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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

Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, said the public relations effort he created to sell the Iran nuclear deal was intended only "to push out facts." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House mocks House panel for seeking Iran testimony

The White House Thursday rejected with deep sarcasm a move by a House committee to force presidential adviser Ben Rhodes to testify about the Iran nuclear deal, saying Republican lawmakers should instead put themselves under oath to explain their lies about the deal. Published May 12, 2016

President Barack Obama bows his head towards the Dalai Lama as he was recognized during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.  The annual event brings together U.S. and international leaders from different parties and religions for an hour devoted to faith. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama to visit Hiroshima, site of first U.S. nuclear attack

President Obama won't apologize for the U.S. attack on Hiroshima when he becomes the first sitting president to visit the site, but the White House wouldn't say Tuesday whether President Truman made the right call in dropping the A-bomb in World War II. Published May 10, 2016

Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, said the public relations effort he created to sell the Iran nuclear deal was intended only "to push out facts." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ben Rhodes, Obama aide, stirs ill will at home, abroad with series of gaffes

Ben Rhodes, the talkative aide who is in charge of "strategic communications" for President Obama's national security team, by Monday had managed to revive opposition to the president's Iran nuclear deal, alienate journalists supposedly rooting for the president, raise hackles in Israel and even trigger a White House swipe at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton. Published May 9, 2016

President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies 22nd Annual Awards Gala Dinner in Washington, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama slams anti-immigrant rhetoric by GOP

President Obama blasted "anti-immigration sentiment" by Republicans Wednesday night, saying some candidates are trying to exploit bigotry to win elections. Published May 4, 2016

Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court meets with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Liberals tie Trump to Senate GOP blockade of Garland nomination

A liberal group supporting Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland is trying to link Donald Trump to Senate Republicans' blockade of the nomination, saying lawmakers are waiting for the "racist" presumptive GOP nominee to choose his own candidate for the high court. Published May 4, 2016

Donald Trump's victory means he will win most of Indiana's 57 delegates to the July nominating convention, further padding his lead and keeping him on track for a first-ballot victory. (Associated Press)

MoveOn.org to target ‘un-American’ Donald Trump with ad campaign

MoveOn.org, a progressive digital organizing group, announced Tuesday that it will be running a multimillion dollar campaign to to keep presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump out of the White House, and is already testing messages in key states. Published May 3, 2016

President Barack Obama speaks at the International Jazz Day Concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, in this Friday, April 29, 2016, file photo. Obama is set to meet with residents of Flint, Michigan, to hear how they're managing after lead from old pipes tainted their drinking water. And he is bringing a message to Flint on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — a promise for change. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Flint water crisis may trigger racism investigations by U.N.

As President Obama travels to Flint, Michigan, Wednesday to highlight the city's water contamination crisis, the United Nations said it might initiate a human rights complaint in the case based on racism and class bias, a narrative the White House didn't dispute. Published May 3, 2016