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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

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, stand up following their bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Obama, Justin Trudeau announce pact to limit methane emissions

President Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House Thursday as they announced an agreement to impose greater regulations on the countries' oil and gas industries to reduce methane emissions from new and existing sources. Published March 10, 2016

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israel Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, fter arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (Heidi Levine/Pool photo via AP)

Joe Biden says U.S. might confront Iran over missile tests

In the wake of Iran's latest ballistic missile test, Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday in Israel that the Obama administration will hold Tehran accountable if it breaks a nuclear accord with the U.S. and other world powers. Published March 9, 2016

Vice President Joseph R. Biden arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel on Tuesday for high-level talks just as an American tourist was stabbed to death several hundred yards away. A Palestinian attacker also stabbed a dozen policemen and civilians. (Associated PRess)

Joe Biden’s visit to Israel marred by terrorist attacks

Vice President Joseph R. Biden's arrival in Israel for high-level talks Tuesday was marred by a series of terrorist attacks, while the White House insisted that President Obama wasn't offended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turning down an invitation to meet in Washington next week. Published March 8, 2016

This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Oct. 11, 2015, claims to show the launching of an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile in an undisclosed location. (Iranian Defense Ministry via Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama pressed to respond to Iranian missile tests

Lawmakers in both parties demanded the Obama administration hold Iran accountable Tuesday for a series of new ballistic missile tests in apparent violation of a U.N. resolution, while Iran threatened to back out of its nuclear accord with the U.S. and other world powers if the West imposes fresh sanctions. Published March 8, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, stand up following their bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Obama to host Justin Trudeau of Canada, new liberal rising star

Gray-haired and losing clout by the day, President Obama will host a vision of his former self this week when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the White House for meetings on their shared liberal agenda and a state dinner. Published March 7, 2016

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan in this Jan. 31, 2010, file photo. Nearly three-quarters of Americans say it’s acceptable for the U.S. to use unmanned aerial drones to kill an American citizen abroad if that person has joined a terror organization, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

White House to detail casualties from drone strikes on militants

On the same day the Obama administration said it killed 150 militants with airstrikes in Somalia, the White House announced plans to disclose the number of people killed by U.S. drone and other counterterrorism strikes since 2009. Published March 7, 2016

Former first lady Nancy Reagan smiles as President Barack Obama signs the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act, Tuesday, June 2, 2009, during a ceremony in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. R-Calif. is at center.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama: Nancy Reagan was ‘gracious’ to me

President Obama said Monday that the late first lady Nancy Reagan "could not have been more gracious and more charming" when she met him early in his presidency. Published March 7, 2016

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was one of the five remaining candidates in the Republican presidential contests on Super Tuesday. Democrats were down to only two choices. (Associated Press)

GOP race brings record voter turnout

More than 240,000 new Democrats and independents showed up to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary this week -- the tip of a massive shift as all the enthusiasm and interest are moving to the GOP. Published March 2, 2016

Sen. Chuck Grassley (AP Photo/File)

Obama considers Jane Kelly, Iowa judge, for Supreme Court

In his search for a Supreme Court nominee, President Obama is going into the backyard of Republican Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who has vowed not to hold confirmation hearings on any candidate. Published March 2, 2016

People line up to vote at the new Harrisonburg, Va., voting precinct for the primary election at James Madison University's Convocation Center on March 1, 2016. (Austin Bachand/Daily News-Record via AP)

White House minimizes record GOP turnout in primaries

The White House on Wednesday downplayed record-breaking voter turnout in this year's Republican presidential primaries, fudging the election math and saying few swing states have held contests yet. Published March 2, 2016

President Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 17, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Despite pledge, Obama endorses pro-gun Strickland for Senate

President Obama endorsed fellow Democrat Ted Strickland of Ohio Wednesday in his bid for the U.S. Senate, despite the candidate's past A-plus rating by the National Rifle Association and the president's pledge not to endorse pro-gun Democrats. Published March 2, 2016