Jeff Mordock

Biden to host Italian prime minister at White House next month

President Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the White House next month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Wednesday.

April 27, 2022

Biden considering canceling ‘significant’ student loan debt, says lawmaker

President Biden is considering wiping out a "significant" amount of the $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, according to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who attended a closed-door meeting with the president earlier this week.

April 27, 2022

Tech executive caught in Durham probe seeks to keep his emails out of Sussmann trial

Tech executive Rodney Joffe on Tuesday asked a federal judge to keep four emails he shared with a U.S. investigative firm out of the hands of special counsel John Durham in an upcoming trial of a Clinton campaign lawyer accused of lying to the FBI.

April 26, 2022

AG Garland says assets seized from Russian oligarchs should go ‘directly to Ukraine’

Attorney General Merrick Garland told senators Tuesday that the Justice Department would support efforts to ship assets seized from Russian oligarchs directly to Ukraine.

April 26, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland: ‘Very small percentage’ of police officers are ‘bad cops’

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers Tuesday that he believes only a "very small percentage" of police officers are "bad cops."

April 26, 2022

AG Garland defends independence of Hunter Biden probe

Attorney General Merrick Garland fiercely defended the independence of the tax and finances investigation into President Biden's son Hunter.

April 26, 2022

Clinton campaign officials’ claims undercut, ‘privileged’ info pitched to reporters: Durham

Special counsel John Durham has revealed that employees of the research firm Fusion GPS sent journalists hundreds of emails with unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump to trigger negative news stories.

April 26, 2022

Biden honors Stanley Cup winners Tampa Bay Lightning at White House

President Biden on Monday welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to the White House to celebrate their 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup championships.

April 25, 2022

Biden says French President Macron didn’t take his call, spoke with staff

President Biden said Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron didn't take his call to congratulate the French leader on his election night victory.

April 25, 2022

Biden’s approval rating among young voters drops nearly 20 points from last year

President Biden's approval rating among young voters has dropped nearly 20 percentage points since last year, according to a poll released Monday.

April 25, 2022

Rare respiratory cancers linked to burn pits added to VA’s list of military-service disabilities

The Department of Veterans Affairs will add nine rare respiratory cancers to its list of presumptive military service-connected disabilities for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, President Biden said Monday.

April 25, 2022

Hillary Clinton seeks dismissal of Trump’s lawsuit against her for false Russia collusion claims

Lawyers for Hillary Clinton have asked the court to dismiss former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against her, saying it was just "a list of political grievances."

April 21, 2022

Durham: CIA concluded Sussmann’s anti-Trump dirt was ‘not technically plausible’

The CIA concluded in early 2017 that Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann's dirt tying President Trump to Russia was "not technically plausible," special counsel John Durham said in a court filing posted Saturday.

April 16, 2022

Biden revives blue-collar persona in face of midterm fears for Democrats

President Biden is reviving his folksy, blue-collar persona to connect with rural voters and try to help congressional Democrats hold on to their thin majorities in the November elections.

April 14, 2022

Biden advocates for legislation to boost spending on manufacturing, research

President Biden on Thursday strongly pushed for Congress to pass legislation that he says will counter China's economic influence by boosting spending on U.S. manufacturing, technology, and research.

April 14, 2022

Biden says he’s considering sending U.S. officials to Ukraine

President Biden said Thursday he's considering dispatching senior administration officials to Ukraine as the Russian invasion approaches the end of its second month.

April 14, 2022

Biden officials say rooting out racial inequity in government will boost U.S. economy

More than 90 federal agencies on Thursday unveiled hundreds of ambitious strategies aimed at addressing what they say is racial and gender inequity across the federal government.

April 14, 2022

Biden administration unveils plan to root out ‘racial inequality’ in government agencies

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled hundreds of strategies across several federal agencies aimed at addressing what it says is racial and gender inequity in the federal government.

April 14, 2022

Federal judge nixes ex-Clinton lawyer’s bid to dismiss criminal charges filed by special counsel

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a motion by former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann to dismiss the criminal charge against him filed by special counsel John Durham.

April 13, 2022

Biden pledges $800M in military aid to Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday pledged to provide more than $800 million in weapons, ammunition and other security aid to Ukraine.

April 13, 2022