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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

U.S. President Barack Obama , right, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, prior to a session of the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The leaders of the Group of 20 were wrapping up their two-day summit in Turkey Monday against the backdrop of heavy French bombardment of the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria. The bombings marked a significant escalation of France's role in the fight against the extremist group. (Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool)

Obama takes heat over ISIS strategy as Francois Hollande pushes U.S.-Russia coalition

With his handling of the war on terrorism under fire from all sides, a defensive President Obama on Monday warned against overreacting to the Islamic State attacks on Paris, but appeared to be the odd man out as the French president called on the U.S. and Russia to form a more powerful coalition to wage war against Islamic extremists and his own CIA chief openly worried that more such strikes are "in the pipeline." Published November 16, 2015

First lady Michelle Obama dances to Gloria Estefan's "Conga" in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, during a Broadway at the White House event for high school students involved in performing arts programs. She is joined by Sergio Trujillo, Colombian dancer and choreographer, right, and Josh Segarra, left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Michelle Obama dances the conga at White House event

While her husband was dealing with the fallout from the Paris terrorist attacks Monday, first lady Michelle Obama danced the conga with musical theater students at the White House. Published November 16, 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian†President Vladimir Putin leave after posing for a group photo at the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble U.S. efforts to eliminate the Islamic State group and end the Syrian civil war that has fueled its rise, denouncing the extremist group's horrifying terror spree in Paris as "an attack on the civilized world." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Obama, at G20 meeting, vows to go after Islamic State

President Obama and other world leaders meeting in Turkey vowed Sunday to intensify their efforts to "eliminate" the Islamic State in the wake of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, but no strategies emerged immediately from the talks. Published November 15, 2015

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Col. John C. Millard as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president is departing for a nine-day trip to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia for global security and economic summits. The global anxiety sparked by a series of deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group has given new urgency to Obama's upcoming talks with world leaders. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House believes Islamic State behind Paris attacks

President Obama's national security advisers told him Saturday they have no reason to dispute the French assessment that the Islamic State carried out the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. Published November 14, 2015

Known officially as Deferred Action for Parental Arrivals, or DAPA, President Obama's plan was intended to grant up to 5 million illegal immigrants a proactive three-year stay of deportation and to give them work permits, allowing them to come out of the shadows and join American society — though they were still considered to be in the country illegally. (Associated Press)

Former U.S. officials join Obama to promote trade deal

Four former secretaries of State and other officials from past administrations met with President Obama at the White House Friday to build support for his massive free-trade deal with Pacific Rim nations. Published November 13, 2015

The Obama administration has tried under VA Secretary Robert McDonald to get beyond the crisis that erupted in Phoenix in April 2014 over delayed health care for veterans and phony waitlists. (Associated Press)

Obama promises fall flat as VA continues to fail veterans

On Veterans Day President Obama will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and talk about his administration's progress in caring for vets, but critics of the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs point to fresh scandals and persistent mismanagement as proof that little has changed. Published November 10, 2015

President Obama speaks during a Organizing for Action event in Washington. Six years ago, the Obama administration set the ambitious goal of ending veteran homelessness in 2015 and ending the backlog in disability claims. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beth Cobert nominated to head personnel agency hacked by Chinese

President Obama Tuesday nominated Beth Cobert, acting head of the Office of Personnel Management, to serve as director of the agency where millions of files of current and former federal employees were hacked earlier this year. Published November 10, 2015