump announced Tuesday that he will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner on July 24.

June 2, 2026

TrumpRX adds 160 more drugs, pushing total lower-cost offerings to 750 medications

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Tuesday a massive expansion of TrumpRx, with the addition of 160 more medications to the website, pushing the total to over 750 drugs.

June 2, 2026

White House Correspondents’ Association reschedules dinner for July

The White House Correspondents' Association announced Tuesday that it will hold a do-over of its annual dinner in July after the gathering in April was cut short after a gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton in what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill President Trump.

June 2, 2026

Trump suffers spate of Cabinet turnover, but staffing overall remains stable in second term

President Trump has replaced one-third of his senior White House staff, including four Cabinet secretaries, since returning to office. It's a remarkably stable pace compared to Mr. Trump's first term.

June 2, 2026

Trump demands New York civil, criminal cases be dismissed

President Trump is demanding that the legal cases against him be dismissed because his former lawyer said he was "coerced" into testifying against Mr. Trump during the investigations.

June 2, 2026

Trump woos farm vote with Wisconsin trip as agriculture industry reels, midterms loom

President Trump will participate in a farmer roundtable in Wisconsin on Friday as he seeks to keep one of his core blocs in place ahead of November's midterm elections.

June 1, 2026

Jerome Powell warns against meddling at Fed, says democratic institutions can be ‘torn down quickly’

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a parting shot at President Trump, warning that the central bank's independence was a "priceless asset" that must be defended.

June 1, 2026

Doug Burgum blasts news reports about Trump’s renovation of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum scolded The New York Times for a report on increased costs to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

May 29, 2026

Treasury working on $250 bill adorned with Trump’s image

The U.S. Treasury has designed a $250 bill featuring President Trump's image, but the plan can't move forward unless Congress authorizes it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.

May 28, 2026

Jill Biden thought husband Joe was having stroke during 2024 debate

Former first lady Jill Biden said she was so "frightened" by the 2024 debate performance by her husband, President Joseph R. Biden, that she thought he was having a stroke.

May 27, 2026

Trump says repairs to WWII Memorial will be next D.C. renovation project

President Trump said Wednesday that he's eyeing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall as his latest Washington renovation project.

May 27, 2026

Trump says National Guard will stay in Washington

President Trump said Wednesday that he wants the National Guard to remain in Washington indefinitely, insisting they've made the city safer.

May 27, 2026

Trump nixes plans for Cabinet meeting at Camp David

President Trump canceled plans for a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday at Camp David, the presidential retreat in rural Maryland.

May 26, 2026

Trump, 79, boasts that he passed his annual physical exam ‘perfectly’

President Trump said Tuesday that he aced his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, amid growing concerns about his age and health.

May 26, 2026