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Dave Boyer

Dave Boyer

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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

A young man waits for the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Virginia on Oct. 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times) **FILE**

White House disputes Donald Trump’s claim that blacks are worse off

Despite government data supporting Donald Trump's claim that blacks are worse off under President Obama, the White House insisted Thursday that blacks have made progress under the first black president and that the Republican nominee would reverse those gains. Published August 25, 2016

Turkish army tanks and Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces move toward the Syrian border as pictured from Karkamis, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Turkey's military launched an operation before dawn Wednesday to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants, and a private Turkish TV station reported that a small number of Turkish special forces had crossed into Syria as part of the operation.The operation was launched hours before Vice President Joe Biden was due in Ankara for talks that include developments in Syria.(AP Photo)

U.N. confirms Syria, Islamic State used chemical weapons

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces carried out at least two chemical attacks in Syria in the past two years and the Islamic State also used mustard gas as a weapon, the United Nations reportedWednesday. Published August 24, 2016

Joe Biden in Europe says Donald Trump ‘doesn’t understand’ NATO rules

In an unusual display of partisanship abroad, Vice President Joseph R. Biden told European leaders Tuesday to disregard Donald Trump's doubts about the importance of NATO because the Republican presidential nominee doesn't understand the military alliance's organizing principles. Published August 23, 2016

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. Earnest answered questions about Iran, Donald Trump and the president's upcoming visit to Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House insists payment to Iran was not ransom

The White House still refused Monday to say the U.S. paid ransom to Iran in return for American hostages, claiming that a $400 million payment in January was part of "pushing the envelope" in several simultaneous negotiations with Tehran. Published August 22, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, followed by his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, shakes hands with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry as he is greeted by Louisiana officials upon his arrival at the Baton Rouge airport in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

White House rejects comparison of Obama to Bush during Katrina

The White House, stung by criticism that President Obama ignored floods and riots during his two-week vacation, denounced the Senate Monday for taking a seven-week recess while neglecting lethal mosquitoes and a Supreme Court vacancy. Published August 22, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden addresses a gathering during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ** FILE **

Joe Biden says U.S. must welcome more immigrants from Central America

Ahead of a meeting with the president of Costa Rica Monday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden blasted Republicans' "inflammatory rhetoric against immigrants" and said solving the migration crisis from Central America requires "hard trade-offs." Published August 22, 2016