Jeff Mordock

House Democrats say fed crackdown on Portland protesters is ‘deeply disturbing’

The Democratic chairs of three House committees Monday slammed the Trump administration's actions against protesters in Portland, Oregon, as "deeply disturbing."

July 20, 2020

Donald Trump says Democrats are ‘physically afraid’ to stop violence by anarchists

President Trump vowed Monday to send more federal law enforcement agents into cities such as Portland, Oregon, to quell ongoing street violence, saying Democratic officials are "physically afraid" to confront anarchists and protesters.

July 20, 2020

Michael Flynn’s attorneys say federal judge has ‘hijacked’ case; they ask to deny bid for rehearing

Michael Flynn's legal team Monday accused the federal judge overseeing his criminal case of hijacking it for political purposes and asked a federal appeals court to deny his bid to keep the Justice Department's prosecution alive.

July 20, 2020

How Joe Biden lost a staunch political ally to Donald Trump

The National Association of Police Organizations endorsed President Trump's reelection last week, citing his "steadfast and very public support" for law enforcement.

July 19, 2020

Dustin Honken executed, third federal prisoner this week

The U.S. government Friday carried out its third execution this week, killing Dustin Lee Honken, a drug kingpin who killed five people in Iowa in 1993.

July 17, 2020

Kevin McCarthy denies Roger Stone claim he opposed commutation: ‘The president did the right thing’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Friday disputed allegations that he opposed commuting the sentence of Roger Stone, a longtime friend of President Trump.

July 17, 2020

China claps back at AG Barr, accuses him of bullying and slander

The Chinese government Friday clapped back at Attorney General William Barr, saying his speech warning against the country's threat to American business was bullying and slander.

July 17, 2020

Wesley Purkey, Kansas child killer, executed after last-minute Supreme Court intervention

In its second execution this week after a 17-year hiatus, the federal government Thursday morning executed Wesley Ira Purkey, a Kansas man who confessed to killing a teenager in 1998.

July 16, 2020

National Association of Police Organizations endorses Trump

The National Association of Police Organizations endorsed President Trump's reelection Wednesday, citing his "steadfast and very public support" for law enforcement.

July 15, 2020

Trump attorneys vow to raise new objections to tax subpoena from New York prosecutors

Attorneys for President Trump told a federal judge Wednesday they intend to raise new objections to a New York grand jury subpoena for his tax returns and financial documents even though the Supreme Court already upheld its validity.

July 15, 2020

Washington state man charged with setting fire to Seattle police station during CHOP protest

A Washington state resident faces federal charges for allegedly setting a Seattle Police Precinct on fire located in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest Zone, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.

July 15, 2020

School shootings on the rise, say Justice, Education departments

A record number of school shootings were reported in the 2018-19 school year, according to a report released by the Justice and Education departments Wednesday.

July 15, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

British socialite and publishing heiress Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges she conspired with billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors.

July 14, 2020

Willam Barr defends Daniel Lewis Lee execution: ‘Justice was done’

Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday defended the first federal execution in more than 17 years after the Supreme Court issued a last-minute opinion in the middle of the night, allowing the killing to proceed.

July 14, 2020

ACLU demands special counsel investigate Barr’s removal of protesters from Lafayette Square

The American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate whether Attorney General William Barr violated protesters' civil rights when he ordered their forcible removal from a park near the White House last month.

July 14, 2020

Daniel Lewis Lee executed; first use of death penalty in 17 years

The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death a man who killed an Arkansas family in a 1990s in a plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.

July 14, 2020

Roger Stone in Sean Hannity interview says Mueller prosecutors pressed him to lie

Longtime GOP political operative Roger Stone Monday night accused prosecutors from ex-special counsel Robert Mueller of pressuring him to lie about his conversations with President Trump.

July 13, 2020

Jacob Gaines charged in hammer attack on U.S. Marshal in Portland protests

A Texas man was charged with assaulting a U.S. Marshals Service deputy with a construction hammer during weekend protests in front of a federal courthouse in downtown Portland, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.

July 13, 2020

Victims’ relatives ask Supreme Court to delay execution, cite coronavirus concerns

Relatives of a death row inmate's murder victims on Monday asked the Supreme Court to delay, because of the coronavirus crisis, the execution of a former white supremacist convicted of killing a family of three.

July 13, 2020

Judge in Roger Stone case wants copy of order commuting sentence

The federal judge overseeing Roger Stone's criminal case asked the Trump administration on Monday to turn over a copy of the executive order commuting the longtime GOP operative's sentence.

July 13, 2020