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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

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Senators spar over dispatching mental health experts to police calls

Democrats on a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Thursday championed dispatching mental health experts instead of police to some emergency calls to reduce fatal police encounters, but Republicans said having unarmed civilians respond to emergencies puts the public at greater risk.

April 22, 2021
People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Derek Chauvin guilty verdict incites revelry, not riots

The widespread civil unrest many feared in the wake of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial seemed to have been largely averted, at least in the late-afternoon daylight hours, after Tuesday's news that the former police officer had been found guilty on all charges connected to the death of George Floyd.

April 20, 2021
In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

67 percent of Americans unaware of John Durham probe: Poll

A whopping 67 percent of Americans are unaware of special counsel John Durham's investigation into decision-making at the FBI and Justice Department surrounding the probe into former President Trump's purported ties to Russia, according to a poll released Tuesday.

April 20, 2021
Air fresheners for cars hang from a perimeter fence outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minnesota to protest the shooting death of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was pulled over for the offense. (Associated Press)

Daunte Wright killing fuels ‘nanny laws’ debate

Daunte Wright called his mother moments before he was fatally shot to say police had pulled him over for an air freshener dangling from his rearview mirror, a puzzlingly innocuous offense that nevertheless escalated into a tragic encounter with police.

April 18, 2021