Jeff Mordock

Jeff Mordock is the White House reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump defiant as special counsel moves toward indictment for Capitol riot

Former President Trump is bracing for a federal indictment related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election after prosecutors named him as a target of a grand jury probe in Washington. Published July 18, 2023

President Joe Biden and Israel's President Isaac Herzog listen to reporters' questions as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden meets with Israel’s Herzog amid lingering tensions, political criticism

President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday with tensions between the two countries mounting over Israel's plans to overhaul the nation's judicial system. Published July 18, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall campaign event, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. In the coming weeks, at least four additional candidates are expected to launch their own presidential campaigns, joining a field that already includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and several longer-shots like conservative talk radio host Larry Elder. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DeSantis, Haley suggest GOP should enter 2024 race without Trump after Jan. 6 target letter

Former President Donald Trump's rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination on Tuesday implied the party should advance without him after he received a letter informing him he's a target of the Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the Capitol. Published July 18, 2023

DOJ invitation to appear before Jan. 6 grand jury amounts to ‘ambush,’ say legal analysts

The Justice Department has invited former President Donald Trump to testify before a federal grand jury investigating his efforts to fight what he called a rigged 2020 presidential election, but legal analysts warn that the invitation amounts to an "ambush." Published July 18, 2023

President Joe Biden and Israel's President Isaac Herzog talk during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 26, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden takes heat ahead of meeting with Israel’s Herzog

President Biden is facing fire for his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog as Republicans blast Mr. Biden for snubbing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and progressives complain the invite is an affront to Palestinians. Published July 18, 2023

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump says he received a target letter from Jack Smith probe into Jan. 6

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith declaring him a target of a grand jury investigation into events leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Published July 18, 2023

President Joe Biden poses for a photo after speaking at an event to celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup championships at the White House, Monday, April 25, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Biden to host WNBA champions after star slams him for lack of White House invite

President Biden invited the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Monday to the White House after one of its star players slammed him for a lack of invite or recognition. Published July 17, 2023

The West Wing of the White House, March 22, 2019, in Washington. The White House campus was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after a suspicious substance was discovered by U.S. Secret Service in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary field test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House defends Secret Service cocaine probe as ‘thorough investigation’

The White House on Monday defended the Secret Service's investigation into the packet of cocaine discovered in the West Wing, despite the agency's inability to find a culprit or much evidence. Published July 17, 2023

Twitter logos hang outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Twitter declares ‘factual error’ in Biden tweet boasting about economy, wages

President Biden was fact-checked by Twitter once again on Monday for a claim he made about his economic policies increasing workers' wages since the pandemic. Published July 17, 2023

President Joe Biden responds to a reporter's question stating that the United States will stay connected with NATO during a news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden talks up NATO ties, says Putin has already ‘lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "lost" his war in Ukraine, adding that the Kremlin lacks the will and resources to keep up its troubled invasion of its neighbor for long. Published July 13, 2023

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, leaves the chamber after the Republican-controlled House voted along party lines to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Extremely troubling’: GOP lawmakers irate Secret Service quit investigation of White House cocaine

The Secret Service has wrapped up its White House cocaine investigation after 11 days without identifying any suspect or producing any leads on who left the illegal drug in the West Wing. Published July 13, 2023

The White House is seen, July 30, 2022, in Washington. No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing lobby last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the White House. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Case closed: Secret Service comes up empty investigating White House cocaine

The Secret Service said Thursday that it ended its investigation into how cocaine ended up in the White House because it lacked forensic or video evidence identifying a suspect. Published July 13, 2023

President Joe Biden listens as Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says Putin ‘has already lost’ Ukraine war

President Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost his war in Ukraine, adding that the fighting won't drag on for years. Published July 13, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Biden is in Finland to attend the US–Nordic Leaders' Summit. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Biden: ‘I will absolutely guarantee’ the U.S. will remain in NATO

President Biden on Thursday pledged that the U.S. will remain a reliable partner with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for decades to come, as the Senate weighs a bill that would block any U.S. president from leaving the military alliance without Senate approval. Published July 13, 2023

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Christopher Wray pushes back on claims that FBI agents, Ray Epps instigated Jan. 6 riot

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray became visibly agitated as he strongly pushed back against suggestions that undercover FBI agents and a man named Ray Epps instigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Published July 12, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray departs after testifying before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FBI Director Wray dodges questions about dirty tricks in probes of Hunter Biden, Trump

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray frustrated House Republicans on Wednesday as he dodged questions about bureau activities that lawmakers said unfairly targeted conservatives and were too lenient on liberals, including President Biden and his family. Published July 12, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FBI chief Wray refuses to tell Congress who authorized memo targeting Catholics

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray declined to tell Congress who authored and approved a memo encouraging agents to develop sources inside Catholic parishes across the country as part of its efforts to crack down on domestic terrorism. Published July 12, 2023

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