Jeff Mordock

Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah urge Israel to show restraint as Rafah assault looms

President Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Israel on Monday to show restraint ahead of its planned ground assault on the Gaza city of Rafah that the hostages and Palestinian civilians need to be protected.

February 12, 2024

House GOP demands DOJ turn over transcript of Biden special counsel interview

House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry against President Biden demanded Monday that Attorney General Merrick Garland turn over the transcript and any recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of the probe into his handling of classified documents.

February 12, 2024

Biden mocks Hur report with joke about his memory

President Biden on Monday attempted to show he's in on the joke by mocking special counsel Robert Hur's depiction of him as an elderly man with a faulty memory.

February 12, 2024

Trump still fights off ‘pit bull’ prosecutor as Biden walks away from documents case

Special counsel Robert Hur's report on President Biden's handling of classified documents was a devastating evaluation of the president's mental fitness and may be a legal gift for Donald Trump.

February 10, 2024

Biden, with German chancellor in Oval Office, ignores questions about his memory

Questions shouted at President Biden about his age and cognitive abilities were ignored by the president in his Oval Office sit-down with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

February 9, 2024

White House won’t say if it will release transcripts of Biden’s special counsel interview

The White House is declining to say if it will release the transcripts of President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur, sessions in which the prosecutor says the nation's oldest president displayed a poor memory.

February 9, 2024

VP Harris questions special counsel Hur’s integrity in forceful defense of Biden

Vice President Kamala Harris lashed out at special counsel Robert Hurt over his scathing report questioning President Biden's mental acuity, saying his comments were "politically motivated."

February 9, 2024

Biden pushes back against Hur report: ‘I know what the hell I’m doing’

President Biden angrily pushed back Thursday after special counsel Robert Hur concluded he carelessly handled classified materials and depicted him as a hapless, confused man who didn't even know when his son died.

February 8, 2024

‘Well-meaning elderly man’: Republicans seize on Biden memory issues detailed in Hur report

A flurry of GOP lawmakers on Thursday immediately seized on the accounts of President Biden's hazy memory that were detailed in special counsel Robert Hur's report on the president's handling of classified government documents.

February 8, 2024

Biden boasts his cooperation with special counsel cleared him in documents case

President Biden gloated to fellow Democrats Thursday about being cleared by the Justice Department's special counsel over mishandling classified documents, drawing a distinction between his cooperation and that of former President Donald Trump in a similar probe.

February 8, 2024

Biden too ‘hazy,’ ‘elderly’ to charge for willful mishandling of classified docs: special counsel

Special counsel Robert Hur released a scathing report Thursday saying President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security documents, but he did not recommend criminal charges.

February 8, 2024

Muslim leaders snub Biden officials in Michigan

A group of Muslim and Arab American leaders in Michigan said Thursday they would not meet with Biden administration officials who had been dispatched to the swing state amid the president's falling poll numbers.

February 8, 2024

Biden won’t call for redactions of special counsel report in his classified document case

President Biden will not request redactions in an investigative report by special counsel Robert Hur into how classified documents ended up at Mr. Biden's house and residences, the White House said Thursday.

February 8, 2024

Biden’s fog-brain episodes compound worries about age, cognitive abilities

President Biden raised more questions this week about his cognitive abilities after a series of jarring public appearances in which he twice claimed to have had recent conversations with long-dead world leaders.

February 8, 2024

Biden sends officials to meet with Michigan Muslim, Arab leaders amid falling support

President Biden has dispatched administration officials to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan on Thursday as discontent within the community over his refusal to call for a cease-fire in the Middle East could derail his reelection campaign.

February 7, 2024

Biden hosts Black History Month celebration as support among Black voters declines

President Biden on Tuesday hosted a Black History Month reception at the White House as he struggles to keep Black voters on board his reelection campaign.

February 6, 2024

Biden blames Trump for collapse of border bill in Congress

President Biden on Tuesday aimed his frustration at former President Trump ahead of the expected collapse of a bipartisan border policy package that would also provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

February 6, 2024

Biden tells crowd about 2021 meeting with French president who died in 1996

President Biden told a crowd at a campaign fundraiser about a 2021 meeting he had with French President Francois Mitterrand, who died in 1996.

February 5, 2024

Biden takes jab at Trump’s calls for debate, but refuses to commit

President Biden clapped back Monday at former President Donald Trump's demand for a debate between them, but remained ambiguous about whether he would actually face off against his predecessor.

February 5, 2024

Biden administration hits back at Iran with seizures, sanctions

The Biden administration has charged members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard in multiple criminal cases, accusing them of illicitly trafficking oil to fund terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

February 2, 2024