Jeff Mordock

Biden, Merkel meet at WH in German leader’s final visit

President Biden and Angela Merkel huddled in the White House on Thursday as the German chancellor takes a final trip to Washington to restore and strengthen trans-Atlantic ties and reach for common ground on China, vaccine-sharing and a controversial gas pipeline.

July 15, 2021

Biden cheers new Child Tax Credit payment: ‘Lives are about to change for the better’

President Biden on Thursday hailed the first monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit that began showing up in families' bank accounts, saying the payouts of as much as $300 per child would slash the child poverty rate.

July 15, 2021

Treasury pays out $15 billion in first Child Tax Credit payments

The U.S. Treasury said late Wednesday that about $15 billion was paid out to families in the first monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit, which was expanded under the Biden administration's COVID-19 relief package.

July 14, 2021

Republican OKC mayor sees bipartisan backing for Biden infrastructure plan

The Republican mayor of Oklahoma City told reporters Wednesday that he sees bipartisan support among state and local officials for President Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure package.

July 14, 2021

White House to send delegation to Uzbekistan as Asian nation braces for Afghan refugees

The White House said Wednesday it would send a delegation to meet with officials in Uzbekistan as the tiny Asian nation braces for a flood of refugees from Afghanistan.

July 14, 2021

Never-Trumper Flake Biden’s pick for ambassador to Turkey

President Biden on Tuesday nominated former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona to be his ambassador to Turkey, a high-profile post for the outspoken anti-Trump lawmaker.

July 13, 2021

Biden assails GOP state voting laws in fiery speech

President Biden on Tuesday tore into Republican-led state legislatures for voting laws he called a "raw and sustained election subversion," toughening his rhetoric after Democrats and civil rights activists demanded that he step up to the fight over voting rights.

July 13, 2021

Vice president to meet Texas Democrats who fled to Washington

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Texas Democrats who left the state in an effort to block the state legislature's dominant Republicans from passing voting restriction laws.

July 13, 2021

Cuban-Americans march to White House, demand Biden give stronger support to protesters in Cuba

A group of activists rallied in front of the White House Tuesday demanding President Biden show stronger support for the freedom protests in Cuba.

July 13, 2021

Biden urges cities to use COVID funds to hire cops, despite police skepticism

President Biden on Monday met with state and local leaders urging them to use billions in the COVID-19 relief package to hire more police officers. But it's not about the money, police say.

July 12, 2021

Biden to lay out ‘moral case’ for opposing GOP voting laws, Psaki says

President Biden will lay out the "moral case" for protecting voting rights when he delivers a much-anticipated speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.

July 12, 2021

White House urges cities to use COVID funds to fight crime

The White House issued a memo Monday urging state and local officials to use some of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief funding to combat crime as violence soars in American cities.

July 12, 2021

Biden administration under fire for lack of public action on ransomware attacks

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday President Biden is sending a "clear message" to Russia about ongoing ransomware attacks, but she wouldn't say what he would do to enforce the red line he drew for President Putin last month.

July 8, 2021

Biden to sign executive order restricting use of noncompete agreements for workers

President Biden will sign an executive order curtailing the use of noncompete agreements that block workers who leave a job from working for a competitor, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday.

July 7, 2021

Biden pitches increased education, child care spending during Illinois trip

President Biden on Wednesday pitched his proposals to increase spending on education and child care, saying the investments will help keep Americans competitive in a global economy.

July 7, 2021

Biden to host Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House this month

President Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House this month, the White House announced Wednesday.

July 7, 2021

Jen Psaki dodges questions about U.S. response to ransomware attacks

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday stonewalled reporters' questions about Russian hackers' breach of a contractor for the Republican National Committee, refusing to say if the Biden administration is considering any retaliatory actions.

July 7, 2021

Biden’s plan to target ‘merchants of death’ in doubt due to lack of research

High-quality research has not been done to examine if tightening restrictions on gun dealers leads to a reduction in violent crime, raising questions about whether President Biden's recently announced crime-prevention strategy will work.

July 6, 2021

Dodgers become first championship team to visit Biden White House

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday became the first sports champion to be honored at the White House by President Biden, restoring a tradition that had been engulfed by partisan bickering during the Trump administration.

July 2, 2021

EPA chief pushes back against liberal critics of Biden’s infrastructure plan

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday pushed back against left-leaning critics of President Biden's infrastructure package who say it doesn't do enough to combat climate change.

June 30, 2021