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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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President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Trump swears in five new U.S. citizens during RNC

President Trump hosted a naturalization ceremony for five new U.S. citizens at the White House as part of the Republican National Convention's second night on Tuesday. Published August 25, 2020

In this Dec. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is now three for three. Each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did former President Barack Obama during the same time-span. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump outpaces Obama on executive orders

President Trump, who criticized President Obama as ineffective four years ago for relying heavily on executive orders, is increasingly wielding his presidential pen for tax relief, lower drug prices and other agenda items as the election nears. Published August 11, 2020

In this Sept. 12, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and then-candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. shake hands after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

Trump campaign slams Harris as Biden’s ‘political living will’

A top Trump campaign official said Sen. Kamala D. Harris has become Joseph R. Biden's "political living will" as his vice presidential running mate, and accused the California Democrat of swallowing her past criticisms of Mr. Biden on racial issues. Published August 11, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump touts executive orders, proposes tax cuts as Democrats mull next move

The White House said President Trump acted with full legal authority to bypass Congress in providing more aid to Americans hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic, while no Democratic leaders stepped forward Monday to block the politically popular moves less than three months before national elections. Published August 10, 2020

President Donald Trump is asked to leave the James Brady Press Briefing Room by a member of the U.S. Secret Service during a news conference at the White House, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Secret Service pulls Trump out of press conference at White House

A shooting near the White House on Monday afternoon prompted Secret Service agents to take the rare action of abruptly escorting President Trump out of a press conference as a precaution, moments after the president's briefing started. Published August 10, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, walk out of a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

White House says Trump willing to deal with Dems on school aid, direct payments

The White House said Monday that President Trump still wants to negotiate with congressional Democrats on providing emergency coronavirus aid to schools and a second round of direct payments of $1,200 to most Americans, after he took four executive actions last weekend to provide some aid in the wake of failed talks. Published August 10, 2020