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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 May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Atrium Health settles DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit

One of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the Untied States on Thursday settled a Justice Department lawsuit alleging it negotiated unlawful contacts that prevented patients from accessing less expensive physicians and hospitals.

November 15, 2018
In this April 24, 2014, file photo, then-Iowa Republican senatorial candidate and former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker watches before a live televised debate in Johnston, Iowa. Maryland is challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general. A draft filing obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press argues that President Donald Trump sidestepped the Constitution and normal procedure by naming Whitaker to the position in place of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Maryland to challenge Whitaker appointment in federal court: Report

The state of Maryland intends to ask a federal judge to declare Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as acting attorney general in place of Matt Whitaker who was appointed to that position last week after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was axed, NBC News reported Tuesday.

November 13, 2018
People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Reports of hate crimes up 17 percent: FBI

Hate crimes in the United States increased for the third consecutive year in 2017, jumping 17 percent from the previous year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday.

November 13, 2018
Jerome Corsi, who wrote "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality, walks down a corridor Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 as he arrives at the immigration department in Nairobi, Kenya. Corsi, was picked up at his hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday morning. He was briefly detained before being brought to the airport for deportation, said Joseph Mumira, head of criminal investigations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. (AP Photo) ** KENYA OUT **

Jerome Corsi expects indictment in Robert Mueller probe

Jerome Corsi, the former chief writer of WorldNetDaily, said Monday he expects special counsel Robert Mueller will indict him in the next couple of days for giving false information to investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 election.

November 12, 2018
Jeff Sessions, ousted last week from his job as attorney general by President Donald Trump, smiles as he exercises during a brisk walk across the grounds of the U.S. Capitol where he served for 20 years as a Republican senator from Alabama, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump ousted Sessions to have loyal AG, majority of voters say

A majority of registered voters say former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was ousted because President Trump wanted a loyal solider overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, according to a new poll released Monday.

November 12, 2018
Southern District of Iowa United States Attorney Matthew Whitaker, left, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa. Federal authorities announced the arrests and indictments of 11 people in six states as part of an investigation into visa and mail fraud. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Matthew Whitaker appointment ignites partisan firestorm

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker has always had his eye on a higher office, even willing to mount a campaign to become Iowa's treasurer early in his career simply because the Republican Party needed a candidate.

November 8, 2018
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, as the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Mueller team begins writing final report

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has begun writing its final report on its 18-month Russia investigation, according a media report Thursday.

November 8, 2018