Jeff Mordock

White House says the leak of Supreme Court abortion opinion ‘raises eyebrows’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that administration officials were also caught off guard by the leak of a Supreme Court draft decision that would strike down Roe v. Wade.

May 3, 2022

Legal experts: SCOTUS leaker could be caught but not face criminal charges, possibly disbarred

Experts on government leaks and the Supreme Court say that whoever leaked a draft opinion indicating the high court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade might not face criminal charges but could lose their legal career as a result of the breach.

May 3, 2022

Biden vows to codify abortion rights into law, urges voters to back pro-choice candidates

President Biden on Tuesday pledged his support for legal abortion, promising to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land if the Supreme Court strikes down the 1973 landmark decision.

May 3, 2022

Psaki sidesteps questions about White House meeting with Amazon, Starbucks union leaders

White House press secretary Jen Psaki sidestepped questions Monday about reports that President Biden is mulling a White House meeting with union workers from Amazon and Starbucks.

May 2, 2022

Biden says his student loan plan is ‘not yet’ finished

President Biden on Monday said his sweeping plan to forgive student loan debt is still under development.

May 2, 2022

Biden says he will speak with family of captive journalist Austin Tice

President Biden told reporters that he will speak Monday with the parents of Austin Tice, a reporter who was abducted in Syria in 2012.

May 2, 2022

Biden launches $3 billion plan to spur electric vehicle battery production

The Biden administration on Monday announced a $3.1 billion effort to ramp up the domestic production of batteries essential to electric vehicles.

May 2, 2022

Public confidence in Biden, Powell to manage the economy falls by double digits: Gallup poll

Public confidence in President Biden and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to manage the economy has dropped significantly since last year amid record inflation and fears of a recession, according to a poll released Monday.

May 2, 2022

EPA waives ban on summer sales of E15 gasoline in bid to lower prices

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency waiver to allow higher-ethanol gasoline blends to be sold in the summer, in the Biden administration's latest bid to lower gas prices.

April 29, 2022

VP Harris to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's graduation ceremony on May 18, the academy announced.

April 29, 2022

Biden presses $33B aid package for Ukraine as Russia steps up bombardment in the east

President Biden prodded Congress on Thursday to approve another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against a renewed Russian military assault and replenish depleted American arsenals, saying the cost of defending democracy in Kyiv "is not cheap."

April 28, 2022

AG Garland takes heat from Republicans on rising violent crime

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland over the nation's rising crime rate, telling him that he shouldn't be pleased with how the Justice Department has addressed the threat.

April 28, 2022

Garland warns U.S. is ‘bracing’ for Russian cyber attack as Ukraine war escalates

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned that the U.S. is on high alert for the possibility of Russia's war against Ukraine spilling into cyberspace.

April 28, 2022

Biden in latest gaffe says the U.S. will ‘accommodate’ Russian oligarchs

President Biden on Thursday said the U.S. would "accommodate" Russian oligarchs, the latest gaffe or confused utterance from the president and one that quickly provoked criticism and concern across social media.

April 28, 2022

Biden presses Congress for $33B more Ukraine aid, says fighting for democracy ‘is not cheap’

President Biden on Thursday prodded Congress to fork over another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against a renewed Russian assault.

April 28, 2022

Biden eyeing forgiving some student loan debt, but won’t be $50,000

President Biden told reporters Thursday that he is looking at forgiving some student loan debt, but it won't be as high as the $50,000 per student target that some Democratic lawmakers have advocated.

April 28, 2022

Biden asking Congress for $33 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine against Russian invasion

President Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion in new funding to support Ukraine as it fights off a renewed Russian assault, while simultaneously pushing a plan to make it easier to seize and sell the assets of Russian oligarchs.

April 28, 2022

Biden tells teachers that kids are ‘like yours when they are in the classroom’

President Biden reignited the culture war between parents and woke school curriculums Wednesday after telling teachers that children belong to them when they're in the classroom.

April 28, 2022

Prosecutor suggests Durham hasn’t ruled out charges against tech executive in Russia probe

A Justice Department prosecutor hinted to a federal judge Wednesday that special counsel John Durham has not ruled out criminal charges against tech executive Rodney Joffe.

April 27, 2022

Biden to visit Javelin missile factory in Alabama

President Biden next week will visit a Javelin anti-tank missile factory in Alabama, the White House announced Wednesday, the source of a weapon that is playing a key role in Ukraine's defense against a two-month-old Russian invasion.

April 27, 2022