Jeff Mordock

White House pushes back on GOP efforts to sink immigration compromise

The White House on Monday accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of flip-flopping on immigration, pushing back on Republican efforts to scuttle compromise legislation aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing the southern border.

January 29, 2024

Biden announces $5B in new infrastructure projects during trip to Wisconsin

President Biden on Thursday traveled to Superior, Wisconsin to announce $5 billion in new infrastructure projects aimed at shoring up his working-class base ahead of a contentious presidential election.

January 25, 2024

White House to host state dinner with Japan’s PM

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House for an official state visit and lavish dinner this spring, the administration announced Thursday.

January 25, 2024

Left-wing protesters dog ‘Genocide Joe,’ take a bite out of Biden’s reelection campaign

Pro-Palestinian protesters are dogging President Biden on the campaign trail, stepping on his message and keeping voters focused on Israel's war on Hamas that is also ripping apart the Democratic Party.

January 25, 2024

Biden picks up UAW endorsement after lengthy delay

The United Auto Workers Union endorsed President Biden on Wednesday for a second term, hailing his longtime support of big labor and auto workers.

January 24, 2024

Biden interrupted repeatedly by pro-Palestinian protesters during speech in Virginia

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted President Biden about a dozen times Tuesday as he delivered a speech on abortion rights.

January 23, 2024

Biden firm on nebulous legal rights to abortion; speaks for issue he’s not big on

President Biden is campaigning for reelection as the nation's most powerful protector of abortion rights, but he has stopped short of a full-throated call for abortion on demand as White House officials duck questions about his support of restrictions such as those common in other Western nations.

January 23, 2024

Biden slams laws to restrict abortion access as ‘extreme,’ ‘cruel’

President Biden didn't hold back during a Monday meeting of his reproductive rights task force, denouncing GOP-led state efforts to restrict access to abortion as "cruel" and "outrageous."

January 22, 2024

Biden says two Navy SEALs killed in Middle East are ‘the very best’ of America

President Biden on Monday honored two Navy Seals declared dead after they went missing more than ten days ago during an operation to stop Iranian weapons from falling into the hands of Houthi rebels.

January 22, 2024

Biden marks Roe anniversary by launching initiatives to protect abortion access

President Biden presented initiatives to protect abortion access to mark the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

January 22, 2024

Bank records show Georgia special prosecutor in Trump case paid for trips with Fani Willis

The top prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump paid for at least two airline trips with District Attorney Fani Willis while the investigation was ongoing, according to court documents filed Friday.

January 19, 2024

Biden signs stopgap spending bill to keep government running into March

President Biden on Friday signed a stopgap spending bill that prevented a partial government shutdown that would have started at midnight.

January 19, 2024

Poll finds lack of enthusiasm for Biden, Trump among rural voters

A poll released Friday revealed that support among rural voters for both President Biden and former President Trump Donald is lackluster, with nearly one-third of respondents saying their votes are still up for grabs.

January 19, 2024

White House cancels $5B in student debt for 74K borrowers

In the latest wave of student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration canceled $5 billion in student debt for 74,000 borrowers on Friday.

January 19, 2024

Biden touts strong economy, but voters remain unconvinced

President Biden's reelection sales pitch has focused on his recent run of strong economic data, but anger and anxiety over inflation and sky-high grocery store bills have caused many voters to tune out his message.

January 18, 2024

Biden says he took photo with congresswoman in North Carolina before realizing she wasn’t there

President Biden looked into the audience at an event in North Carolina Thursday searching for Rep. Deborah Ross, saying he had just posed for a picture with her before realizing the lawmaker was back in Washington and he'd taken a photo with someone else.

January 18, 2024

Biden dismisses waning support among Muslim Americans

President Biden on Thursday brushed off weakened backing by Muslim Americans amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying he still thinks they'll show up for him on Election Day.

January 18, 2024

Biden campaign plans events and rallies to mark Roe anniversary, blast state abortion bans

President Biden's campaign announced it will highlight the battle for abortion rights with a blitz of events ahead of the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

January 18, 2024

Johnson digs in against Senate border deal after meeting with Biden

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from the White House after a meeting Wednesday and rejected President Biden's bid for some concession on border policy in exchange for more war aid to Ukraine.

January 17, 2024

Biden designates Houthis as terrorist organization, shifting from 2021 decision

President Biden on Wednesday designated Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorists, a partial reversal of his earlier decision to remove the Iran-backed group from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. The decision was seen as a way to ease the humanitarian crisis and pursue a diplomatic deal to end Yemen's civil war.

January 17, 2024