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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

President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump vows relief for struggling farmers at Wisconsin roundtable

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. -- President Trump told Wisconsin farmers that his administration has delivered tax relief and record export growth, while he promised that surging fertilizer and energy costs from the Iran war will reverse within 90 days.

June 5, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump refuses to commit to dropping $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund

President Trump declined to commit to scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated his allies and Jan. 6 rioters, one day after the Justice Department's top official said they were retreating from the program that sparked a political backlash on both sides of the aisle.

June 3, 2026
The empty stage is seen after President Donald Trump and other top leaders were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Zeke Miller)

White House Correspondents’ Association reschedules dinner for July

The White House Correspondents' Association announced Tuesday that it will hold a do-over of its annual dinner in July after the gathering in April was cut short after a gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton in what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill President Trump.

June 2, 2026