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Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times. He is a graduate of Penn State University. Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Liberals irked by Manchin call for new Senate apportioned by population

The collapse of Democrats' social welfare bill at the hands of Sen. Joe Manchin III has renewed the call by some liberals for abolishing the Senate's constitutional design of two votes per state and replacing it with something more like the House, where more populous states have greater influence. Published December 20, 2021

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Airline chiefs suggest masks on planes not needed for COVID-19 protection

The chiefs of United and American airlines told lawmakers Wednesday that the federal mask mandate doesn't give passengers much extra protection from COVID-19 on flights, while the head of a flight attendants union called for a crackdown on airport alcohol sales to curb a spate of unruly travelers who often object to wearing masks. Published December 15, 2021

In this file photo, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. At a committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community on Oct. 27, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California criticized recent actions by the administration he dismissed as "the proper jurisdiction of faculty lounge Marxists, not our national security agencies." (Al Drago/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Rep. Nunes retiring from Congress to lead Trump’s new media organization

Rep. Devin Nunes, the California Republican who was one of the first lawmakers to openly doubt the Russia-collusion story and became a vocal defender of then-President Trump, is retiring from Congress to lead Mr. Trump's new media organization, the company announced Monday. Published December 6, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she departs after speaking at the Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Harris targeted for more criticism in liberal media

The negative publicity about Vice President Kamala Harris in the mainstream media is getting so bad that one of her aides felt compelled to announce he is perfectly happy working for her. Published December 6, 2021

Pete Buttigieg, with his hand on a Bible held by husband Chasten Buttigieg, is sworn in as Transportation Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Executive Office Building in the White House complex on Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

No rivalry here? Buttigieg lavishes praise on Harris amid staff shakeup, 2024 speculation

A joint trip by Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to North Carolina on Thursday delivered the prominent message that she still outranks her Cabinet colleague, despite her rock-bottom approval ratings, a major staff shake-up and rising speculation that Mr. Buttigieg will supplant her as the Democratic Party's next top presidential contender. Published December 2, 2021

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021. Buttigieg has pledged to make racial equity a top priority. His department is reviewing civil rights and environmental justice concerns raised about a $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Buttigieg downplays talk of 2024 rivalry with Harris

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that he and Vice President Kamala Harris are "squarely focused on the job at hand," downplaying speculation that they could become rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2024 to replace an unpopular President Biden. Published December 2, 2021