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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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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell breaks shoulder in fall at home

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell broke his shoulder Sunday when he tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, his spokesman said.

August 4, 2019

The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, to honor those killed in two mass shootings, one in Dayton, Ohio and one in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats rush to blame Trump for latest mass shootings

In the aftermath of this weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, top Democrats on Sunday raced to blame President Trump for fomenting what they described as a toxic stew of violence and white nationalism and called for immediate action on new gun controls.

August 4, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2018, file photo, flags flying a half-staff in honor of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., frame the U.S. Capital at daybreak in Washington. McCain, 81, died at his ranch in Arizona after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. Singer Aretha Franklin and McCain lived through the decade that reshaped so much of American life but were propelled into the 1970s and all the way to 2018, carrying some of the fundamental storylines of the 1960s as they hurtled forward. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

President Trump orders flags flown at half-staff for victims of shootings in Texas and Ohio

President Trump on Sunday ordered flags flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for the victims of shootings this weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

August 4, 2019

A boy rides his bicycle Monday, July 29. 2019 after volunteering to paint a mural outside the New Song Community Church in the Sandtown section of Baltimore. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who represents the 7th Congressional District of Maryland, said he hoped President Trump would "see the beautiful neighborhoods of our city." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Elijah Cummings says Donald Trump is ‘welcome’ to visit Baltimore

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings said Saturday that President Trump is welcome to visit Baltimore's "beautiful neighborhoods," but the lawmaker said he doesn't have time for people who disparage his city.

August 3, 2019

Radio host Sebastian Gorka, yells at Playboy reporter Brian Karem after President Donald Trump spoke about the 2020 census in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Brian Karem, Playboy writer, has press pass suspended by White House

The White House has suspended the press pass of journalist Brian Karem, who got into a verbal altercation with former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka at a Rose Garden event last month.

August 3, 2019

House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., waits to start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019, on White House counselor Kellyanne Conway's violation of the Hatch Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Donald Trump taunts Elijah Cummings over house burglary in Baltimore

President Trump said Friday he wasn't trying to be a "wiseguy" when he tweeted with apparent sarcasm about a burglary at the Baltimore home of Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings.

August 2, 2019

Contractors and military personnel are seen outside the home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England, as scaffolding is delivered Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The house is to be dismantled, with the roof completely removed by military teams, in the wake of the Novichok poisoning attack, as decontamination work continues. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump sanctions Russia again for nerve-agent attack on former spy

President Trump signed an executive order late Thursday that appears to impose a second round of sanctions on Russia for a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom in 2018.

August 2, 2019

Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, announced on Aug. 1, 2019, he will not seek reelection in 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Will Hurd won’t run for reelection to House seat in Texas

Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, the lone black Republican in the House, announced his retirement Thursday night.

August 1, 2019

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump speaking during a roundtable discussion on tax policy in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., on April 5, 2018, left, and former FBI director James Comey speaking during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, left, and Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump ‘surprised’ at report that Justice won’t prosecute Comey

President Trump said he was surprised by a report that the Justice Department won't prosecute former FBI Director James B. Comey for allegedly violating laws on handling classified information.

August 1, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Trump: Biden ‘limped through’ the second Democratic debate

President Trump said Thursday that the Democratic presidential primary is "boiling down to four or five" candidates and that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden "limped through" the second Democratic presidential debate.

August 1, 2019

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing for a campaign rally in Cincinnati, on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump not worried by new North Korean missile launches

President Trump said Thursday he isn't concerned about latest missile launches by North Korea, saying they were short-range and very standard.

August 1, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks to the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump celebrates shooting sports as important U.S. tradition

President Trump marked National Shooting Sports Month on Thursday, saying the vibrant culture is thriving largely because of gun enthusiasts' "steadfast protection" of the Second Amendment.

August 1, 2019

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz. President Donald Trump has seized on an error by liberal activists for tweeting photos of detainees at the U.S.-Mexico border in steel cages and blamed the current administration for separating immigrant children from their parents. The photos were taken by The Associated Press in 2014, when President Barack Obama was in office. The Trump administration isn't the first to grapple with the question of how to handle tens of thousands of immigrant families arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border. Four years ago, Barack Obama faced a similar crisis when record numbers of Central American immigrants fleeing violence began showing up at the border and officials had to deal with the same court case the current administration began fighting Thursday, June 21, 2018, as it carries out President Donald Trump's new executive order. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)

Trump faults Obama for cages for illegal immigrant children

President Trump apparently watched some of the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night, tweeting criticism of CNN in connection with former President Barack Obama's policy of housing illegal immigrant children in cages.

July 31, 2019

In this April 30, 2007, file photo, a shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Arch Coal Inc.-owned Black Thunder mine in Wright, Wyo. Two of the world's largest coal producers have announced a plan to combine their mining operations in Wyoming and Colorado in a bid to improve their competitiveness against growing natural gas and renewable energy sources. Arch Coal and Peabody Energy, both based in St. Louis on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, announced the joint venture. It will be 66.5% owned by Peabody and 33.5% owned by Arch. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Joe Biden coal, fracking vow delights Trump campaign

The Trump campaign reacted with a mixture of disgust and glee Wednesday night when former Vice President Joseph R. Biden pledged to get rid of the coal and natural-gas fracking industries.

July 31, 2019

This image made from video provided by RU-RTR Russian television channel shows a view of a forest fire in the Boguchansky district of the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia Far East, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to join efforts to fight forest fires that have engulfed nearly 30,000 square kilometers (11,580 sq. miles) of territory in Siberia and the Russian Far East. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP)

Vladimir Putin: Trump offer of Siberia fire-fighting aid a step to restoring U.S. relation

President Trump offered Russian President Vladimir Putin help from the U.S. in fighting wildfires in Siberia, a gesture that Mr. Putin views as a step toward fully restoring bilateral relations, Moscow said Wednesday night.

July 31, 2019

President Donald Trump and visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shake hands as they conclude a news conference on the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump designates Brazil as major non-NATO ally

President Trump designated Brazil Wednesday night as a major non-NATO ally, paving the way for sharing military intelligence and privileged acquisition of military equipment.

July 31, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and former Vice President Joe Biden are introduced before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Cory Booker interrupted by Eric Garner ‘Fire Pantaleo’ protest

Protesters interrupted the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night by chanting for the firing of a New York City police officer involved in the 2014 death of an unarmed black man during a scuffle.

July 31, 2019

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell presents the monetary policy report to the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Fed cuts interest rate by quarter-point; first cut since 2008

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday for the first time since 2008, in a move with implications for President Trump's reelection bid.

July 31, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence, center, talks with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, left, as he heads out to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington to participate in President Donald Trump signing H.R. 1327, an act ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, Monday, July 29, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump supporters discover Mike Pence and wife on beach getaway

When you're vice president of the United States, it's hard to get a little anonymous beach time.

July 31, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a roundtable discussion at Operation New Hope, Friday, July 26, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla. Pence and Ivanka Trump were joined by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on their trip to Jacksonville, where they met with staff and former graduates of Operation New Hope's Ready 4 Work program, which helps get individuals with a history in the criminal justice system training to enter the work force. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP) **FILE**

Mike Pence: Moderates nowhere to be found in Democratic debate

Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday the second Democratic presidential debate was a contest "between liberals and socialists," rejecting the media's portrayal of some of the candidates as moderates.

July 31, 2019