Jeff Mordock

Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives infringed on Americans' gun rights.

February 7, 2025

Trump says he’ll announce reciprocal tariffs on more countries next week

President Trump on Friday said he'll lay out reciprocal tariffs on several countries next week as he seeks to escalate his trade war.

February 7, 2025

Trump says Nippon will invest in U.S. Steel, rather than buy it

President Trump on Friday said Nippon Steel is planning a significant investment in U.S. Steel, which remains an acquisition target of the Japanese metal giant.

February 7, 2025

Trump says he still opposes Japanese bid to purchase U.S. Steel

President Trump said Friday that his opposition to the purchase of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company remains firm.

February 7, 2025

Trump greets Japanese PM Ishiba as U.S. Steel deal tests ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived at the White House on Friday with plans to convince President Trump to reverse his hardline stance opposing the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company.

February 7, 2025

Trump signs executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, which he accuses of overstepping its authority by targeting the U.S. and Israel.

February 6, 2025

ICE hits limit on detention beds, releases migrants

Homeland Security's deportation agency has bumped up against its detention bed space limit and has begun to release illegal immigrants.

February 6, 2025

Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago over sanctuary policy

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities' ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants.

February 6, 2025

USAID’s $200M tab: $10M of meals to al Qaeda-linked terrorists, millions more to DEI

The Trump administration has flagged nearly $200 million in questionable spending by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which Elon Musk and his team have put in their crosshairs for cutting alleged waste and abuse.

February 6, 2025

Trump signs order banning biological men from women’s sports

President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males seeking to participate in girls' and women's scholastic sports, fulfilling a campaign promise and posterizing Democrats on an issue that has become a slam dunk for Republicans.

February 5, 2025

White House says Trump’s plan for Palestinian relocation would not be permanent

A day after President Trump shocked the world by floating a plan to take over and redevelop the war-torn Gaza Strip, the White House stood firm on the proposal but said the relocation of Palestinian residents would be only temporary.

February 5, 2025

Pam Bondi sworn in as attorney general, pledges to ‘restore integrity’ of Justice Dept.

Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in at the White House Wednesday and vowed that cracking down on crime throughout the country will be her top priority.

February 5, 2025

Trump says U.S. will ‘take over’ Gaza strip, won’t rule out military force

President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. could take over Gaza and remove Palestinians from the area without ruling out the possibility of sending American troops to the region, saying it could become "the Riviera of the Middle East."

February 4, 2025

Netanyahu hails Trump, calls him ‘greatest friend’ of Israel in White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heaped praise on President Trump at a press conference Tuesday, saying he's done more for the Jewish state than any other U.S. president in history.

February 4, 2025

Federal workers strategize how to get the most out of Trump’s buyout offer

President Trump's federal worker buyout may backfire in some cases, giving employees who were going to quit anyway months of extra pay.

February 4, 2025

Trump greets Netanyahu ahead of high-stakes meeting

President Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday, his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since he started his second term.

February 4, 2025

Trump signs executive order to drive Iran oil exports to zero

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran in a bid to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and drive its oil exports down to zero.

February 4, 2025

More than 20,000 federal workers accept Trump’s buyout offer, with ‘largest spike’ yet to come

The number of federal workers who have accepted the Trump administration's buyout offer has exceeded 20,000, with a large increase in resignations expected ahead of Thursday's deadline, the Washington Times has learned.

February 4, 2025

Trump signs executive order creating a sovereign wealth fund for U.S.

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund for the U.S., which would take government surpluses and invest the money into potentially risky asset classes that could generate high returns.

February 3, 2025

Trump names Scott Bessent acting head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

President Trump on Monday named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, replacing former Director Rohit Chopra, who was fired over the weekend.

February 3, 2025