Jeff Mordock

Trump ushers in ceasefire, peace plan: ‘At long last, we have peace in the Middle East’

President Trump declared the war in the Gaza Strip over as he and other world leaders signed a peace deal, ushering in an elusive truce between Israel and Hamas to end one of the bloodiest and devastating chapters in the volatile Middle East.

October 13, 2025

Trump inks Gaza peace accord in Egypt as hostages freed, prisoners released: ‘It’s going to hold up’

President Trump on Monday signed an agreement to end the more than two-year war in Gaza.

October 13, 2025

Trump says Phase Two of the Gaza peace plan has already begun

President Trump said Monday that the second phase of his 20-point plan for peace in Gaza is already underway, as the first phase of military pull-backs and the release of hostages nears its end.

October 13, 2025

Hamas to release bodies of four deceased hostages; hostage families say that’s not enough

Hamas plans to release Monday the bodies of four of the 28 dead Jewish hostages remaining in Gaza, the terrorist group said.

October 13, 2025

Netanyahu to award Israel’s highest award to Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he is awarding President Trump the Israeli Prize, the Jewish state's highest award, which has never before gone to a non-Israeli citizen.

October 13, 2025

Trump declares ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ as all 20 living hostages released

President Trump heralded a seismic shift in the Middle East as he addressed the Israeli parliament on Monday, hours after the final 20 living hostages taken by Hamas were returned to Israel as the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire takes shape after two years of war.

October 13, 2025

Trump confirms trip to Egypt, Israel; will meet hostages, speak to Knesset during celebratory visit

President Trump said he will do a quick visit to Egypt and Israel, where he will address the country's legislature, to do a victory lap in the region over Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first part of his ceasefire plan.

October 10, 2025

Trump strikes deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Americans

The Trump administration has reached a deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to cut its drug prices, marking it the second drugmaker in as many weeks to agree to President Trump's demand for lower medicine prices.

October 10, 2025

Nobel Prize committee suggests Trump didn’t deserve award; winner dedicates it to U.S. president

The chairman of the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize took a jab at President Trump on Friday, hinting that the commander in chief didn't deserve the award despite ending several wars and brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

October 10, 2025

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes shape amid jubilation on both sides, though thorny questions remain

President Trump boasted Thursday that Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip would be home within days, the Pentagon drafted plans to lead a peacekeeping force in the region, and the Israeli government approved a ceasefire with Hamas.

October 9, 2025

Israel-Hamas peace deal fuels talk of Trump capturing Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump's brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has renewed calls for him to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to permanently end one of the most violent chapters in the history of the Middle East.

October 9, 2025

Netanyahu urges Nobel Peace Prize committee to award Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday implored the Norwegian Nobel Committee to give the peace prize to President Trump for his efforts to secure peace between Israel and Hamas.

October 9, 2025

Leaders in Middle East hail Trump for Israel-Hamas peace deal as Nobel Peace Prize talk grows

Leaders across the Middle East on Thursday praised President Trump for his efforts to implement the first phase of his peace plan in Gaza.

October 9, 2025

Trump says Israel, Hamas have reached deal on first phase of peace plan

Israel and Hamas on Wednesday agreed to the first phase of a peace deal, first announced by President Trump, that would be a major step toward ending the bloody war in Gaza.

October 8, 2025

Trump to get health checkup Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center

President Trump will get a medical checkup Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center, and then possibly head to the Middle East, where peace talks are underway.

October 8, 2025

Former FBI Director James Comey faces federal judge, pleads not guilty to lying to Congress

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday stood before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, and pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional investigation.

October 8, 2025

Republicans eye layoffs, military pay deadline as pressure points for Democrats to end shutdown

Republicans are eying the end of the week as a pivotal pressure point in their campaign to get Democrats to end the government shutdown.

October 7, 2025

White House says it will redirect tariff revenue to keep food for the poor afloat during shutdown

The Trump administration is diverting tariff revenue to keep food assistance for low-income women and children afloat during the government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.

October 7, 2025

Trump threatens ‘substantial’ firings if shutdown continues: ‘Jobs will never come back’

President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a 'substantial' number of workers if the government shutdown continues.

October 7, 2025

Trump team argues that workers furloughed during shutdown aren’t entitled to back pay

A draft memo from the White House's Office of Management and Budget argues that furloughed federal workers should not be paid for the time they didn't work during the government shutdown.

October 7, 2025