Jeff Mordock

Biden to use Higher Education Act to circumvent Supreme Court ruling on student loan plan

President Biden has quickly pivoted to Plan B after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness plan.

June 30, 2023

Biden points to Republican ‘hypocrisy’ after Supreme Court kills student debt-relief plan

President Biden said the Supreme Court's ruling to strike down his student debt forgiveness plan underscores the "hypocrisy" of Republicans, who also championed dolling out billions in pandemic-related loans to businesses.

June 30, 2023

Biden says Supreme Court decision favoring Christian artist ‘could invite more discrimination’

President Biden on Friday lambasted a Supreme Court ruling that a Christian graphic artist who designs wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples, saying the decision could increase discrimination against LGBTQ couples.

June 30, 2023

Biden says Supreme Court ‘out of sorts’ with American values

President Biden complained that the Supreme Court is no longer in tune with American values after the justices on Thursday struck down affirmative action at U.S. colleges and overturning abortion rights last year.

June 29, 2023

Biden vows Supreme Court ruling ‘not the last word’ on affirmative action

President Biden on Thursday urged colleges not to abandon their commitment to diversity in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action programs, ending the systemic consideration of race in the admissions process.

June 29, 2023

Biden mirrors Carter celebrating unpopular economic policies

President Biden is taking a page out of former President Jimmy Carter's playbook by doubling down on policies that have resulted in soaring inflation.

June 28, 2023

Trump’s classified docs held military secrets, spy data on foreign foes: ‘Extremely problematic’

Former President Trump had a shocking number of the government's most highly sensitive secrets left unguarded at his Mar-a-Lago residence, including documents detailing U.S. nuclear weapons, defense vulnerabilities, and plans for a potential attack on Iran.

June 27, 2023

President sets off on path to revive lost confidence in ‘Bidenomics’

President Biden has embarked on a new mission: convince voters that his "Bidenomics" economic plan is boosting the lives of middle-class Americans.

June 26, 2023

Biden insists he didn’t lie about son’s business deals

President Biden insisted Monday that he was truthful when he claimed he had never spoken to his son Hunter Biden about business deals despite the release of an alleged text message in which the first son threatened a Chinese businessman and said he was "with my father."

June 26, 2023

White House pivots to ‘Bidenomics’ message focused on more government spending

The White House on Monday will launch an effort to convince voters that his economic plan dubbed "Bidenomics" is working to boost the lives of middle-class voters.

June 26, 2023

India’s Modi praises U.S. democracy in address to Congress

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the foundations of American democracy in an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of the partnership between the world's two biggest democracies on a day of summitry that mixed geopolitics and commercial opportunity.

June 22, 2023

Biden says calling China’s Xi a ‘dictator’ has not damaged relationship with Beijing

President Biden said Thursday that his remark calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a "dictator" has not undermined his administration's efforts to reduce tensions with Beijing.

June 22, 2023

Biden welcomes Indian Prime Minister Modi to White House

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House on Thursday for a state visit focused on combating Chinese aggression and tensions with Russia.

June 22, 2023

Trump attorney says his testimony is best defense; decisions made one case at a time

Former President Trump should testify in any of his pending court battles, including the federal trial for mishandling classified documents and obstructing justice, a member of his legal team said.

June 22, 2023

Durham says FBI agents became emotional, apologized over bureau’s handling of Trump probe

Special counsel John Durham told lawmakers Wednesday that FBI agents who worked on the Trump-Russia collusion probe became emotional and apologized when confronted with intelligence that the investigation may have been part of a plan by Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign to distract from her use of a private email server.

June 21, 2023

Special counsel John Durham says FBI agents ‘apologized’ for Trump-Russia probe

Special counsel John Durham told House lawmakers on Wednesday that some FBI agents were so upset about how the Trump-Russia collusion probe was handled that they apologized to him.

June 21, 2023

John Durham says AG Merrick Garland never prohibited him from bringing indictments

Special counsel John Durham testified Wednesday before Congress that the Biden Justice Department never blocked him from bringing high-profile prosecutions during his four-year investigation.

June 21, 2023

Special counsel John Durham says he investigated Trump tip, but it was ‘nothing’

Special counsel John Durham said Wednesday that his team looked into a tip from Italian officials detailing suspicious financial dealings related to former President Donald Trump but did not uncover wrongdoing.

June 21, 2023

Scandal-prone Hunter Biden keeps dodging serious consequences

Hunter Biden's plea deal with federal prosecutors is the latest in a long line of embarrassing escapades, eyebrow-raising foreign deals and legal headaches that have resulted in few consequences for the first son.

June 20, 2023

Bribery allegations hurt Biden with independent voters, but his base looks the other way

President Biden's supporters are willing to give him a pass on allegations he accepted a $5 million bribe from a Ukraine businessman, but less forgiving are independent voters who will be crucial in the general election next year.

June 20, 2023