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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.

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A security breach at Capital One Financial, one of the nation's largest issuers of credit cards, compromised the personal information of about 106 million people, and in some cases the hacker obtained Social Security and bank account numbers. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

House Republicans demand Amazon, Capital One explain data breach

Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday demanded Capital One and Amazon explain how a hacker was able to steal personal information from than a 100 million Capital One credit applications.

August 1, 2019

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on June 16, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. citizen captured in Syria faces terrorism charge for alleged ISIS support

A U.S. citizen living in Dallas was indicted on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, the Justice Department said Thursday. Omer Kuzu, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Dallas. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

August 1, 2019

In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police in Washington. A man who walked into a pizza restaurant in the District of Columbia with an assault rifle, intending to investigate internet rumors dubbed “pizzagate,” is apologizing and saying he realizes now “just how foolish and reckless” he was. Welch made those statements in a letter submitted to a judge Tuesday, June 13, 2017, ahead of his sentencing. (Sathi Soma via AP, File)

FBI says QAnon conspiracy theories a domestic terrorism threat

The FBI has identified conspiracy theories, including those espoused by QAnon, as a domestic terrorism threat, according to report Thursday.

August 1, 2019

In this April 30, 2019, photo, migrants seeking asylum in the United States line up for a meal provided by volunteers near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Lack of cooperation between FBI, Homeland Security hampers border investigations: Watchdog

A lack of cooperation between the FBI and Homeland Security has negatively affected criminal investigations along the U.S-Mexican border, according to a report Thursday by two government watchdogs.

August 1, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrives to a hearing where former special counsel Robert Mueller, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court battle for Mueller grand jury material to stretch into October

The House Judiciary Committee's fight for grand jury materials underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller's report will likely stretch into the fall, according to a court filing Wednesday.

July 31, 2019

National Fraternal Order of Police President Chuck Canterbury listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Chuck Canterbury, Trump’s ATF nominee, frustrates senators as he dodges gun control questions

President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives frustrated senators Wednesday as they tried in vain to get him to reveal his opinion on the major gun-rights debates facing the country.

July 31, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, of New York, led Democrats in filing a lawsuit to look at the grand jury information that was stripped out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Jerrold Nadler leads Democrats in filing lawsuit to look at redacted information in Mueller report

Key House Democrats said last week their investigation into President Trump essentially has become an impeachment inquiry, as they hope to persuade a federal court to approve their request to see secret grand jury information.

July 28, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, and Democratic members of that panel, speak to reporters about this week's testimony from former special counsel Robert Mueller and their plan to continue to investigate President Donald Trump and Russia's interference in the election, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. Nadler says they are seeking enforcement of a subpoena against former White House counsel Donald McGahn, a key Mueller witness. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jerry Nadler, House Judiciary chairman, misrepresents Mueller testimony at press conference

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler misrepresented a crucial portion of ex-special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony while speaking with reporters Friday.

July 26, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., prepares for a tv news interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. Nadler says his panel also will go to court next week to try to enforce a subpoena against former White House counsel Donald McGahn, a key Mueller witness. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats on Judiciary Committee file lawsuit for Mueller grand jury evidence

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Friday said his committee is going to court to obtain the secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

July 26, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, Sprint Corp. Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure, left, speaks with T-Mobile U.S. CEO and President John Legere during the House Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Justice Department approves $26B Sprint, T-Mobile deal

The U.S. Department of Justice approved the $26 billion between Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile U.S., the department said Friday.

July 26, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Robert Mueller ‘frailty’ known to Republicans ahead of testimony

Republicans had expected former special counsel Robert Mueller's feeble testimony and some even strategized around it as they prepared their questions, Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday.

July 25, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller returns from a break to continue to testify before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mueller on Trump’s WikiLeaks praise: ‘Problematic is an understatement’

In his most stinging criticism of President Trump, former special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday the president's praise of WikiLeaks was "problematic."

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, left, talks with his top aide in the investigation Aaron Zebley, right, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, on on his report on Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans object to swearing-in of Mueller deputy

Republicans slammed the swearing-in of a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller as part of Wednesday's hearing before the House Intelligence Committee.

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mueller says probe was not a ‘witch hunt’

Former special counsel Robert Mueller defended his investigation Wednesday in testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.

July 24, 2019

In this March 24, 2017, file photo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Nunes is suing The McClatchy media chain for $150 million, saying a 2018 report about alleged cocaine use on a yacht related to a company he co-owns was character assassination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Devin Nunes compares Russian conspiracy allegations to Loch Ness Monster

Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday compared the Democrat's hunt for collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to the search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster.

July 24, 2019

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., walks out of the House Chamber, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff: Donald Trump’s actions are worse than a crime

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff said Wednesday the actions of President Trump detailed in the special counsel's report are worse than a criminal.

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, listens as testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mueller refuses to answer Judiciary Committee questions more than 120 times

Former special counsel Robert Mueller declined to answer a question nearly 200 times during his testimony Wednesday before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees, according to data compiled by The Washington Times.

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in to testify to the House Judiciary Committee about his investigation into President Donald Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mueller disputes claim he was conflicted

Robert Mueller testified Wednesday he had no conflicts of interest that would have justified his removal as special counsel.

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Robert Mueller says he tried for more than a year to secure interview with Donald Trump

President Trump refused to sit for an interview with investigators, former special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.

July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mueller befuddled by own report, not ‘sharp’ as he faces Congress

Robert Mueller made it just minutes into the questions from Congress Wednesday before Republicans drew blood, trapping the former special counsel over his familiarity with his own 448-page report.

July 24, 2019