Jeff Mordock

Biden targets rural voters with prolific spending spree

President Biden will head to a Minnesota farm on Wednesday to make the case that his prolific spending has benefited rural voters and highlight the $4 billion doled out to farmers.

October 31, 2023

New House Speaker Johnson meets Biden at White House

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson met Thursday with President Biden at the White House to discuss the administration's emergency request for additional foreign aid.

October 26, 2023

Biden’s approval rating plummets among Dems, independents, per new poll

President Biden's approval rating among Democrats and independents has dropped to its lowest levels ever, with a double-digit drop among members of his own party, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

October 26, 2023

Biden runs for reelection as ‘defender of freedom,’ but critics fault his narrow idea of liberty

President Biden's reelection pitch to voters is that he is a fierce protector of voters' personal freedoms and the 2024 election is a battle between authoritarianism and liberty.

October 26, 2023

White House state dinner guest list for Australian prime minister lacks star power

More than 300 guests are attending the state dinner that President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, but outside of political luminaries, the guest list features few well-known names.

October 25, 2023

Biden says he didn’t ‘demand’ Israel delay its ground invasion of Gaza

President Biden said Wednesday that he did not strong-arm Israel into delaying an expected ground invasion of Gaza to give more time for more hostages to be released and allow more aid into the Hamas-controlled territory.

October 25, 2023

Biden says he warned Iran’s ayatollah over drone attacks on U.S. troops

President Biden on Wednesday said drone attacks that recently injured two dozen U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have "nothing to do with Israel" amid growing fears the Middle East conflict is expanding and has already roped in American forces.

October 25, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson won’t impede Biden’s possible reelection, president says

President Biden said Wednesday he isn't worried that newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to thwart his second term if he wins reelection in November of next year.

October 25, 2023

Biden says Israel has a ‘responsibility’ to defend itself, but urges restraint

President Biden on Wednesday reiterated firm U.S. support for Israel in its war with the terrorist organization Hamas, but also warned the Jewish state to operate within the rules of war to avoid civilian casualties in Hamas-controlled Gaza.

October 25, 2023

Biden, Australian prime minister to discuss Chinese aggression, nuclear submarine deal

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner to the White House on Wednesday for a state visit focused on countering Chinese aggression in the Pacific and the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

October 25, 2023

Karine Jean-Pierre backtracks after critics savage antisemitism deflection

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday declared her opposition to antisemitism one day after she was criticized for deflecting a question about an uptick in attacks on Jewish people by condemning hate crimes against Muslims.

October 24, 2023

Trump cleared of improper influence in FBI relocation spat

Former President Donald Trump didn't personally intervene to stop the FBI from moving its headquarters from downtown Washington to the suburbs, a Justice Department's watchdog said Tuesday, disputing a long-standing accusation by congressional Democrats.

October 24, 2023

Biden says he and the Pope are ‘on the same page’ about Israel

President Biden said Monday that he and Pope Francis agree on the administration's plan for addressing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, after their conversation over the weekend.

October 23, 2023

‘Uptick’ in rocket attacks against U.S. forces in Middle East, says White House

The White House said Monday it has seen an "uptick" in drone and rocket attacks against U.S. forces in the Middle East by Iranian proxy groups.

October 23, 2023

Biden declares Putin, Hamas threats to democracy in prime-time speech

President Biden laid out his case to the country and Congress that the U.S. must send $100 billion of taxpayer-funded aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing that two wars in other parts of the globe threaten to undermine democratic stability around the world and to damage U.S. national security.

October 19, 2023

Biden speaks with Zelenskyy ahead of prime-time speech on war funding

President Biden spoke Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy just hours before his scheduled prime-time Oval Office address in which he'll make the case for U.S. funding to support the war efforts in Israel and Ukraine.

October 19, 2023

Biden walks diplomatic tightrope with sympathy, cautions for Israel

President Biden walked a diplomatic tightrope Wednesday on a high-stakes trip to Israel, firmly expressing U.S. support for the Jewish state but also warning the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint.

October 18, 2023

Biden administration sanctions 10 Hamas members, financial network in response to terror attack

The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned 10 Hamas members and the militant terrorist organization's financial network in response to the surprise attack on Israel that left roughly 1,400 people dead and hundreds more kidnapped.

October 18, 2023

Biden warns Israelis ‘not to be consumed by rage’

President Biden expressed solidarity with the Jewish people in his remarks Wednesday from Israel but also pressed them to ask "hard questions" about their objectives in their war with the terrorist organization Hamas.

October 18, 2023

Christian, Jewish leaders press Biden for stronger support of Israel

A coalition of more than 50 Jewish and Christian leaders published a full-page letter in an Israeli newspaper Wednesday accusing President Biden of a tepid response to the Hamas terror attack in Israel and urging stronger actions to support the Jewish state.

October 18, 2023