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Jeff Mordock

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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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Workers install Donald J. Trump above the current signage on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building

The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts added President Trump's name to its exterior as part of its rebranding as the "Trump-Kennedy Center," as the debate rages over whether Mr. Trump's hand-picked board had the authority to rename the cultural center.

December 19, 2025
President Donald Trump talks to the media while walking the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) ** FILE **

From drag shows to ‘golden age’: Trump’s radical Kennedy Center makeover

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' board of trustees voted Thursday to rename the cultural center in honor of the former president and President Trump, rebranding it as the "Trump-Kennedy Center" over the objections of at least one Democrat who said she was muted during the board's phone meeting.

December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Washington, en route to Baltimore to attend the Army-Navy football game. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump says his lawsuit against the BBC is imminent

President Trump on Monday said that he will soon file a lawsuit against the BBC over the way the new organization deceptively edited remarks he made in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

December 15, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs order to block states from regulating AI

President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and to create federal guidelines that would dictate the nation's artificial intelligence policy.

December 11, 2025