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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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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Democratic buddies

President Biden on Friday will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to several big-name political allies in the Democratic Party.

May 3, 2024

Biden again reads speaking instructions in North Carolina remarks

President Biden on Thursday blurted out script instructions while speaking to a crowd in North Carolina, the second time he has done so in the past two weeks.

May 2, 2024

Muslim group blasts Biden speech addressing chaos on college campus

A leading Muslim advocacy group slammed President Biden's speech Thursday decrying the anarchy on college campuses, saying he failed to condemn attacks on protesters by law enforcement and supporters of Israel.

May 2, 2024

Biden meets with families of officers killed in Charlotte, N.C., shooting

President Biden met Thursday with the families of the four law enforcement officers killed earlier this week while trying to serve an arrest warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, the White House announced.

May 2, 2024

Testimony reveals Michael Cohen fumed that Trump didn’t give him D.C. job or pay him $130,000

An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels testified Thursday that Donald Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, complained that he wasn't joining Mr. Trump in Washington after the 2016 election and wasn't being repaid $130,000 in hush money given to Ms. Daniels.

May 2, 2024

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ on college campuses

President Biden on Thursday said students have a right to demonstrate on college campuses but the pro-Palestine demonstrations have become "violent protest," breaking more than a week of silence about the mayhem.

May 2, 2024

Biden saturates battleground states with TV ads about abortion rights

President Biden's campaign launched a new seven-figure ad buy Thursday, ramping up his attacks on state laws restricting abortion and linking those measures to former President Donald Trump.

May 2, 2024

Biden expands San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; protecting 120K acres of land

President Biden on Thursday signed a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, protecting nearly 120,000 acres of land in California.

May 2, 2024

Biden to deliver speech on antisemitism at Holocaust memorial ceremony

President Biden will deliver a speech next week at a Holocaust memorial ceremony on Capitol Hill, the White House announced Wednesday.

May 1, 2024

White House defends Biden’s silence on campus chaos

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected questions Wednesday about President Biden's steadfast refusal to speak about the anti-Israel protests that have roiled college campuses for over a week.

May 1, 2024

Biden cancels $6.1 billion in student debt for attendees of defunct, for-profit art school

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it's canceling $6.1 billion in student debt for 317,000 borrowers who attended the Art Institutes, a defunct, for-profit art school that shuttered its campuses last year.

May 1, 2024

White House condemns anti-Israel university protests

The White House on Tuesday denounced the anti-Israel protests that have erupted on college campuses, saying the occupation of university buildings is "wrong" and not peaceful.

April 30, 2024

Biden drops plan to ban menthol cigarettes after pushback from Black community

The Biden administration is again delaying a decision to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing an "immense amount of feedback" from minority and civil rights groups.

April 26, 2024

Take two: Biden to host Las Vegas Ace after botching their last WNBA championship

President Biden will host the 2023 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces next month, after being criticized for not inviting them when they won the 2022 championship.

April 26, 2024

Biden says he’ll debate Trump ‘somewhere’

President Biden on Friday said he'll debate former President Trump ahead of the November election, but didn't offer specifics about when or where.

April 26, 2024

Biden tells Howard Stern he considered suicide after first wife’s death

President Biden told radio host Howard Stern on Friday that he considered getting drunk and even killing himself after the death of his first wife in a car accident in 1972.

April 26, 2024

Biden does surprise interview with Howard Stern

President Biden on Friday sat down for an hour live interview with Howard Stern at his New York City radio studio.

April 26, 2024

Biden administration scrambles to finalize rules, fearing Trump could undo them

President Biden is scrambling to finish a slew of federal regulations by the end of April, fearing that a second Trump presidency will reverse his legacy.

April 25, 2024

Biden joins world leaders urging Hamas to accept hostage deal

President Biden and the leaders of 16 other nations whose citizens are being held hostage by Hamas called on the terrorist organization Thursday to accept a cease-fire deal and release the hostages.

April 25, 2024