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.
Congress must extend the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, which is running out of money and has had to slash payouts to first responders and others who are ailing because of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a Justice Department official told lawmakers Tuesday.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings on Monday announced a new vote this week to recommend holding Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress, saying he's being stonewalled in trying to get answers about the citizenship question on the 2020 census.
John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and a key Watergate figure, said Monday he sees "remarkable parallels" between the Watergate scandal and President Trump's conduct outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Monday the panel will hold hearings on Russian election interference and he wants special counsel Robert Mueller to testify.
The Justice Department has agreed to turn over some of the underlying evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller's report, including files used to assess whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Monday.
A federal judge on Friday approved a request by Michael Flynn's former attorneys to withdraw from the case surrounding President Trump's former national security adviser.
Longtime political consultant W. Sam Patten asked the Senate Ethics Committee this week to look into how his confidential documents were leaked, saying he suspects a onetime staffer who was already busted for lying to federal investigators.
Two top Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Friday demanded committee Chairman Elijah Cummings hold former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen accountable for his "perjury-laden" testimony before the panel earlier this year.
Bruce Ohr, the Justice Department official who was demoted for serving as the conduit between the FBI and ex-British spy Christopher Steele, received nearly $43,000 in taxpayer-funded performance bonuses during the early stages of the Russia investigation, according to documents released Friday.
Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday emphasized the need for cooperation among international law enforcement agencies in a speech before graduates of the FBI National Academy.
The Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday it never received a complaint from Roger Stone about being accosted last week at a D.C.-area restaurant, and the restaurant's manager says the embattled Trump associate embellished his encounter with other patrons.
An audio file of a voicemail left by one of President Trump's lawyers asking former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for a "heads-up" if he told federal investigators damaging information about the president was made public Thursday.
House Democrats on Thursday officially introduced a resolution to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress.
Anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele is "incredibly concerned" about a forthcoming report by the Justice Department inspector general, a national security expert said.
Feeling a little bamboozled by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, congressional Republicans say they have higher hopes for successor William P. Barr and his commitment to trying to get to the bottom of how the Russia investigation began.
Drug manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $225 million to resolve Justice Department claims that it bribed doctors to prescribe a powerful opioid.