Jeff Mordock

Biden clings to final jobs report heading into Election Day

The final jobs report before Tuesday's midterm elections gave President Biden a thin lifeline for a closing campaign argument, but it was likely too little, too late to ease voters' concerns about high inflation and eroding wages.

November 6, 2022

Biden keeps hope alive, predicts Democratic upset victory in House and Senate

President Biden made a bold prediction: Democrats will defy polls and political prognosticators with big wins in midterm elections on Tuesday.

November 4, 2022

Congress’ grab for Trump tax returns previews new era of weaponized IRS

House Democrats' legal fight with former President Donald Trump to get his taxes threatens to open a Pandora's box that empowers lawmakers to weaponize the IRS and gain limitless access to political opponents' financial data.

November 4, 2022

GOP plan to fight crime counters Hillary Clinton’s criticism

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused Republicans of not having a plan to combat violent crime. But, in fact, they do have a plan in writing.

November 4, 2022

Republicans gear up for fight over leftist causes after midterm election

Republican senators sent letters to 51 law firms across the country warning that investments in Wall Street companies that push liberal issues such as climate change and diversity could run afoul of antitrust laws.

November 4, 2022

Biden hails mixed jobs reports, says they prove U.S. economy is ‘strong’

President Biden insisted that mixed news from the Department of Labor on Friday on the country's labor market is evidence that his economic recovery plan is working.

November 4, 2022

Trump sues New York AG Letitia James, alleging ‘intimidation and harassment’

Former President Trump has filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of using "intimidation and harassment" and using her position in "attempts to steal, destroy or control things Trump."

November 3, 2022

Biden warns that ‘MAGA Republicans’ are on ‘path to chaos’ in next week’s elections

President Biden on Wednesday made his closing campaign pitch to voters for next week's midterm election, warning that "dark forces" within the Republican Party are trying to subvert democracy.

November 2, 2022

White House deletes tweet about Social Security after Twitter adds fact-check

The White House on Wednesday deleted a tweet crediting President Biden for increasing the size of Social Security payments, which had actually gone up because of a cost-of-living increase tied to inflation.

November 2, 2022

Biden to give big speech to urge Americans to save democracy by voting for Democrats

President Biden will give a speech Wednesday night calling on Americans to defend democracy, a White House official said.

November 2, 2022

Biden tells Floridians that Republicans want to cancel their Social Security and Medicare

President Biden on Tuesday warned voters in the retirement mecca of Florida that a Republican-controlled Congress will imperil social security and Medicare.

November 1, 2022

Supreme Court halts disclosure of Trump’s tax returns

Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has temporarily halted the disclosure of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to House Democrats.

November 1, 2022

Trump files an emergency petition with Supreme Court to keep tax returns away from House Democrats

Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Democrat-led House Committee from accessing his tax returns.

October 31, 2022

Republicans demand Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen preserve documents on global tax proposal

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen requesting the department preserve all documents related to the Biden administration's push for a global minimum tax on multinational corporations.

October 31, 2022

Democrats clamor for police union endorsements, but cops refused to back ‘defunders’

In the wake of George Floyd's death, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee declared "systemic racism" plagued police departments across the country, demanded that the Justice Department investigate police departments and pushed for legislation that would strip away some legal protection for officers.

October 28, 2022

An unusually leaky DOJ keeps Trump’s legal woes in voters’ minds for midterms

A deluge of Justice Department leaks has sprung up in the run-up to the Nov. 8 midterm elections, and legal analysts say it appears to be designed to remind voters about the investigations of former President Donald Trump.

October 26, 2022

Justice Department asks judge to force Trump White House lawyers to testify in Jan 6 probe: Report

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force the top two lawyers from the Trump White House to testify before a grand jury about the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a media report.

October 26, 2022

Chinese nationals charged with crimes of subverting U.S. justice including meddling in Huawei case

The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a total of 13 Chinese nationals for offenses including trying to steal U.S. law enforcement secrets.

October 24, 2022

Biden’s snippy exchanges with reporters mask midterm fears

President Biden increasingly shows flashes of rage, responding to reporters with angry outbursts and prickly retorts when he doesn't like the questions.

October 21, 2022

Jill Biden goes to bat for stepson Hunter Biden: ‘I know Hunter is innocent’

First lady Jill Biden insisted that her stepson Hunter Biden is innocent as federal prosecutors weigh possible tax and gun charges against him.

October 21, 2022