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Dan Boylan

dboylan@washingtontimes.com

Dan Boylan was a former general assignment reporter at The Washington Times.

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Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) ** FILE **

Robert Mueller nears climax in special counsel probe, despite turmoil

With the midterm elections in the rearview mirror and new confusion swirling around who will overseeing his work, special counsel Robert Mueller is widely expected to soon break his silence on the findings of his probe into Russia-election meddling and possible collusion in the 2016 presidential election.

November 7, 2018
In this Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., participates in a panel discussion during a summit on the country's opioid epidemic at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. A post on the congressman’s Facebook page for re-election says 91-year-old Ruth Elma Cummings died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

House Democrats poised to investigate Trump administration

In just a single month this fall, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called for his panel to subpoena the Trump administration over seven different investigations, including immigration and Obamacare.

November 7, 2018
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of a newly fortified border wall structure Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Calexico, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Glitches, but no signs of hacking at closely watched polling places

Computer glitches and long lines at polling places around the country did not stop millions of Americans from voting in Tuesday's midterm elections, which saw a surge of turnout in a contest noted for its cost, intensity and concern for the integrity of the overall democratic process.

November 6, 2018
In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Top Senate Dems blast Facebook for political ad loopholes

Facebook's latest effort to improve online political ad transparency has fallen short, and the embattled social media giant must adhere to the same requirements as those sold for TV and radio, leading Senate Democrats said Friday, just days before the midterm elections.

November 2, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during his joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the talks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese oil imports from U.S. surge as its purchases from Iran slump

The Trump administration's campaign to pressure Iran is gaining momentum, as China -- Tehran's biggest oil customer and a supporter of the 2015 nuclear deal -- announced it has dramatically cut purchases from Iran and boosted oil imports from the U.S..

November 1, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.K. to mark Brexit with commemorative coin

The British Government will commemorate the U.K.'s exit from the European Union (EU) with a new coin bearing the words "Friendship With All Nations," according to reports.

October 29, 2018
A partially constructed gas refinery at the South Pars gas field is seen on the northern coast of Persian Gulf in Asalouyeh, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

China oil refineries pull back from business with Iran

Beijing has long vowed to defy the revived U.S. sanctions, but this week a key Chinese export-finance bank and the country's largest state oil refineries indicated that they were pulling back from their business with Tehran.

October 25, 2018
FILE — In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela. Prosecutors said Thursday, Oct. 18, that people linked to the Venezuelan government and Mexican companies conspired to overcharge Venezuela for basic food aid packages. President Maduro began distributing subsidized food as his nation fell deeper into political and economic turmoil, but critics say Maduro has essentially weaponized food, distributing the boxes primarily to government workers and supporters. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

U.S. warns Venezuela against end-run on sanctions

The Treasury Department's point man on combating illicit financing bluntly warned the socialist government of Venezuela not to try to evade mounting U.S. sanctions, predicting those efforts will fail.

October 24, 2018