Jeff Mordock

Trump team uses security guarantee to pressure Ukraine on peace deal

U.S. officials said on Monday that they've developed a peace deal to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which would provide Ukraine with security guarantees similar to those outlined in Article 5 of the NATO treaty.

December 15, 2025

Seized oil tanker was hiding its location to evade sanctions, law enforcement

The oil tanker seized by U.S. troops off the coast of Venezuela evaded sanctions by falsifying and concealing its locations, according to publicly available satellite imagery and tracking data.

December 12, 2025

Trump signs order to block states from regulating AI

President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and to create federal guidelines that would dictate the nation's artificial intelligence policy.

December 11, 2025

White House says it will seize the oil from Venezuelan tanker

The Trump administration will seize the oil aboard a tanker that U.S. troops captured this week near Venezuela, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

December 11, 2025

Venezuela cries ‘piracy’ after U.S. seizes sanctioned ship carrying bootleg oil to Iran

Venezuelan officials said the U.S. engaged in "blatant theft and an act of international piracy" after American troops seized a tanker near its coastline that the Trump administration said was transporting crude oil from Venezuela to Iran in violation of sanctions.

December 11, 2025

U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast; Trump says, ‘Other things are happening’

President Trump said Wednesday that U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that will likely inflame an already tense standoff between Washington and Caracas.

December 10, 2025

Trump says National Guard member who survived shooting ‘got up from bed’

President Trump said Tuesday that Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the National Guard member who survived last month's ambush attack in the District of Columbia, got up from bed.

December 9, 2025

Trump stumps for his economic success story to counter Democrats’ ‘affordability’ narrative

President Trump returned to campaign mode to sell his economic agenda as the cure for Americans' frustration at the high cost of food and household goods, telling a Pennsylvania crowd that their wallets were emptier under President Biden.

December 9, 2025

Alina Habba resigns as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey amid legal fight

Alina Habba resigned on Monday from her position as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending the three-month legal battle over whether she was lawfully appointed to the position.

December 8, 2025

Trump to sign order blocking states from regulating artificial intelligence

President Trump said on Monday that he will sign an executive order this week to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and establish federal guidelines that would dictate the nation's artificial intelligence policy.

December 8, 2025

Trump signs peace and mineral deals with leaders of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

President Trump joined the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington Thursday to sign a peace treaty they say will end a 30-year war, even as fighting continues in the region.

December 4, 2025

Trump orders U.S. flags lowered to half-staff in honor of slain National Guard soldier

President Trump on Thursday ordered all U.S. flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was killed last week in an ambush just blocks from the White House.

December 4, 2025

Trump says he has ‘no problem’ releasing video footage of follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

President Trump said Wednesday that he has "no problem" releasing footage from a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September that has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and military experts for killing survivors of the initial attack.

December 3, 2025

Trump to host leaders of Rwanda, Congo to end war

President Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign a peace deal to end years of fighting between the two nations.

December 3, 2025

Dells donate $6B to seed Trump accounts for America’s children

President Trump on Tuesday announced that Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6.25 billion to fund so-called Trump Accounts, one of the largest philanthropic donations ever to go directly to Americans.

December 2, 2025

U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats will begin to include land locations in South America, Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military would "very soon" carry out missile strikes on land against drug traffickers in some South American countries as he plans to expand operations that have so far focused on smugglers' boats in the Caribbean Sea.

December 2, 2025

Trump touts 91% drop in drug boat trafficking; admin defends deadly strikes

President Trump on Tuesday said the amount of drugs coming into the U.S. by sea was down 91% since the military began striking drug boats in international waters.

December 2, 2025

Trump praises Dallas County for moving to paper ballots, says all GOP governors should follow suit

President Trump on Tuesday hailed Dallas County, Texas, for moving to paper ballots, as he ramps up his push to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines across the country.

December 2, 2025

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani keeps Trump ‘fascist’ label after White House meeting

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is standing by his description of President Trump as a "fascist," even after a face-to-face meeting at the White House.

November 23, 2025

Trump says Mamdani will be ‘great mayor’ as they exchange praise in White House meeting

President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani put on a display of warmth and mutual respect in the Oval Office after fiercely criticizing each other during the Democratic socialist's mayoral campaign earlier this month.

November 21, 2025