Jeff Mordock

Biden defends federal government’s response to Maui wildfires, announces $95 million in aid

President Biden defended his administration's response to the historic Maui wildfires on Wednesday amid mounting criticism that he waited too long to act and that efforts to help those affected are insufficient.

August 30, 2023

Biden, Costa Rica president meet at White House to address migration crisis

President Joe Biden hosted Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House on Tuesday as they discussed how to grapple with a record number of migrants in the region headed toward the U.S.

August 29, 2023

House Republicans launch probe into meeting of Biden staffers with special counsel Jack Smith’s team

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into a meeting between members of the Biden administration and investigators for special counsel Jack Smith that took place just weeks before Mr. Smith brought criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

August 29, 2023

Trump Chief of Staff Meadows takes stand in bid to move Georgia trial to federal court

Mark Meadows, President Trump's former White House chief of staff, took the witness stand Monday and refuted allegations made by prosecutors in Georgia accusing him of illegally plotting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential elections.

August 28, 2023

Judge sets March trial date for Trump in election interference case

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference case on Monday set a trial date for March 4, 2024, a critical moment in the Republican presidential primaries because it is the day before Super Tuesday.

August 28, 2023

Biden mocks Trump mugshot: ‘Handsome guy’

President Biden took the opportunity to mock former President Donald Trump's scowling mugshot.

August 25, 2023

Biden, Harris to mark 60th anniversary of MLK’s March on Washington

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic March on Washington by meeting with civil rights leaders Monday.

August 25, 2023

Biden’s false tales are increasing: Is it a sign of a memory disorder?

President Biden has a long history of telling stories that are embellished, if not outright fabricated, but his falsehoods are increasing rapidly.

August 25, 2023

Trump arrested, booked at Fulton County jail in Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday night to authorities in Georgia, where he was arrested on charges that he illegally plotted to reverse the state's 2020 election.

August 24, 2023

Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says

The Drug Enforcement Administration hired dozens of agents and analysts suspected of lying during their pre-employment polygraph test, the Justice Department's watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.

August 23, 2023

Biden faces backlash after jokes while observing Maui fire damage

President Biden's quips while touring the wildfires in Maui hit a sour note with critics and residents who say the president appeared unsympathetic in the aftermath of the devastation that left over 110 people dead.

August 22, 2023

Biden taps new White House counsel to thwart GOP probes

President Biden on Tuesday said he has chosen Ed Siskel, who shielded President Obama from House Republican probes, to serve as his next White House counsel amid a slew of judicial and congressional investigations.

August 22, 2023

Jack Smith says lawyer for Trump co-defendant might have conflict of interest in documents case

Special counsel Jack Smith raised concerns Thursday that the attorney representing one of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case may have a conflict of interest.

August 17, 2023

Trump mix of juries gets various trial challenges; most of the courts in liberal regions

Former President Donald Trump is facing jury trials in four jurisdictions where vastly different juries could decide his political future and his freedom.

August 16, 2023

Biden shifts rhetoric on Inflation Reduction Act ahead of law’s first anniversary

President Biden is hailing the one-year anniversary of his signature Inflation Reduction Act by pitching it as a catalyst for economic growth, rather than his initial claims that it would be a prescription for high prices plaguing consumers.

August 15, 2023

FBI official who worked Trump-Russia probe pleads guilty to conspiring with Russian oligarch

An ex-FBI official who was part of the bureau's Trump-Russian collusion probe into former President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with a Russian oligarch, the Justice Department announced.

August 15, 2023

Biden falsely claims he witnessed Pittsburgh bridge collapse

President Biden on Tuesday inexplicably claimed he witnessed the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge, even though it was well-documented that it fell apart hours before he visited the city.

August 15, 2023

Biden promises to visit Hawaii ‘soon’ amid criticism of his response to the disaster

President Biden pledged Tuesday that he would visit Hawaii as criticism mounts over his response to the devastating wildfires that have left at least 99 dead and destroyed the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.

August 15, 2023

Top Hunter Biden attorney to withdraw from case after plea deal collapses

Hunter Biden's lead criminal defense attorney on Tuesday asked a federal judge to remove him from the case because he could now be called as a witness in future proceedings.

August 15, 2023

White House hedges bets on whether Hunter Biden special counsel will implicate president

The White House declined to say Monday that special counsel David Weiss definitely will not uncover any links between President Biden and his son Hunter's questionable business dealings.

August 14, 2023