Jeff Mordock

Tensions between dueling press secretaries threaten to undercut Biden’s election-year message

Tensions between the White House's dueling spokespeople have muddied the messaging in a tough election year in which the administration has struggled to answer tough questions such as foreign policy and the president's memory.

February 21, 2024

Biden emails 153,000 borrowers: Your student debt is gone

President Biden said Wednesday he is canceling $1.2 billion in student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers under the SAVE Plan he created after a separate forgiveness plan was blocked by the Supreme Court.

February 21, 2024

Biden to unveil new sanctions on Russia one week after Navalny’s death

President Biden on Tuesday said he plans to announce "major" new sanctions on Russia at the end of the week in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

February 20, 2024

Biden ditches ‘Scranton Joe’ persona, heads to California for glitzy, high-dollar fundraisers

President Biden will ditch his folksy "Scranton Joe" persona to hobnob with Hollywood elites and Silicon Valley executives this week in a series of high-dollar California campaign fundraisers.

February 19, 2024

Biden says U.S. considering more Russian sanctions after Navalny’s death

President Biden said Monday that his administration is considering new sanctions on Moscow over the death of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

February 19, 2024

White House confirms Russian ‘space’ threat, says there’s no immediate danger

The White House confirmed Thursday that Russia is developing a space-based military capability that poses a national security threat, but insisted there is no immediate danger to the U.S.

February 15, 2024

House Intel chief calls on Biden to disclose national security threat

House Permanent Select Committee Chairman Mike Turner demanded Wednesday that President Biden go public about a national security threat, issuing a cryptic warning that caught the White House off guard.

February 14, 2024

House Democrats threaten to override Speaker Johnson on Ukraine-Israel aid

Democrats on Tuesday tore into former President Donald Trump and House Republicans, saying conservatives' hostility toward a $95.3 billion national security package with aid for Israel and Ukraine jeopardizes the country.

February 13, 2024

Biden assails Trump NATO’s remarks, accuses him of torpedoing foreign aid bill

President Biden on Tuesday tore into former President Donald Trump, saying the presumptive Republican nominee's comments encouraging Russia to attack defense-shirking NATO members were "dangerous," "un-American" and a threat to U.S. security.

February 13, 2024

White House says it was Biden’s idea to hold widely panned press conference

The White House on Tuesday defended President Biden's hastily called press conference last week to rebut claims in special counsel Robert Hur's report that the president's memory is so poor he couldn't be prosecuted for willfully retaining classified documents.

February 13, 2024

White House considers releasing transcript of Biden’s special counsel interview

The White House on Tuesday said it's reviewing whether to release the transcript of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of the probe into whether the commander in chief mishandled classified documents.

February 13, 2024

Most Americans figure Biden got a free ride in classified documents case, says poll

More than half of Americans say President Biden was treated with kid gloves when special counsel Robert Hur didn't file criminal charges after his classified documents probe, according to a survey released Tuesday.

February 13, 2024

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