Jeff Mordock

Biden marks Earth Day with $7 billion to help low-income communities buy solar panels

President Biden celebrated Earth Day on Monday by announcing $7 billion in federal grants to help low-income households afford solar panels, as he tries to lock down the support of young, climate-focused progressives who supported him in the last election.

April 22, 2024

Biden condemns ‘antisemitic’ protests on college campuses

President Biden on Monday decried the anti-Israel protests that have taken over college universities across the country, calling them "antisemitic," but also called for sympathy for the Palestinians in Gaza.

April 22, 2024

AOC hails ‘peaceful’ anti-Israel protests on college campuses

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hailed the anti-Israel protesters at college campuses on Monday, depicting them as "peaceful" despite tense confrontations that forced a rabbi linked to Columbia University to urge Jewish students to stay away.

April 22, 2024

Columbia president declares ‘crisis’: Pro-Palestinian activity builds, Jewish students express fear

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik declared Monday that the Ivy League institution is facing a "crisis," ordering classes to be held remotely and stepping up security over escalating anti-Israel protests that have Jewish students in fear for their safety.

April 22, 2024

Biden, Trump ducking serious solutions to save Medicare’s hospital trust fund

Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is projected to be depleted by 2031, but rather than propose serious fixes to the popular entitlement, both parties' presidential nominees are busy attacking each others' plans in search of political points to win the election.

April 22, 2024

Biden to mark Earth Day with $7 billion in federal grants for solar power

President Biden will celebrate Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants to fund solar projects and expanding his American Climate Corps green jobs program to include 2,000 openings.

April 22, 2024

Biden goes all in with labor unions, but rank-and-file workers remain skeptical

For the second time in a matter of days, President Biden addressed one of the nation's most important labor unions to boast that he's fighting for them, but he's also fighting to keep his grip on the once-reliable Democratic constituency.

April 19, 2024

Kennedy family rebukes RFK Jr. with endorsement of Biden at campaign rally

Members of the Kennedy family endorsed President Biden for reelection at a campaign event in Philadelphia Thursday, saying his values and "moral leadership" are a reflection of their family's legacy, in a bid to rebuke Robert F. Kennedy Jr's independent candidacy for office.

April 18, 2024

Trump campaign knocks Biden ‘hypocrisy’ over ‘Hitler Pig’ comment

The Trump campaign on Thursday hit back at President Biden, accusing him of hypocrisy after it was revealed that staffers working on his campaign and at the White House privately refer to former President Donald Trump as "Hitler Pig" in communications.

April 18, 2024

White House dodges questions about whether Biden’s uncle was eaten by cannibals

The White House on Thursday refused to answer whether President Biden's Uncle Ambrose Finnegan was eaten by cannibals, a claim Mr. Biden suggested twice this week and was contradicted by military records.

April 18, 2024

Derisive nickname: Biden staffers secretly refer to Donald Trump as Hitler Pig

Biden campaign staffers and White House aides have been privately referring to former President Donald Trump as "Hitler Pig" to express their disgust at him.

April 18, 2024

In Pennsylvania, Biden deflects culpability for high inflation, courts working class in battleground

President Biden jetted across the must-win battleground of Pennsylvania this week to shore up support and take on one of his biggest liabilities: the economy.

April 17, 2024

Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese aluminum, steel

President Biden on Wednesday called for tripling the tariff rate on steel and aluminum imported from China, a move aimed at preventing American manufacturers from being undercut by lower-cost imports.

April 17, 2024

Biden uses tax-the-rich mantra in appeal to Pennsylvania’s working-class voters

President Biden opened a three-day campaigning swing through Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and corporations.

April 16, 2024

Biden warns Iran attack on Israel coming ‘sooner rather than later’

President Biden set off alarms Friday that an Iranian attack on Israel could be imminent.

April 12, 2024

Biden to Black voters: ‘We’ve kept our promises’

President Biden on Friday told Black voters he's come through for them as recent polls show his base of support is eroding among African Americans.

April 12, 2024

Biden calls for raising taxes on rich while contradicting his own Treasury Department’s numbers

President Biden will head to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to make the case that the rich and corporations don't pay the bulk of taxes in America. Still, his own Treasury Department refutes his numbers.

April 12, 2024

Biden plans Pennsylvania blitz to pitch economic agenda

President Biden will travel through Pennsylvania next week, hitting three major cities in the swing state to promote his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations as he looks to sell his economic agenda amid soaring inflation.

April 12, 2024

Biden cancels $7.4 billion more in student debt through relief program under legal assault

President Biden announced Friday that $7.4 billion in student loan debt would be canceled for roughly 277,000 borrowers through a program that Republican-led states are already challenging in courts.

April 12, 2024

U.S. to flex alliance with Japan, Philippines with joint patrols, drills near South China Sea

President Biden hosted the first-ever summit between the leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines on Thursday in a major show of solidarity against China's military aggressiveness in the South China Sea.

April 11, 2024