Jeff Mordock

‘We are playing catch-up’: Biden meets with western governors about wildfires

President Biden told western governors Wednesday that the U.S is "playing catch-up" against drought and a heatwave that could put the country on pace for a record number of wildfires this summer.

June 30, 2021

Biden sells bipartisan infrastructure plan to Wisconsin voters

President Biden took his tentative bipartisan infrastructure sales pitch Tuesday on the road to Wisconsin, where he touted it as the biggest jobs bill since the New Deal.

June 29, 2021

Biden, first lady to visit collapsed condo site near Miami on Thursday

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Thursday to the site of a deadly condominium building collapse near Miami, the White House announced Tuesday.

June 29, 2021

Manhattan DA won’t charge Trump, former president’s lawyer says

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Monday that the Manhattan district attorney does not plan to charge Mr. Trump in the first indictment expected this week and will not indict the Trump Organization on charges related to allegations of hush-money payments and manipulation of real estate values.

June 28, 2021

Biden tells outgoing Israeli president: ‘Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch’

President Biden on Monday promised outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on his watch.

June 28, 2021

White House defends infrastructure plan amid criticism from left-wing group

The White House on Monday hit back against a left-wing group that says President Biden's infrastructure plan doesn't go far enough to address climate change.

June 28, 2021

WH: Airstrikes against Iran-backed groups were intended to limit escalation in the Middle East

The U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region were aimed to limit the risk of escalation, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.

June 28, 2021

Biden supports investigation into Florida condo collapse, Psaki says

President Biden supports an investigation into the partial collapse of a Miami-area condominium complex that left at least 10 people dead and 150 others missing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday.

June 28, 2021

McConnell urges Biden to rebuke Dems for holding infrastructure ‘hostage’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted congressional Democratic leaders on Monday for holding a bipartisan infrastructure plan "hostage" until a big-spending social bill passes along party lines, as President Biden prepared to promote his rickety deal in the Midwest.

June 28, 2021

White House says it’s ‘absurd’ for GOP to oppose two-track infrastructure plan

The White House Friday dismissed Republican complaints over Democrats' plan to simultaneously pursue a bipartisan infrastructure bill and "human infrastructure" legislation that can pass Congress via reconciliation without GOP support.

June 25, 2021

Psaki defends DOJ lawsuit over Ga. voting law; asks what Gov. Kemp is ‘so afraid of’

The White House on Friday hit back at Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, after he blasted the Justice Department's lawsuit over the state's new voting law.

June 25, 2021

Biden says federal resources available for Miami condo collapse

President Biden said Thursday federal resources are available to Florida officials dealing with the partial collapse of a condo tower in suburban Miami that killed at least one person and injured at least 10 others.

June 24, 2021

Bidens to aggressively push COVID-19 vaccines in North Carolina, Florida

The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, with the president and the first lady making separate public appearances at vaccine sites Thursday.

June 24, 2021

Biden nominates Cindy McCain as ambassador to U.N’s food program

President Biden on Wednesday nominated Cindy McCain, the widow of former Sen. John McCain, to be ambassador to the United Nations' food and agriculture program.

June 23, 2021

Psaki sidesteps question on eviction ban extension

White House press secretary Jen Psaki sidestepped questions Wednesday about whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 eviction moratorium will be extended by another month.

June 23, 2021

Biden crime prevention strategy to focus on guns, hiring more cops

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined several steps it will take to curb an increase in deadly crimes, as the homicide rate continues to climb to historic levels in major cities across the country.

June 23, 2021

Biden crime strategy to include community policing, focus on guns

President Biden's crime prevention strategy will include an emphasis on community policing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.

June 22, 2021

‘Fight of his presidency’: Psaki says Biden won’t give up on remake of America’s election laws

The White House vowed that President Biden won't stop pushing a rewrite of the nation's election laws despite the expected demise Tuesday of the Democrat's voting rights bill.

June 22, 2021

Biden missing July 4 COVID-19 vaccine target, takes solace that those 30 and older get shots

The White House acknowledged Tuesday that it will likely fall short of President Biden's goal of partially vaccinating 70% of American adults by July 4 but took credit for reaching the goal with those 30 and older.

June 22, 2021

Psaki says Biden to press lawmakers on infrastructure deal, but time is running short

President Biden is expected to press lawmakers on reaching a deal to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but the timeline for negotiations is slipping away, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.

June 21, 2021