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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

People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera) ** FILE **

Trump says he may eliminate FEMA, vows overhaul

President Trump said he's considering an executive order that could eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, blasting it as a failure and saying that states should oversee their own disaster recovery efforts.

January 24, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. and  John F. Kennedy gave impassioned speeches in a style that seems to be missing in modern politics. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring the release of classified records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother, Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 23, 2025
The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) ** FILE **

Trump brushes off TikTok spying concerns

President Trump on Wednesday shrugged off national security concerns over TikTok, the app at the center of bipartisan law to ban it if its Chinese parent company doesn't sell its ownership stake.

January 22, 2025
Then-Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. President-elect Donald Trump will choose Sean Curran, right, as Secret Service Director. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump names pick to lead Secret Service

President Trump on Wednesday named Sean Curran, the agent who sprung into action last year to protect him from an assassin's bullet, as the next director of the Secret Service.

January 22, 2025