Jeff Mordock

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

Biden to nominate Democrat fundraiser for U.K. ambassador post

President Biden on Wednesday announced he will nominate Jane Hartley, a major Democrat fundraiser, as ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

January 19, 2022

Biden to hold first press conference as administration looks for reset

President Biden on Wednesday will hold his first formal press conference in nearly a year after a difficult end to 2021 and an especially bad two weeks ringing in 2022.

January 19, 2022

Biden warns of ‘dear price’ for Russia as Blinken huddles with Ukraine

President Biden told a White House press conference Wednesday that Russia would pay a "dear price" if it took military action against neighboring Ukraine, hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to kick off a hastily organized European mission to head off a new war in Europe.

January 19, 2022

VP Harris to travel to Honduras as migrant caravans from that country headed for U.S.

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Honduras next week to attend the inauguration of the country's new president, the White House announced Tuesday.

January 18, 2022

Biden’s fiery, angry speeches set tone for 2022 midterms

President Biden's first two speeches of 2022 set the tone for the midterm election year: angry and combative.

January 18, 2022

Psaki invokes Biden’s dead wife, child while dodging question about Delaware visitor logs

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday invoked President Biden's dead wife and child in an unusual move to sidestep questions about why the administration won't release visitor logs from the president's Delaware residences.

January 18, 2022

Biden boasts $27 billion in bridge repair spending

President Biden on Friday announced that his administration will distribute $27 billion to repair or replace 15,000 bridges across the country.

January 14, 2022