Jeff Mordock

Biden declares Putin, Hamas threats to democracy in prime-time speech

President Biden laid out his case to the country and Congress that the U.S. must send $100 billion of taxpayer-funded aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing that two wars in other parts of the globe threaten to undermine democratic stability around the world and to damage U.S. national security.

October 19, 2023

Biden speaks with Zelenskyy ahead of prime-time speech on war funding

President Biden spoke Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy just hours before his scheduled prime-time Oval Office address in which he'll make the case for U.S. funding to support the war efforts in Israel and Ukraine.

October 19, 2023

Biden walks diplomatic tightrope with sympathy, cautions for Israel

President Biden walked a diplomatic tightrope Wednesday on a high-stakes trip to Israel, firmly expressing U.S. support for the Jewish state but also warning the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint.

October 18, 2023

Biden administration sanctions 10 Hamas members, financial network in response to terror attack

The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned 10 Hamas members and the militant terrorist organization's financial network in response to the surprise attack on Israel that left roughly 1,400 people dead and hundreds more kidnapped.

October 18, 2023

Biden warns Israelis ‘not to be consumed by rage’

President Biden expressed solidarity with the Jewish people in his remarks Wednesday from Israel but also pressed them to ask "hard questions" about their objectives in their war with the terrorist organization Hamas.

October 18, 2023

Christian, Jewish leaders press Biden for stronger support of Israel

A coalition of more than 50 Jewish and Christian leaders published a full-page letter in an Israeli newspaper Wednesday accusing President Biden of a tepid response to the Hamas terror attack in Israel and urging stronger actions to support the Jewish state.

October 18, 2023

Biden says U.S. intelligence supports Israel’s claim it didn’t bomb Gaza hospital

President Biden said Wednesday that U.S. intelligence corroborates Israel's claim that it was not to blame for the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed 500 people and sparked mass protests in Arab nations.

October 18, 2023

Biden reiterates support for Israel in meeting with first responders

President Biden on Wednesday met with Israeli first responders who rushed to save lives after the deadly Hamas terror attack.

October 18, 2023

Biden tells Israel the U.S. has its back: ‘You are not alone’

President Biden on Wednesday vowed to provide Israel with full support to defend its citizens in the wake of the deadly terror attack on the Jewish state by Hamas.

October 18, 2023

Biden says Israel is not to blame for Gaza hospital attack that left 500 dead

President Biden said Wednesday he was "deeply saddened" by the deadly hospital explosion in Gaza, but insisted that Israel was not to blame for the rocket attack, which left 500 dead.

October 18, 2023

Tlaib blames Gaza hospital bombing on Biden’s support for Israel

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday blasted President Biden's trip to Israel, blaming him for encouraging the Jewish state to wage war against Hamas in Gaza instead of urging de-escalation and a peaceful resolution.

October 17, 2023

Biden discusses Israel aid package with bipartisan senators who returned from Tel Aviv

President Biden spoke Tuesday with a bipartisan group of five senators who were in Tel Aviv last weekend, to discuss providing aid to Israel in its war with Hamas.

October 17, 2023

Biden to meet with Abbas during Israel trip: ‘Humanitarian aid [needs] to be able to flow into Gaza’

President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the Jewish state in the wake of the surprise terror attack by the terrorist organization Hamas earlier this month.

October 16, 2023

Biden campaign enters Trump territory with Truth Social account

The Biden campaign on Monday joined Truth Social, the web platform launched by former President Donald Trump in hopes of converting supporters of the former commander-in-chief into Biden voters.

October 16, 2023

Trump pans ‘60 Minutes’ for kid-gloves interview of Biden

Former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted "60 Minutes" following President Biden's interview on the venerable television news program, accusing journalist Scott Pelley of asking softball questions.

October 16, 2023

Biden postpones Colorado trip, pivots attention to Middle East crisis that’s intensifying

President Biden has postponed a trip to Colorado Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the burgeoning war between Israel and Hamas, which is threatening to engulf the region.

October 16, 2023

Biden urges Israel to ‘eliminate’ Hamas, but confident it will try to avoid killing innocents

President Biden said that Israel needs to eliminate the terrorist organization Hamas but said he's confident that the Jewish state's bombardment of Gaza can minimize innocent deaths.

October 15, 2023

Biden says U.S. can handle supporting Israel and Ukraine at the same time

President Biden said Sunday that the U.S. has the capacity to support both Israel and Ukraine as he prepares to push a new weapons package for both countries that will exceed $2 billion.

October 15, 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters decry U.S. ‘hypocrisy,’ question veracity of gruesome photos

Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched across from the White House on Saturday, decrying what they see as U.S. hypocrisy in the Middle East and claiming images depicting Hamas' terror attack on Israel were overblown.

October 14, 2023

World crises sound alarm, but Biden’s foreign policy delivers shaky response

President Biden strode into office promising to restore competency and credibility to U.S. foreign policy after four years of President Trump's shoot-from-the-hip diplomacy, but several international missteps and crises abroad have undermined his claim.

October 14, 2023