Jeff Mordock

Whistleblower warns FBI can’t be trusted with background checks for Trump’s nominees

An official at FBI headquarters in Washington is warning that the bureau's security clearance division is politicized and can't be trusted to screen President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top administration jobs.

November 16, 2024

Trump fills White House positions with Steven Cheung, Sergio Gor

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that Steven Cheung, who served as his spokesperson on all three presidential campaigns, will serve as White House communications director.

November 15, 2024

Biden finalizes $6.6B chip grant to protect legislative win from Trump’s DOGE

The Biden administration said it finalized a deal to dole out a $6.6 billion grant to a Taiwanese semiconductor company as the president scrambles to protect a key part of his legacy from President-elect Donald Trump's chopping block.

November 15, 2024

Trump Interior nominee Burgum to head new Energy Council

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was formally announced Friday as President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Interior Department, will play a key role in pushing the incoming president's agenda to increase oil, natural gas and coal production on public lands.

November 15, 2024

Trump picks former Rep. Doug Collins to head Veterans Affairs

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia as his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.

November 14, 2024

Trump nominates his attorney, Todd Blanche, for deputy attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate his attorney Todd Blanche to serve as the deputy attorney general, the second-highest position in the Justice Department.

November 14, 2024

Trump nominates former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. attorney for Manhattan

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is nominating Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, a position traditionally known as the "sheriff of Wall Street."

November 14, 2024

Jobs, state aid and gambling monkeys could be on Musk’s chopping block in Trump administration

If President-elect Donald Trump wants to put trillions of dollars in federal spending on the chopping block, he'll find plenty to cut, ranging from billions doled out to states and wealthy corporations, to funding studies teaching monkeys how to gamble.

November 14, 2024

Trump turns heads by nominating Gaetz for attorney general, Gabbard for top intelligence post

President-elect Donald Trump startled much of Washington Wednesday by selecting Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, putting the Florida firebrand and MAGA loyalist in line to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer, a nomination that some Republicans doubt will survive.

November 13, 2024

Trump triumphantly returns to White House as Biden pledges ‘smooth transition’

President-elect Donald Trump made his victorious return to Washington on Wednesday, meeting with jubilant House Republicans and then conferring with President Biden in the Oval Office, where they mutually pledged a smooth transfer of power after a bitter election in which they repeatedly disparaged each other.

November 13, 2024

Trump nominates Florida’s Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who has clashed with Republican leaders in the House and served as a lightning rod against Democrats, to serve as attorney general in his incoming administration.

November 13, 2024

Trump, Biden vow smooth transition in post-election Oval Office meeting

President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to work together and ensure a smooth handoff from administrations in their first face-to-face meeting since the election.

November 13, 2024

Trump ‘superfans’ gather at White House ahead of president-elect’s return

A group of self-described "superfans" of President-elect Donald Trump gathered outside the White House Wednesday morning to welcome him back to the building he once called home.

November 13, 2024

Trump appoints Musk, Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Tesla founder Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, a White House office given the task of cutting the federal budget.

November 12, 2024

Trump picks Ratcliffe for CIA, Hegseth for Defense and Musk for new agency to cut waste

President-elect Donald Trump showed his intention to shake up the federal government Tuesday by naming former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, Elon Musk to head a new department to cut waste and regulations, and the unexpected choice of military reservist and Fox News figure Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary.

November 12, 2024

Trump picks former national intelligence head John Ratcliffe for CIA

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence, will serve as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in his administration.

November 12, 2024

Fired FEMA supervisor cites ‘political hostility’ as reason for avoiding homes with Trump lawn signs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor who was fired after she told her staff to skip hurricane-damaged homes with Trump signs in their yards says it wasn't an isolated incident and is a "colossal event."

November 12, 2024

Oprah Winfrey says she wasn’t paid for her work on events for Kamala Harris

Media magnate Oprah Winfrey insists she was not paid for her work on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, saying she personally didn't accept a dime.

November 12, 2024

Harris campaign steered donations to Hollywood; star appearances soaked up $20 million

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign spent at least $20 million on celebrity appearances during her failed presidential bid, federal election records revealed.

November 11, 2024

FEMA fires employee who ordered workers to skip homes with Trump signs

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Saturday it has fired the employee accused of ordering relief ad workers to skip homes in Florida that had signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

November 9, 2024