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

‘Strongly united’: Biden, Canadian, Mexican leaders focus on economy in first summit since 2016

President Biden on Thursday brushed aside the U.S.' strained relationships with Canada and Mexico, focusing instead on the countries' agreements when it comes to the supply chain chaos and climate change.

November 18, 2021

Biden, Trudeau focus on U.S.-Canada electric-vehicle spat ahead of meeting

President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Thursday to hash out a dispute over a U.S. tax credit for consumers who buy electric vehicles, which Canadian officials say violates a trade agreement.

November 18, 2021

Biden considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

President Biden said Thursday he's thinking of staging a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China to protest the communist government's human rights abuses.

November 18, 2021

Biden signs three bills to expand counseling, benefits for law enforcement

President Biden signed into law Thursday three bipartisan bills that expand benefits for local and federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty, as well as provide more counseling services to law enforcement.

November 18, 2021

Biden’s electric-vehicle push includes tax credit that favors union plants over non-union ones

President Biden's alliance with labor unions was on display on Wednesday with a proposal favoring union shops in his push for electric vehicles, snubbing Tesla and other non-union plants while promoting his infrastructure programs and offering extra federal subsidies only for cars assembled at union factories.

November 17, 2021

USMCA looms over Biden summit with leaders from Mexico, Canada

Former President Trump in 2020 promised that his newly minted trade agreement with Canada and Mexico would pour cash and jobs in the U.S. But 16 months later, the double whammy of COVID-19 and supply chain chaos has blunted its impact.

November 17, 2021

Biden’s Delaware trips cost taxpayers $3M for Secret Service, report says

President Biden's trips to his Delaware homes have cost taxpayers roughly $3 million in Secret Service expenses, according to a report Wednesday.

November 17, 2021

Treasury Secretary: Requirement in Biden infrastructure bill could hasten U.S. default

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leadership Tuesday that the federal government could default on its debt next month if they don't take action to raise the debt ceiling.

November 16, 2021

Biden says Fed chair pick could come this week

President Biden said Tuesday that he expects to announce his pick to chair the Federal Reserve in "about four days."

November 16, 2021

Biden says ‘guardrails’ needed to prevent conflict with China

President Biden on Monday told Chinese President Xi Jinping that "guardrails" are needed so that tensions between the two nations do not "veer into conflict."

November 15, 2021

Biden signs $1.2T infrastructure bill into law, opening up funds for roads, ports

President Biden signed his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law on Monday, opening up federal funds for railroads, bridges, mass transit, broadband and utilities.

November 15, 2021

Biden’s $390B universal preschool plan based on troubled Head Start program

President Biden has modeled his universal preschool plan -- the biggest expansion of publicly subsidized education in more than 100 years -- on Head Start, a preschool program for poor children that even the federal government says has no discernible impact on participants.

November 15, 2021