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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

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House evades Trump’s MRI issue

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged questions Tuesday about why President Trump underwent an MRI during his last visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

November 4, 2025
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

White House won’t say if emergency funds would rescue SNAP during shutdown

Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, insisted Friday that the Trump administration is doing everything it can to keep a nutrition program for low-income women and children afloat during the shutdown, but declined to say if the White House would tap into the program's contingency funds.

October 24, 2025