Skip to content
Advertisement
Author profile

Jeff Mordock

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.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with U.S. tech workers, before signing an Executive Order on hiring American workers, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

DOJ watchdog to probe Apple subpoena decision

The Justice Department's watchdog announced Friday it will open an investigation into the decision by Trump administration prosecutors to subpoena tech giant Apple for data belonging to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee while on the hunt for media leaks.

June 11, 2021
Former White House counsel Don McGahn departs after appearing for questioning behind closed doors by the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump says McGahn testimony a ‘nothingburger,’ claims exoneration

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday took a victory lap a day after Democrats' released a transcript of the closed-door testimony of former White House Counsel Don McGahn, which revealed little new information about Mr. Trump's actions during the Mueller collusion probe.

June 10, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

AG Merrick Garland seeks huge budget boosts for ambitious agenda

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday laid out an ambitious agenda for fighting domestic terrorism, reducing violent crime and securing voting rights -- and asked Congress for an additional $4 billion in taxpayer funds to carry it out.

June 9, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, April 26, 2021. The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home.  (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

AG Garland seeks $4B to fight cybercrime, rights violations

Attorney General Merrick Garland will lay out an ambitious agenda of fighting domestic terrorism, reducing violent crime and securing voting rights, when he asks a Senate panel to bolster the Justice Department's budget on Wednesday.

June 9, 2021