Jeff Mordock

Biden considers nominating Elizabeth Warren ally Richard Cordray as top banking regulator

President Biden is considering nominating Richard Cordray, a close ally of far-left champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren, to serve as the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator, according to reports Tuesday.

November 30, 2021

Biden offers sympathies for school shooting victims in Michigan: ‘Unimaginable grief’

President Biden on Tuesday said his "heart goes out" to the victims and their families of a school shooting in Michigan.

November 30, 2021

Biden administration probe of supply chain woes slammed as ‘demagoguery’

A probe by the Biden administration into nine major U.S. companies' profits amid the global supply chain crisis was lambasted Tuesday by researchers at a libertarian think tank as a fishing expedition bent on blaming businesses for regulatory problems.

November 30, 2021

Supply chain problems persist despite Biden’s efforts to alleviate congestion

President Biden has unveiled several steps to address the supply chain crisis dating back to August, but stores are scrambling to keep shelves stocked and prices are rising, with experts saying the problems could persist for at least another year.

November 29, 2021

Biden abruptly calls off his speech about fixing the supply chain crisis

President Biden abruptly canceled his remarks on how he is tackling supply chain bottlenecks, nixing the presentation just minutes before the scheduled event on Monday.

November 29, 2021

White House mum on maskless Biden’s breaking store’s COVID-19 rules

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dodged questions about President Biden's flouting of a Nantucket store's COVID-19 face mask rule over the weekend.

November 29, 2021

‘Stability and independence’: Biden praises Powell, taps him for Fed chair again

President Biden on Monday nominated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell for a second term and praised him for exhibiting political independence and steady leadership during the economic chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 22, 2021

Biden will nominate Powell for second term as Fed chair

President Biden on Monday will nominate Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a second term.

November 22, 2021

‘Build Back Butterball’: Biden pardons two turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden on Friday pardoned two Indiana turkeys, officially sparing them from ending up on somebody's Thanksgiving dinner table.

November 19, 2021

Biden stands by jury decision in Rittenhouse case, doesn’t retract ‘white supremacist’ comments

President Biden on Friday said he stands by the jury's acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges in connection with the fatal shooting of two people during last year's racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

November 19, 2021

Sen. Cotton calls for Biden to apologize to Kyle Rittenhouse

Sen. Tom Cotton on Friday called on President Biden to apologize to Kyle Rittenhouse after a jury acquitted the teenager on all charges in connection to the fatal shooting of two people during last year's racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

November 19, 2021

Biden resumes duties after colonoscopy, transfer of power to VP Harris

President Biden resumed his presidential duties Friday after a brief transfer of power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he underwent a colonoscopy.

November 19, 2021

Biden transfers power to VP Harris while he undergoes colonoscopy

President Biden on Friday transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he undergoes a routine colonoscopy, the White House said.

November 19, 2021

Biden to undergo routine physical at Walter Reed a day before his 79th birthday

President Biden will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for a routine physical on the day before his 79th birthday, the White House announced.

November 19, 2021

‘Strongly united’: Biden, Canadian, Mexican leaders focus on economy in first summit since 2016

President Biden on Thursday brushed aside the U.S.' strained relationships with Canada and Mexico, focusing instead on the countries' agreements when it comes to the supply chain chaos and climate change.

November 18, 2021

Biden, Trudeau focus on U.S.-Canada electric-vehicle spat ahead of meeting

President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Thursday to hash out a dispute over a U.S. tax credit for consumers who buy electric vehicles, which Canadian officials say violates a trade agreement.

November 18, 2021

Biden considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

President Biden said Thursday he's thinking of staging a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China to protest the communist government's human rights abuses.

November 18, 2021

Biden signs three bills to expand counseling, benefits for law enforcement

President Biden signed into law Thursday three bipartisan bills that expand benefits for local and federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty, as well as provide more counseling services to law enforcement.

November 18, 2021

Biden’s electric-vehicle push includes tax credit that favors union plants over non-union ones

President Biden's alliance with labor unions was on display on Wednesday with a proposal favoring union shops in his push for electric vehicles, snubbing Tesla and other non-union plants while promoting his infrastructure programs and offering extra federal subsidies only for cars assembled at union factories.

November 17, 2021

USMCA looms over Biden summit with leaders from Mexico, Canada

Former President Trump in 2020 promised that his newly minted trade agreement with Canada and Mexico would pour cash and jobs in the U.S. But 16 months later, the double whammy of COVID-19 and supply chain chaos has blunted its impact.

November 17, 2021