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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.

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Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr. listens as President Barack Obama announces that he will nominate Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Obama chose the widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-2014 to succeed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joseph F. Dunford nominated as Joint Chiefs chairman

President Obama nominated Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Tuesday as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling the commander of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan "a proven leader." Published May 5, 2015

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jeff Miller blasts VA’s ‘rampant lack of accountability’

A top House Republican is accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of a "rampant lack of accountability" and secrecy as the embattled agency faces more scrutiny by lawmakers over shoddy services for veterans and mistreatment of employees. Published May 4, 2015

President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, before signing bill S. 535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Obama calls for ‘justice’ in Baltimore case

President Obama said Friday that "justice needs to be served" in the case of six Baltimore police officers charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray. Published May 1, 2015

The presidential limousines follows alongside as President Barack Obama, center, walks towards Marine One helicopter after he visited with wounded military personnel at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama nominates Gayle Smith to lead USAID

President Obama announced his intention Thursday to nominate Gayle Smith, a senior aide on his national-security staff, to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development. Published April 30, 2015

President Barack Obama, sitting next to 6th-grader Osman Yaya, a student at Wicomico County Public Schools' Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Md., speaks at Anacostia Library in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, as he participates in a live "virtual field trip" with middle school students to announce two initiatives to improve education through digital connectivity. The president announced Thursday that major book publishers will provide more than $250 million in free e-books to low-income students and that he is seeking commitments from local governments and schools nationwide to provide library cards to all students. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama to be community organizer after presidency

"I'll still be a pretty young man" after leaving the White House, President Obama revealed, and will go back to helping people, bringing business into communities that need it. Published April 30, 2015

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, a plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. The operator of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel boarded by Iranian forces as it was traversing the Strait of Hormuz said Wednesday, April 29, 2015 that it has confirmed the crew is safe but that the company is still trying to determine why the ship was seized the previous day by the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

White House uncertain why Iranians seized ship

The White House said Wednesday it's "hard to tell" why the Iranian navy seized a U.S.-protected cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and declined to characterize the seizure as illegal. Published April 29, 2015

President Obama walks on a path across the snow covered South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, en route to Chicago, on Feb. 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House blames cold winter for slow growth

President Obama often raises the alarm about global warming, but his top economic adviser said Wednesday that an especially cold winter was to blame for slow growth in the U.S. in the first quarter. Published April 29, 2015

President Barack Obama raise a cup of sake as he offers a toast as he and first lady Michelle Obama host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe at the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Shonda Rhimes, George Takei among State Dinner guests

Democratic donors, journalists, progressive activists and Hollywood elite are among the guests at the White House Tuesday night for a State Dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Published April 28, 2015

Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, salutes in front of other members of the Coast Guard during the presentation of the colors before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington on Aug. 6, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama names Coast Guard official to head TSA

President Obama said Tuesday he would nominate Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger to lead the Transportation Security Administration, the agency in charge of travel security. Published April 28, 2015