Jeff Mordock

Biden to host WNBA champions after star slams him for lack of White House invite

President Biden invited the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Monday to the White House after one of its star players slammed him for a lack of invite or recognition.

July 17, 2023

White House defends Secret Service cocaine probe as ‘thorough investigation’

The White House on Monday defended the Secret Service's investigation into the packet of cocaine discovered in the West Wing, despite the agency's inability to find a culprit or much evidence.

July 17, 2023

Twitter declares ‘factual error’ in Biden tweet boasting about economy, wages

President Biden was fact-checked by Twitter once again on Monday for a claim he made about his economic policies increasing workers' wages since the pandemic.

July 17, 2023

Biden talks up NATO ties, says Putin has already ‘lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "lost" his war in Ukraine, adding that the Kremlin lacks the will and resources to keep up its troubled invasion of its neighbor for long.

July 13, 2023

‘Extremely troubling’: GOP lawmakers irate Secret Service quit investigation of White House cocaine

The Secret Service has wrapped up its White House cocaine investigation after 11 days without identifying any suspect or producing any leads on who left the illegal drug in the West Wing.

July 13, 2023

Case closed: Secret Service comes up empty investigating White House cocaine

The Secret Service said Thursday that it ended its investigation into how cocaine ended up in the White House because it lacked forensic or video evidence identifying a suspect.

July 13, 2023

Biden says Putin ‘has already lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost his war in Ukraine, adding that the fighting won't drag on for years.

July 13, 2023

Biden: ‘I will absolutely guarantee’ the U.S. will remain in NATO

President Biden on Thursday pledged that the U.S. will remain a reliable partner with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for decades to come, as the Senate weighs a bill that would block any U.S. president from leaving the military alliance without Senate approval.

July 13, 2023

Christopher Wray pushes back on claims that FBI agents, Ray Epps instigated Jan. 6 riot

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray became visibly agitated as he strongly pushed back against suggestions that undercover FBI agents and a man named Ray Epps instigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

July 12, 2023

FBI Director Wray dodges questions about dirty tricks in probes of Hunter Biden, Trump

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray frustrated House Republicans on Wednesday as he dodged questions about bureau activities that lawmakers said unfairly targeted conservatives and were too lenient on liberals, including President Biden and his family.

July 12, 2023

FBI chief Wray refuses to tell Congress who authorized memo targeting Catholics

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray declined to tell Congress who authored and approved a memo encouraging agents to develop sources inside Catholic parishes across the country as part of its efforts to crack down on domestic terrorism.

July 12, 2023

FBI’s Wray to Congress: ‘Absolutely not’ protecting Biden family from bribery allegations

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee that the bureau is not shielding the Biden family from bribery allegations.

July 12, 2023

FBI Director Wray defends search of Mar-a-Lago: ‘Not a raid’

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray pushed back Wednesday against Republican critics who condemned the FBI's search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence to recover classified government documents.

July 12, 2023

Biden skips NATO dinner; White House cites ‘workload’

President Biden skipped the NATO leadership summit's opening dinner late Tuesday in Lithuania and headed straight for his hotel, with White House staffers citing the president's busy schedule for his absence.

July 12, 2023

Trump asks judge to delay classified documents trial

Former President Trump's legal team asked the federal judge in Florida overseeing his classified documents case to postpone the trial without setting a new date, saying there is "no reason" for it to take place in December.

July 11, 2023

Five questions FBI Director Wray must answer when he’s grilled by the House Judiciary Committee

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray is set to face off Wednesday with angry lawmakers in Congress who will demand answers to burning questions about how the bureau's top brass handled the Hunter Biden probe, targeted Catholic parishes and ignored protocols in their zeal to find Trump-Russia collusion.

July 10, 2023

Hunter Biden prosecutor rejects IRS whistleblower’s claim that DOJ interfered in the probe

The U.S. attorney overseeing the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden is rebuffing allegations that the Justice Department blocked him from bringing more charges and refused to grant him special counsel status.

July 10, 2023

Trump lawyers face big legal hurdles to telling jury about secret docs held by Biden, Pence, Clinton

Former President Trump's legal team has claimed the feds' classified documents case is political, noting that other politicians -- President Biden, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- have all done the same.

July 6, 2023

‘No white knight’: Jack Smith’s record rife with mistrials, overturned convictions, judicial rebukes

Special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought federal charges against former President Donald Trump, is an "overzealous" prosecutor who relies on ethically dubious tactics, including media leaks and enticing witnesses, say those who have been caught in his snare.

July 4, 2023

Feds’ piercing of attorney-client veil gives Trump path for appeal in documents case

The Biden Justice Department's decision to pierce the attorney-client privilege in prosecutors' pursuit of former President Donald Trump and his retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago has given Mr. Trump's team a path to appeal, legal experts say.

July 3, 2023