Jeff Mordock

Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela, seeks oil companies’ investments

President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until there can be a proper transition to a new government after American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

January 3, 2026

Rubio says administration notified Congress after grabbing Maduro

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration called Congress immediately after Saturday's military operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, saying the White House was afraid of leaks.

January 3, 2026

Trump says U.S. was ready for second attack on Venezuela

President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. military was geared up to launch a second attack on Venezuela, but it wasn't necessary because Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured in the raid.

January 3, 2026

U.S. mission to capture Maduro results in zero American casualties

There were no American casualties during the U.S. military strike in Venezuela on Saturday to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, President Trump announced.

January 3, 2026

Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela until a new government is in place

President Trump said Saturday that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until the new government can be put in place after the American military removed dictator Nikolas Maduro from power.

January 3, 2026

Maduro, wife indicted in U.S. on federal drug trafficking charges

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, were indicted in a New York court on Saturday, just hours after they were captured by American forces during a high-stakes military operation in their home country.

January 3, 2026

Trump pulling National Guard from three cities after hitting legal roadblocks

After a setback at the Supreme Court, President Trump said Wednesday he is abandoning his efforts -- for now -- to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, despite his belief that their presence brought down crime.

December 31, 2025

Fraud allegations engulf Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz as Trump, GOP vow crackdown

The Trump administration and House Republicans moved jointly Wednesday to crack down on allegations that Minnesota day cares run by Somali immigrants fraudulently pocketed millions in federal tax dollars for inactive and potentially non-existent facilities.

December 31, 2025

Trump blames Minnesota fraud allegations on Somali immigrants, rips more scams in California

President Trump on Wednesday blamed Somali immigrants for the alleged fraud at child care centers across Minnesota.

December 31, 2025

Vance announces ‘many more’ actions to come in Minnesota fraud case

Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday vowed that the Trump administration will take further action to crack down on alleged fraud at Minnesota day cares after it froze all child care payments to the state.

December 31, 2025

Trump keeps supporters laughing, confounds critics with his style of humor

Thousands gathered in Pennsylvania in mid-December to hear President Trump talk about the economy. The very partisan pro-Trump crowd applauded, cheered and shouted support at the president.

December 31, 2025

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accuses Trump of politicizing state’s fraud allegations

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is accusing President Trump of using fraud allegations to withhold funds from low-income state residents, after the White House froze all federal child care payments to Mr. Walz's state.

December 31, 2025

Trump administration halts federal child care payments to Minnesota amid fraud charges

The Trump administration said late Tuesday it was freezing child care payments to Minnesota over the reported fraud schemes that have plagued the state.

December 30, 2025

Trump sanctions Iranian, Venezuelan companies over combat drone sales

The Trump administration sanctioned 10 companies and individuals based in Venezuela and Iran on Tuesday over both nations' aggressive trade of ballistic missile and drone technology, as part of its campaign to exert maximum pressure on the countries.

December 30, 2025

How questions from the Washington press corps often spur Trump to take unexpected action

President Trump has ordered a slew of actions based solely on reporters' questions, creating an unusual contradiction in which the president fiercely criticizes the media but then also follows their prompts.

December 30, 2025

Trump threatens Iran with more military action if it revives nuclear, missile programs

President Trump said Monday he would unleash "very powerful consequences" if Iran takes steps to restock its missile arsenal or rebuild its nuclear program after the U.S. military strikes this summer.

December 29, 2025

Trump says alleged Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence was ‘not good’

President Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him in an early morning call that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of his residences.

December 29, 2025

Trump threatens to ‘immediately’ strike Iran again if it rebuilds missile, nuclear programs

President Trump said Monday that he will "immediately" hit Iran with another airstrike if it tries to rebuild its ballistic and nuclear programs.

December 29, 2025

White House medical reports are historically unreliable — what’s the cure?

American presidents have long released rosy medical assessments of their physical and mental health, but often those flattering reports are undercut by public skepticism and fresh revelations of problems.

December 29, 2025

Zelenskyy says U.S. offered a 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the U.S. has offered him a security commitment of 15 years as part of a proposed peace agreement to end his country's conflict with Russia.

December 29, 2025