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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’s budget calls for massive tax increases and $7.3T in spending

President Biden on Monday released his 2025 budget proposal asking for an eye-popping $7.3 trillion in government spending, but he pledged to reduce the national debt by persuading Congress to soak the rich and corporations with massive tax increases.

March 11, 2024

Psychiatrist sees signs Biden was medicated for State of the Union performance

A psychiatrist who has worked with elderly dementia patients said President Biden exhibited signs of stimulant use to mask cognitive decline in his amped-up, aggressive State of the Union speech on Thursday.

March 8, 2024

Biden, Cabinet officials hitting the post-State of the Union road

President Biden will embark on a travel blitz with campaign events in five battleground states in less than a week to capitalize on his post-State of the Union momentum.

March 8, 2024

Most viewers liked Biden’s State of the Union remarks, poll finds

A majority of Americans who saw President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday responded positively, a CNN flash poll conducted right after the speech revealed.

March 8, 2024

Biden seeks to turn age liability into a strength during State of the Union

President Biden tried to change the narrative on his age by leaning heavily into the narrative that it has given him the wisdom to lead the nation for another four years.

March 7, 2024

Biden spars with GOP lawmakers over Social Security during State of the Union

President Biden sparred with Republicans over proposed cuts to Social Security in perhaps his strongest moment of the State Union speech, an unscripted back-and-forth with his GOP opponents.

March 7, 2024

Biden outlines divide with Republicans, embraces age, depicts Trump as threat to integrity of U.S.

President Biden confronted a national State of the Union audience that believes he is too old for the job Thursday night, calling on Republicans to end their blockade of aid to Ukraine and revive a failed border security plan in a prime-time test of his fitness to serve four more years.

March 7, 2024

Fiery Biden comes out swinging against Trump in State of the Union

President Biden wasted no time blasting former President Trump in his State of the Union speech Thursday, forcefully condemning his predecessor's remarks about NATO as outrageous, dangerous and unacceptable.

March 7, 2024

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is the designated survivor for the State of the Union

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is the designated survivor for President Biden's State of the Union address, meaning he will stay away from the U.S. Capitol in an undisclosed location during the event.

March 7, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters mar Biden’s State of the Union

Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters sat down in the streets of Washington to prevent President Biden's motorcade from reaching the U.S. Capital for his State of the Union speech Thursday.

March 7, 2024

Biden to hammer Trump in State of the Union speech

President Biden will go on the offensive against former President Donald Trump in the State of the Union speech on Thursday, depicting his predecessor as a threat to democracy bent on "resentment, retribution and revenge."

March 7, 2024

Biden to announce U.S. military will aid Gaza port in State of the Union speech

President Biden will announce during his State of the Union speech on Thursday that he's ordered the U.S. military to construct a port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian assistance by sea.

March 7, 2024

Abortion activist, woman impacted by IVF ruling, UAW leader on Biden’s SOTU guest list

Twenty guests will join first lady Jill Biden to watch President Biden's State of the Union address from her viewing box in the House chamber Thursday night.

March 7, 2024

Biden hails crime decrease, but the numbers tell a more violent story

When President Biden walks to the podium to deliver the State of the Union on Thursday, he plans to celebrate large drops in crime over the past year, but that's not the experience of people living in high-crime cities such as Washington, Memphis and Dallas.

March 6, 2024