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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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People gather in Jefferson Square awaiting word on charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Breonna Taylor case: Grand jury indicts 1 officer on criminal charges

Protests erupted Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, after the state attorney general announced criminal charges against only one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Black woman in her home in March. No charges were brought for her killing.

September 23, 2020
From left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea, announce a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, during a press conference at the Department of Justice, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Washington. Law enforcement officials have arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million. The operation announced Tuesday mainly occurred in the U.S. and in Europe. Rosen said the takedown showed “there will be no safe haven for drug dealing in cyberspace.” (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

Justice Department: 179 arrests in darknet opioid crackdown

Law enforcement in the U.S. and abroad netted the arrests of 179 people and the seizure of more than $6.5 million in funds during a global operation targeting opioid sales on the darknet, Justice Department officials said Tuesday.

September 22, 2020
Attorney General William Barr speaks during a press conference about Operation Legend at the Dirksen Federal Building Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Chicago. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ** FILE **

Key House Democrats demand DOJ inspector general investigate Barr

The Democratic chairpersons of four key House committees on Friday asked the Justice Department's internal watchdog to investigate whether U.S. Attorney John Durham's probe into the Russian collusion investigation is being used for partisan gain ahead of the November election.

September 18, 2020
Attorney General William Barr adjusts his glasses during a press conference about Operation Legend at the Dirksen Federal Building, Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020, in Chicago. Barr said the operation was "critical in cutting Chicago's murder rate roughly in half since before the operation." (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

William Barr puts Justice Department prosecutors on notice

Attorney General William P. Barr went on the attack against Justice Department career prosecutors this week, comparing them to preschoolers and to accusing them of going rogue in trying to score political scalps.

September 17, 2020