Jeff Mordock

Violent attacks against police officers on the rise in 2022

A police officer has been shot nearly every day in 2022 as a growing wave of shootings and other attacks across the country have claimed the lives of four officers in less than a month.

January 24, 2022

Biden snaps at Peter Doocy: ‘Stupid son of a b——’

President Biden lashed out Monday at a reporter, calling him a "stupid son of a b----" for asking him about inflation.

January 24, 2022

NYC Mayor Adams unveils plan to tackle gun violence after officer shootings

New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced a wide-ranging plan to combat gun violence after a violent 72 hours in the city that saw four police officers shot, including one fatally.

January 24, 2022

Biden to convene virtual meeting with EU leaders on Ukraine

President Biden on Monday will meet with European leaders amid growing fears that the tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near Ukraine might soon attack.

January 24, 2022

Biden looks to reshape elections commission with nominee

President Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate election law attorney Dara Lindenbaum to serve as the top elections money regulator at the Federal Elections Commission.

January 21, 2022

Biden urges mayors to spend COVID-19 aid on social programs, worker benefits

President Biden on Friday urged U.S. mayors to use their state and local COVID-19 relief aid to pay for worker education training programs, child care, and other social programs to boost the economy in cities.

January 21, 2022

Biden urges Congress to bolster semiconductor chip manufacturing in U.S.

President Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass legislation that would spend billions to increase U.S. semiconductor production, saying America needs to end its reliance on foreign computer chips.

January 21, 2022

Biden tells reporters he won’t take questions because they’ll ask about Russia

President Biden on Friday told reporters he wouldn't take their questions because they would only press him about Russian aggression in Ukraine.

January 21, 2022

Intel announces $20B Ohio factory as Biden fights semiconductor shortage

Intel plans to invest $20 billion in a semiconductor factory outside of Columbus, Ohio, the White House said Friday as President Biden tries to spur U.S. manufacturing to fight a global chip shortage.

January 21, 2022

White House in cleanup mode after Biden’s slip-ups spread fear of invasion, bogus elections

The White House went to work on cleanup duty Thursday after President Biden's press conference remarks rattled both sides of the Atlantic by questioning the legitimacy of U.S. elections and the West's resolve against Russian aggression.

January 20, 2022

Biden says any Russian incursion into Ukraine will be considered an invasion

President Biden on Thursday went to work cleaning up his remarks about uncertainty about the West's response to a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine, insisting now that any cross-border action by Moscow would be viewed as an invasion.

January 20, 2022

Ukrainian president pushes back on Biden downplaying potential Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed back Thursday against President Biden's comments downplaying a potential Russian invasion into his country as a "minor incursion."

January 20, 2022

Psaki says Biden wasn’t casting doubt on the legitimacy of the midterm elections

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday insisted that President Biden was not casting doubts on the legitimacy of the 2022 midterms when he said the elections could "easily be illegitimate."

January 20, 2022

Biden says Harris will be his running mate again in 2024

President Biden said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris, who is deeply unpopular in polls, will be his running mate again in 2024.

January 19, 2022

Biden complains that Trump intimidates GOP a year after leaving office

President Biden on Wednesday lamented former President Donald Trump's lasting grip on the Republican Party, saying it is preventing the GOP from working with him on his agenda.

January 19, 2022

Biden to break up $1.8 trillion economic bill, try to pass it in pieces

President Biden on Wednesday officially threw in the towel on his roughly $1.8 trillion social welfare and climate bill, saying he would instead break up the legislation and try to pass "big chunks."

January 19, 2022

Biden warns Moscow will be hit with the toughest sanctions yet if Russia invades Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday warned Russia will "pay a stiff price" if it invades Ukraine.

January 19, 2022

Biden says he exceeded expectations in first year, vows to stay the course

President Biden marked his first year in office Wednesday by saying his administration still needs to get inflation and COVID-19 under control, but boasted that he made "enormous progress."

January 19, 2022

Biden insists the U.S. will turn the corner on pandemic without lockdowns, school closures

President Biden said Wednesday that he dropped the ball on COVID-19 testing around Christmas but insisted he is catching up with virus-fighting programs and putting the U.S. in the position to beat back the pandemic without resorting to lockdowns.

January 19, 2022

Biden meets with bipartisan group of senators to discuss Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday met virtually with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss Russia's military buildup along the Ukraine border, the White House said.

January 19, 2022