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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

In this April 23, 2019, file photo, Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York. The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday, June 19, 2020, to oust Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trumps allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) **FILE**

U.S. Attorney in Manhattan refuses to step down after Barr announces his resignation

Attorney General William P. Barr late Friday stunned the legal world by abruptly announcing that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan, is "stepping down." But Mr. Berman quickly fired back that he has no intention of resigning and now the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee wants to investigate the matter.

June 20, 2020
In this June 5, 2020, file photo, people hold signs as they listen to a speaker in front of city hall in downtown Kansas City, Mo., during a rally to protest the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. In the wake of Floyd's death, state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to hold police legally accountable for their actions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Police unions loom as ‘huge obstacles’ in bid to weed out bad cops

Conspicuously absent from police overhaul plans proffered by the White House, Senate Republicans and House Democrats are moves that would weaken police unions and make it easier to weed out bad cops, a tactic that's touted as key to turning around law-enforcement agencies.

June 18, 2020
As a Drug Enforcement Agency police office and National Guard soldiers watch, demonstrators protest Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DEA’s undercover operations may be helping drug cartels: IG

The Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately monitor undercover agents who had infiltrated drug cartels and participated in illegal transactions to gather evidence, potentially increasing the flow of drugs into the United States, the Justice Department watchdog said in a scathing report Wednesday.

June 17, 2020