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jmordock@washingtontimes.com

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.

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In this file photo, President Joe Biden boards Air Force One upon departure from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden heads to Delaware for weekend as Russians advance on Kyiv

President Biden on Friday afternoon scrapped plans to stay at the White House and prepared to depart for his home in Delaware for the weekend. The White House released a daily schedule confirming that Mr. Biden will travel to Wilmington in the evening.

February 25, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to chair a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

European Union plans to freeze assets of Putin, Lavrov

The European Union is planning to freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as punishment for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a report Friday.

February 25, 2022
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House says it would accept Ukrainian refugees in U.S.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the Biden administration is prepared to accept Ukrainian refugees in the U.S., but said officials expect most of the individuals fleeing the Russian invasion will end up in Europe.

February 24, 2022

Biden unveils new sanctions as Russia advances in Ukraine

President Biden on Thursday ordered a series of what he called "strong" economic sanctions on Russia as punishment for its devastating invasion of Ukraine, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "chose this war."

February 24, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden speech on Ukraine crisis pushed back again

One of the most important speeches of President Biden's presidency, his speech Thursday outlining the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has been pushed back again.

February 24, 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Svitlodarsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the U.S. was ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russia, declaring that Moscow had flagrantly violated international law in what he called the "beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine." (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Biden imposes new sanctions as Putin escalates war in Ukraine

President Biden widened the slate of U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to military moves on Ukraine on Wednesday, but it was not enough to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from ordering a major escalation of his war against Ukraine.

February 23, 2022