Jeff Mordock

White House says envoy who quit Haiti post had ‘harmful’ ideas

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the special U.S. envoy who resigned in protest Thursday over the administration's decision to deport Haitian migrants had "harmful" ideas about promoting democracy in the country.

September 23, 2021

House Republicans demand ethics rules for Hunter Biden art sale

House Republicans on Thursday demanded a top New York art dealer turn over documents about the ethics rules surrounding the sale of Hunter Biden's paintings, which could earn the president's son millions.

September 23, 2021

U.S. envoy to Haiti quits over deportation of refugees

The U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigned Thursday, denouncing the Biden administration's decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees to their home country as "inhumane" and "counterproductive."

September 23, 2021

French ambassador returning to Washington after Biden, Macron phone call

France's ambassador to the U.S. will return to Washington after President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held their first phone conversation since Paris erupted in anger over Mr. Biden's deal that would supplant France in a massive submarine arms deal with Australia.

September 22, 2021

White House aides shout down questions during Biden-Johnson meeting

White House aides late Tuesday shouted down reporters' questions to President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an Oval Office meeting, leaving the president's answer to an immigration question undecipherable.

September 22, 2021

Biden meeting with Boris Johnson turns tense over U.K. teen killed by wrong-way driver

A diplomatic morass seeped into President Biden's first White House meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday when the president was forced to answer for a U.S. woman accused of a fatal hit and run with a teenager in Britain.

September 21, 2021

Iranian president taunts Biden, Trump in United Nations speech

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday took sharp aim at the U.S. in a speech before the United Nations, saying America's pledge to end wars is hollow because Washington is using sanctions as a mechanism of war.

September 21, 2021

Biden, Australian prime minister dodge questions about submarine deal

President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sidestepped questions Tuesday about French anger over the submarine deal that the two nations struck last week.

September 21, 2021

Five takeaways from Biden’s U.N. speech

President Biden finds himself under intense scrutiny from world leaders who don't see many differences between him and his predecessor, former President Trump. Here are five takeaways from his U.N. speech.

September 21, 2021

Biden pushes for global cooperation from skeptical leaders in U.N. speech

President Biden sought to reinvigorate America's image as a world leader in a speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, brushing aside criticism from allies that he has ignored their concerns on issues including Afghanistan and COVID-19.

September 21, 2021

White House: Images of border agents with a whip ‘obviously horrific’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that images appearing to show a U.S. Border Patrol agent chasing Haitian migrants with a whip are "horrific."

September 21, 2021

Biden stresses international cooperation ahead of meeting with UN secretary general

President Biden on Monday hammered home the theme of his two-day trip to the United Nations by stressing the need for international cooperation ahead of his meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

September 20, 2021

Biden at U.N. to call for ‘intensive diplomacy’ on climate change, COVID-19

President Biden's speech to the United Nations on Tuesday will focus on how ending the 20-year war in Afghanistan has opened up a new era of "intensive diplomacy" across the globe, a senior administration official said Monday.

September 20, 2021

Biden plans to reach out to France’s Macron after submarine snub

President Biden is seeking to speak over the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron in the next few days, a senior administration official confirmed Monday.

September 20, 2021

Biden orders federal agencies to protect workers from extreme heat

The Biden administration announced Monday several initiatives aimed at protecting workers across multiple industries from extreme heat.

September 20, 2021

Biden tasked with repairing relationships with allies at U.N. this week

President Biden will be under pressure to repair relationships he has fractured with allies Tuesday, when he delivers his first speech as president to the United Nations.

September 19, 2021

Lawyer indicted in Durham probe resigns from Washington law firm

The Democratic Party-allied lawyer charged with lying to advance the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion probe has resigned from his law firm, the firm said Friday.

September 17, 2021

Biden signs order authorizing Ethiopian sanctions as humanitarian crisis worsens

President Biden signed an executive order Friday authorizing the Treasury and State departments to sanction government officials involved in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia amid reports of atrocities in the country's Tigray region.

September 17, 2021

France cancels Washington gala over U.S.-Australia submarine deal

French diplomats on Thursday canceled a gala at their Washington embassy to celebrate its close ties with the U.S., the latest snub over President Biden's decision to cut a $90 billion nuclear submarine deal with Australia.

September 16, 2021

Biden’s repeated coughs are not a concern, Psaki says

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday sought to reassure Americans after President Biden coughed repeatedly at three public events this week.

September 16, 2021