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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

Demonstrators make their way around downtown, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, during the first day of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

White House insists Democrats are unified

The White House showed Monday how heavily President Obama is depending on Sen. Bernard Sanders -- a socialist who isn't even a member of the Democratic Party -- to hold Democrats together as they prepare to nominate Hillary Clinton. Published July 25, 2016

Sister Mary Scullion, a longtime homeless advocate, will hold a forum Tuesday in Philadelphia to remind Democratic delegates and elected leaders of the crisis in their midst. (Associated Press/File)

Philadelphia homeless advocates seek Democrats’ attention

On any given day, Philadelphia has more than 7,000 homeless people, nearly twice the number of delegates who will fill seats of the Wells Fargo Center on Monday for the start of the Democratic National Convention. Published July 24, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 42nd International Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House, Hillary Clinton quick to hit Donald Trump’s NATO talk

The Obama White House and Hillary Clinton's campaign were quick to pounce Thursday on new comments from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raising fresh questions over the U.S. commitment to its NATO allies, while GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Mr. Trump would honor U.S. treaty obligations while getting NATO's European members to pay their fair share. Published July 21, 2016

President Obama met Tuesday with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and other top officials in the administration to discuss ways to further protect police officers. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch, James Comey meet with Obama on police protection

Stung by criticism that his rhetoric has encouraged lethal attacks on police, President Obama met with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday to discuss ways to protect law enforcement officers. Published July 19, 2016

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters gathered in front of his residence in Istanbul, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday. The slogan in the background reads: " Sovereignty belongs to the nation. " (AP Photo/Murat Cetinmhurdar, Presidential Press Service, Pool)

Obama offers Turkey’s Erdogan help in prosecuting coup plotters

President Obama told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call Tuesday that the U.S. is willing to provide "appropriate" help to Turkish authorities investigating an attempted coup plot, but the White House's description of the call sidestepped Mr. Erdogan's desire to extradite an opposition cleric living in the U.S. Published July 19, 2016