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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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IRS chief denies interfering in Hunter Biden probe as whistleblower prepares to talk to lawmakers

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel has denied to Congress that he retaliated against a whistleblower who accused federal prosecutors of protecting Hunter Biden in a tax evasion investigation.

May 24, 2023

Texas AG Paxton accuses GOP speaker of intoxication amid Legislature’s probe of his office

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called on fellow Republican state House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign over alleged drunkenness, but the speaker's office said Mr. Paxton is trying to divert attention from an investigation by the Legislature into his purported misconduct.

May 24, 2023

Biden’s ‘socialist-style’ mortgage fees hit buyers with higher credit scores, GOP lawmakers charge

House Republicans criticized a top Biden administration regulator Tuesday for burdening an already troubled housing market with a "politically driven" rule that requires some home buyers with higher credit scores to pay higher mortgage fees while giving a break to applicants with riskier credit.

May 23, 2023

Feinstein’s health worse than previously disclosed; she calls it ‘really bad flu’

The health problems of ailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein are more serious than previously disclosed, including a case of encephalitis, according to a report Thursday.

May 18, 2023

Biden to bar federal agents from considering race, nationality in most investigations

Federal law enforcement agents will be prohibited from considering a suspect's nationality or ethnicity in criminal probes when updated anti-discrimination guidelines are announced soon by the Justice Department.

May 17, 2023

Durham report puts spotlight on ‘utter garbage’ of Pulitzer Prizes for Trump-Russia stories

The Durham report has revived criticism of the Pulitzer Prizes awarded in 2018 to The New York Times and The Washington Post for their coverage of alleged Trump-Russia links, discredited allegations that have been put to rest by the special counsel's findings.

May 16, 2023

Biden has steeper path to victory than GOP nominee in 2024, new analysis shows

President Biden has a tougher road to victory in 2024 than the eventual Republican nominee because Mr. Biden needs to win a supermajority of moderate voters in battleground states, according to a new analysis by a Washington think tank.

May 12, 2023

Biden administration rescinds part of new mortgage fees for some homebuyers

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reversed course Wednesday on a plan to impose new mortgage fees based on a borrower's debt-to-income ratio, but the agency is keeping another new unpopular fee that hits some homebuyers who have higher credit scores.

May 10, 2023

NIH renews contract with research firm linked to Wuhan lab leak theory

The National Institutes of Health has provoked an outcry in Congress by renewing a $2.3 million grant with EcoHealth Alliance to research bat coronaviruses, three years after the Trump administration terminated its contract over the COVID lab leak theory.

May 9, 2023

Virginia AG rips Justice Department over failure to guard Supreme Court justices at home

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares lashed out at Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday for not doing enough to protect Supreme Court justices as the high court prepares to issue some of its most controversial decisions, saying Virginia state police are deploying a heavy presence of "visible and not visible" officers at justices' homes to ensure their safety.

May 4, 2023

Fed raises interest rate a quarter-point; 10th hike in past year to fight inflation

The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, the 10th increase in just over a year that is hitting consumers with higher costs for home mortgages, auto loans and credit card balances.

May 3, 2023

Police hunt for active shooter in Atlanta; multiple people wounded

Police in Atlanta were searching Wednesday for a gunman who wounded multiple people at a medical building in the midtown area.

May 3, 2023

Stocks dive ahead of Fed meeting, bank shares decline

Stocks fell sharply Tuesday, led by bank shares, as investors prepared for another possible interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

May 2, 2023

Secret Service blocks Muslim mayor from White House Eid al-Fitr celebration

New Jersey's longest-serving Muslim mayor said Monday he was blocked from attending a White House reception to celebrate an Islamic holiday.

May 1, 2023

Regulators seize failed First Republic, as Biden pronounces banking system ‘safe and sound’

Regulators seized First Republic Bank early Monday and struck a deal to sell most of its operations to JPMorgan Chase, averting a wider banking crisis even as some Republicans say the Biden administration's economic policies create the risk of more trouble.

May 1, 2023

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