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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 pitches increased education, child care spending during Illinois trip

President Biden on Wednesday pitched his proposals to increase spending on education and child care, saying the investments will help keep Americans competitive in a global economy.

July 7, 2021

Biden to host Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House this month

President Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House this month, the White House announced Wednesday.

July 7, 2021

Jen Psaki dodges questions about U.S. response to ransomware attacks

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday stonewalled reporters' questions about Russian hackers' breach of a contractor for the Republican National Committee, refusing to say if the Biden administration is considering any retaliatory actions.

July 7, 2021

Biden’s plan to target ‘merchants of death’ in doubt due to lack of research

High-quality research has not been done to examine if tightening restrictions on gun dealers leads to a reduction in violent crime, raising questions about whether President Biden's recently announced crime-prevention strategy will work.

July 6, 2021

Dodgers become first championship team to visit Biden White House

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday became the first sports champion to be honored at the White House by President Biden, restoring a tradition that had been engulfed by partisan bickering during the Trump administration.

July 2, 2021

EPA chief pushes back against liberal critics of Biden’s infrastructure plan

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday pushed back against left-leaning critics of President Biden's infrastructure package who say it doesn't do enough to combat climate change.

June 30, 2021

‘We are playing catch-up’: Biden meets with western governors about wildfires

President Biden told western governors Wednesday that the U.S is "playing catch-up" against drought and a heatwave that could put the country on pace for a record number of wildfires this summer.

June 30, 2021

Biden sells bipartisan infrastructure plan to Wisconsin voters

President Biden took his tentative bipartisan infrastructure sales pitch Tuesday on the road to Wisconsin, where he touted it as the biggest jobs bill since the New Deal.

June 29, 2021

Biden, first lady to visit collapsed condo site near Miami on Thursday

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Thursday to the site of a deadly condominium building collapse near Miami, the White House announced Tuesday.

June 29, 2021

Manhattan DA won’t charge Trump, former president’s lawyer says

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Monday that the Manhattan district attorney does not plan to charge Mr. Trump in the first indictment expected this week and will not indict the Trump Organization on charges related to allegations of hush-money payments and manipulation of real estate values.

June 28, 2021

Biden tells outgoing Israeli president: ‘Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch’

President Biden on Monday promised outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on his watch.

June 28, 2021

White House defends infrastructure plan amid criticism from left-wing group

The White House on Monday hit back against a left-wing group that says President Biden's infrastructure plan doesn't go far enough to address climate change.

June 28, 2021

WH: Airstrikes against Iran-backed groups were intended to limit escalation in the Middle East

The U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region were aimed to limit the risk of escalation, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.

June 28, 2021

Biden supports investigation into Florida condo collapse, Psaki says

President Biden supports an investigation into the partial collapse of a Miami-area condominium complex that left at least 10 people dead and 150 others missing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday.

June 28, 2021

McConnell urges Biden to rebuke Dems for holding infrastructure ‘hostage’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted congressional Democratic leaders on Monday for holding a bipartisan infrastructure plan "hostage" until a big-spending social bill passes along party lines, as President Biden prepared to promote his rickety deal in the Midwest.

June 28, 2021