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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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FBI issues warning on hacking group with Russian ties

The FBI on Friday issued a formal warning about a Russian hacking campaign and asked consumers to reboot their network devices to disrupt malicious software that has already compromised "hundreds of thousands" of personal devices.

May 25, 2018
FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. The Drug Enforcement Administration does a poor job overseeing the millions of dollars in payments it distributes to confidential sources, relies on tipsters who operate with minimal oversight or direction and has paid informants who are no longer meant to be used, according to a government watchdog report issued Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. . (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Azat Martirossian, ex-Armenian ambassador to China, and Vitaly Leskov indicted in bribe scheme

A former Armenian ambassador and a Russian national face corruption charges for their role in bribery scandal at a Rolls-Royce subsidiary, the Justice Department said Thursday. Azat Martirossian, 62, of Armenia, who was once that country's ambassador to China, and Vitaly Leskov, 50, a Russian national, face one count of conspiracy to launder money and 10 counts of money laundering.

May 24, 2018
In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarters building in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Tyler Raj Barriss indicted for FBI, FCC bomb threats

Tyler Raj Barriss, a California man who made national headlines last year after his false hostage claims led to another man's death, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for making bomb threats to the Federal Communications Commission and FBI.

May 24, 2018
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Mark Warner calls DOJ intelligence briefing a ‘farce’

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Thursday a meeting between a bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders and intelligence and law enforcement officials is a "farce" because the disclosure of classified information should be limited to the so-called "Gang of Eight" -- a collection of Senate and House leaders who traditionally receive the briefings on sensitive intelligence matters.

May 24, 2018

Federal workers suspected in child porn viewing not investigated

A Federal Aviation Administration employee had 17 images of suspected child pornography on his taxpayer-funded work computer, yet the government allowed him to keep his job and ordered him to attend after-hours counseling on appropriate computer use.

May 22, 2018