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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.

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Biden calls for stricter gun laws following Sacramento mass shooting

President Biden called for stricter gun laws, including banning so-called ghost guns, assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, following the deaths of six people in a Sacramento mass shooting over the weekend.

April 4, 2022

Biden to unveil plans to increase the number of truck drivers

President Biden on Monday will present a series of steps to address the truck driver shortage, including a plan to boost the industry's ranks with women and veterans.

April 4, 2022

Psaki won’t confirm new job at MSNBC, says talks with network don’t violate ethics standards

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday refused to confirm reports that she is leaving her job to work for left-leaning news outlet MSNBC.

April 1, 2022

Biden cheers jobs gains, says Americans getting back to work after COVID crisis

President Biden touted the nation's job growth on Friday while defending himself against criticism that inflation has erased workers' wage gains over the past year.

April 1, 2022

Press secretary Jen Psaki to leave White House for MSNBC

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is leaving her job to work for liberal cable news outlet MSNBC, according to reports Friday.

April 1, 2022

March shows robust job gains but inflation stifles wage growth

The loosening of COVID-19 restrictions boosted the U.S. economy in March as unemployment declined to 3.6% and 431,000 new jobs were created, the Department of Labor announced Friday.

April 1, 2022

Biden boasts big gulp from Strategic Petroleum Reserve will lower gasoline prices

President Biden on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, his most aggressive bid yet to soothe Americans who are seething about soaring gasoline prices.

March 31, 2022

White House defends sanctions amid ruble rebound

The White House on Thursday defended the economic sanctions it used to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine amid signs Russia's currency has dramatically rebounded.

March 31, 2022

Biden blames Putin for high gas prices

President Biden on Thursday faulted Russian President Vladimir Putin for soaring U.S. gas prices, pushing back on Republican claims that his energy policies have hurt the industry and the broader economy.

March 31, 2022

Biden says Putin appears to be ‘self-isolating’ in decision-making about Ukraine war

President Biden on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have removed most of his advisers and is increasingly isolated in his decision-making about the war in Ukraine.

March 31, 2022

Biden to release 1 million barrels of oil per day from strategic reserve

President Biden will release a record 1 million barrels of oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to control soaring energy prices that are rapidly becoming a political headache for Democrats ahead of midterms.

March 31, 2022

Biden meets with family of ex-Marine imprisoned in Russia

President Biden on Wednesday met with the parents of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2019, the White House said.

March 30, 2022

Russia resumes shelling of Ukraine cities despite promise to scale back

Russian forces resumed their bombardment near Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities Wednesday, despite pledges just a day earlier to scale back violent military operations in what world leaders had hoped was a sign of a possible breakthrough in talks aimed at persuading the Kremlin to call off its five-week-old invasion.

March 30, 2022