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Jeff Mordock

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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Paul Manafort earned $60M from Ukrainian consulting work, prosecutors say

Paul Manafort earned $60 million from his work as a political consultant in the Ukraine, federal prosecutors claimed Monday in a court filing one day ahead of the former Trump campaign chairman's criminal trial in Alexandria, Virginia.

July 30, 2018

Jeff Sessions forms Religious Liberty Task Force to protect freedom of religion

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday he is creating a religious liberty task force within the Justice Department to protect religious organizations from discrimination.

July 30, 2018

Federal judge refuses to stop Trump from talking about Wolfe case

A federal judge declined Thursday to impose a gag order that would bar President Trump from talking about a former Senate staffer accused of lying to investigators probing the leak of confidential information.

July 26, 2018

Meadows softens push to impeach Rosenstein after talks with GOP Leadership

A day after filing articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, House Freedom Caucus chair Mark Meadows said he would pursue less serious contempt charges, slightly lowering the temperature in a clash with the Department of Justice over access conservative lawmakers are demanding to records on the probes into Russian election-meddling and Hillary Clinton's secret emails.

July 26, 2018

Rod Rosenstein impeachment articles introduced by GOP lawmakers

Conservative House lawmakers introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday, saying he's led the Justice Department in "hiding" information from Congress on investigations into Russian election meddling and Hillary Clinton's secret emails.

July 25, 2018

Ibraheem Musaibli, American captured on ISIS battlefield, faces charges in U.S.

A Dearborn, Michigan man captured this month in Northern Syria was charged with providing material support to the Islamic State, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Ibraheem Musaibli, 28, was taken into custody by the Syrian Democratic Forces and recently transferred into U.S. custody.

July 24, 2018

New York City man pleads guilty to providing material support to ISIS

A New York City man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of providing material support to the Islamic State.

July 24, 2018

Jeff Sessions repeats ‘Lock her up’ chant as he accuses colleges of creating snowflakes

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday told a group of conservative high school students that colleges have created a generation of "sanctimonious, sensitive, supercilious snowflakes."

July 24, 2018

Melyda Corado, Trader Joe’s manager, killed by LAPD gunfire in shootout with suspect, says chief

A 27-year old woman killed in a shootout at a California Trader Joe's was struck by Los Angeles Police Department gunfire, Chief Michael Moore said Tuesday.

July 24, 2018

Paul Manafort witnesses will be made public by end of the week

A list of roughly 30 potential witnesses who will testify against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be made public by the end of the week, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

July 24, 2018

James Wolfe’s attorneys seek Donald Trump gag order

Comments by President Trump have robbed James Wolfe of a fair trial, attorneys for the former Senate staffer said in court filings late Monday.

July 23, 2018

Judge orders Robert Mueller to identify who received immunity to testify against Paul Manafort

Five potential witnesses against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort were identified in court documents filed Monday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.

July 23, 2018

Carter Page subject of Russia recruitment effort: FBI documents

Carter Page was the subject of a "targeted recruitment" by the Russian government, according to the late Saturday release of previously top-secret documents used by the FBI to obtain a wiretap warrant for the former Trump campaign aide.

July 21, 2018

Mueller subpoenas Manhattan Madam from Spitzer case

Attorneys for Special Counsel Robert Mueller is subpoenaing Kristin Davis, also known as the "Manhattan Madam," TMZ reported Friday.

July 20, 2018

FBI has tapes of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump discussing payment to former Playboy model: Report

The FBI has a secretly taped conversation of President Trump and his former longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen discussing paying hush money to a Playboy model who had alleged an affair with Mr. Trump, The New York Times reported on Friday.

July 20, 2018

Justice Department to notify public of foreign election hacking

The Justice Department announced Thursday it will now notify the public of foreign hacking operations targeting U.S. elections, a new policy implemented in the wake of Russia's efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

July 19, 2018

Paul Manafort’s luxurious lifestyle detailed in new court filings

New York Yankees season tickets, a $21,000 watch, and oriental rugs worth thousands of dollars are among the nearly 500 pieces of evidence could be presented to jurors at next week's trial of Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to new court filings.

July 19, 2018