Jeff Mordock

Trump says 15% tariffs on South Korea won’t change after meeting with President Lee Jae-myung

President Trump said the U.S. trade deal with South Korea will remain in place, with 15% tariffs on South Korean goods, after meeting Monday at the White House with President Lee Jae-myung in talks that also covered a shipbuilding deal, a potential summit with North Korea and the cost of U.S. troops stationed on the peninsula.

August 25, 2025

Trump is ready to replace Department of Defense with Department of War

President Trump said Monday he is ready to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

August 25, 2025

Trump says critics who call him a dictator for crime crackdown are ‘sick’

President Trump said Monday that people who accuse him of being a dictator are "sick," and that his deployment of the National Guard to the District is a matter of common sense.

August 25, 2025

Trump backs off threat to send National Guard to other cities

President Trump on Monday said he might back off his threat to deploy the National Guard to curb crime in Democratic-run cities such as Chicago, saying he'd prefer to wait until state or local officials ask for his help.

August 25, 2025

Trump directs Justice Department to ‘vigorously prosecute’ flag burning

President Trump is trying to thread a tricky First Amendment needle, ordering his Justice Department on Monday to try to find ways to "vigorously prosecute" people who burn the American flag as an act of desecration.

August 25, 2025

Trump presses South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on church raids, political ‘purges’

President Trump on Monday pressed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, his guest at the White House, on his government's raids on churches and political "purges" taking place in one of America's closest military allies.

August 25, 2025

Lee-Trump meeting could reshape future of U.S. forces in Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faces a daunting task when he meets with President Trump on Monday to press the U.S. leader on stalled talks with North Korea, the future of the Washington-Seoul alliance and increasing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

August 22, 2025

Critics cry ‘socialism’ while Trump seeks control of some private businesses

The U.S. government is $37 trillion in debt because, according to President Trump's America First philosophy, Washington's previous leaders have made "stupid deals."

August 22, 2025

FBI raids former Trump adviser Bolton’s home, office in classified records investigation

The FBI searched the Bethesda, Maryland, home and the Washington office of former Trump National Security Adviser John R. Bolton as part of an investigation into his handling of classified records, according to people familiar with the matter.

August 22, 2025

White House launches TikTok account amid Trump’s extension of grace period from ban

The White House launched TikTok account this week, amid uncertainty about the popular video app's future as a deadline approaches for its Chinese-owned parent company to sell to an American buyer or face a ban.

August 20, 2025

Trump weighs in on mine deal that would give copper control to company with Chinese ties

President Trump on Tuesday blasted an appeals court's ruling temporarily blocking the transfer of an Arizona copper mine that has been heavily criticized for infringing on the religious practices of American Indians.

August 19, 2025

Trump vows no U.S. troops for Ukraine as plans for Putin-Zelenskky talks remain in the air

President Trump made a firm commitment Tuesday that no U.S. troops will be deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but he said he has not ruled out other military options, including using American airpower to prevent further Russian invasions.

August 19, 2025

Trump’s talks with Zelenskyy, European leaders end without security guarantees for Ukraine

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a group of European leaders were unable to agree on a security guarantee for Ukraine on Monday as part of a deal to end its war with Russia but said they were hopeful of reaching an agreement.

August 18, 2025

Trump says ‘early’ arrangements begin for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin

President Trump said Monday that he began the process for a face-to-face meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the more than three-year-long war.

August 18, 2025

Trump predicts Ukraine security agreement with European allies

President Trump predicted Monday that the U.S. and European allies would likely reach an agreement on a security guarantee for Ukraine during their White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they seek to bring an end to Kyiv's war with Russia.

August 18, 2025

Trump doesn’t rule out U.S. troops in Ukraine as a peacekeeping force

President Trump on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force if a potential peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow can be reached.

August 18, 2025

Trump lashes out at Wall Street Journal and other ‘stupid’ critics of peace negotiations for Ukraine

President Trump lashed out Monday at his critics, including The Wall Street Journal, telling them he'll end Russia's war on Ukraine without their advice.

August 18, 2025

Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy can end Russia war ‘immediately’ ahead of high-stakes meeting

President Trump placed the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia by giving up Crimea, which has been annexed by Moscow, and hopes of joining NATO -- both key demands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

August 18, 2025

‘We didn’t get there’: Trump says more work to do for Ukraine peace deal after summit with Putin

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both said their face-to-face meeting in Alaska was productive, but did not reach a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine.

August 15, 2025

Trump, Putin exchange friendly greetings in Alaska for Ukraine war summit

President Trump warmly greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage in their first face-to-face meeting in six years.

August 15, 2025