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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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Trump says he can get a peace deal done for Ukraine as British PM arrives

President Trump on Thursday welcomed to the White House British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the second of three world leaders visiting this week, as European and Ukraine leaders seek a seat at the table for peace talks with Moscow.

February 27, 2025

White House’s Easter Egg Roll is a go amid soaring egg prices

The White House announced Thursday that it will host its Easter Egg Roll on April 21, even as the price of eggs skyrocket.

February 27, 2025

Big questions loom as Trump predicts Ukraine will agree to minerals deal

President Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington on Friday to sign a bilateral economic development and mineral-sharing pact.

February 26, 2025

Trump says Putin must compromise to end Ukraine war

President Trump on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin will need to make concessions as part of any peace agreement ending its war on Ukraine.

February 26, 2025

Musk says he’s received ‘a lot’ of death threats

Tech billionaire Elon Musk revealed Wednesday that he's received a pile of death threats because of his efforts to slash federal spending.

February 26, 2025

Trump endorses DOGE, email as Musk dominates Cabinet meeting

President Trump on Wednesday offered a full-throated endorsement of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency as they slash government spending and fire workers while trying to brush off purported conflicts between the tech billionaire and members of his Cabinet.

February 26, 2025

Trump says Zelenskyy will visit D.C. to sign mineral deal

President Trump on Wednesday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington this week to sign a mineral deal between the two nations as Mr. Trump seeks to end Ukraine's war with Russia.

February 26, 2025

Reuters poll finds Trump’s approval rating under water after first month

President Trump is underwater with voters after his first month in office, a Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.

February 26, 2025

Trump revokes security clearances at Jack Smith’s law firm

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday stripping the security clearances for attorneys at a high-powered Washington law firm that assisted special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the president.

February 25, 2025

Trump signs executive order paving way for copper tariffs

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order opening an investigation into whether foreign production and imports of copper threatens America's economic and national security.

February 25, 2025

White House power grab: Trump admin to choose which journalists allowed to cover president

The White House announced Tuesday it will decide which news outlets cover the president as part of the "pool" allowed into news events in locations such as the Oval Office or trips on Air Force One that cannot accommodate the full press corps, taking that long-held power from the independent White House Correspondents' Association.

February 25, 2025

Musk to attend Trump’s first Cabinet meeting amid reports of growing rift

Elon Musk will attend President Trump's first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday as reports surface that Cabinet officials are growing weary of his unbridled approach toward slashing the federal bureaucracy.

February 25, 2025

Trump says war in Ukraine nearing endgame as Macron airs European fears

President Trump made a series of bold predictions about ending the war in Ukraine on Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron joined him at the White House to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

February 24, 2025

Macron says France will shoulder greater financial burden in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that his country is willing to take on a greater financial burden to ensure peace in Ukraine, amid criticism by President Trump that European nations aren't doing enough financially to assist the war-torn country.

February 24, 2025