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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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John Abizaid nominated as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia

President Trump nominated retired Gen. John P. Abizaid Tuesday to become U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The nomination comes at a tense time in U.S.-Saudi relations after the murder of a Saudi journalist who was a legal U.S. resident, at the hands of Saudi operatives suspected of working for the ruling family.

November 13, 2018

Trump nominates Neomi Rao to D.C. Circuit Court to replace Kavanaugh

President Trump is nominating Neomi Rao, head of the White House regulatory affairs office, to the influential federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

November 13, 2018

CNN sues Trump administration for revoking Jim Acosta credentials

CNN sued the Trump administration Tuesday to return White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press credentials.

November 13, 2018

Donald Trump says Secret Service nixed trip to American cemetery in France

President Trump pushed back Tuesday against widespread criticism of his decision to cancel a trip to an American World War I cemetery in France due to rain.

November 13, 2018

Trump administration ends VA ‘official time’ payments

The Department of Veterans Affairs this week will stop paying employees in health care jobs for time spent on union activities as the Trump administration cracks down on the practice known as "official time," which costs taxpayers more than $100 million per year.

November 12, 2018

Donald Trump looks to reshape liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

While much of the nation is focused on the health of ailing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump's more immediate and unending concern is the notoriously liberal U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

November 11, 2018

Lawmaker accuses Donald Trump of racism in clashes with black journalists

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas accused President Trump Friday of engaging in "dogwhistle racism" with his criticism of three black female journalists this week.

November 9, 2018

Donald Trump says he hasn’t spoken to acting Attorney General about Mueller probe

President Trump said Friday he hasn't spoken to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion with Russia.

November 9, 2018

Donald Trump hopes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg serves ‘many more years’ on Supreme Court

President Trump said Friday he hopes that ailing 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets well soon.

November 9, 2018

Donald Trump calls CNN’s Jim Acosta ‘very unprofessional’

President Trump on Friday called journalist Jim Acosta "a very unprofessional man," and he suggested that the White House could suspend other journalists in addition to the CNN reporter for disrespecting the presidency.

November 9, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized, Brett Kavanaugh receives formal investiture to Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after breaking three ribs, causing her to miss her newest high court colleague's investiture ceremony.

November 8, 2018

Justice Brett Kavanaugh receives formal investiture at Supreme Court ceremony

Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh formally took his seat Thursday as the nation's 114th justice in an investiture ceremony at the high court, with President Trump and other dignitaries in attendance.

November 8, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fall

DEVELOPING: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after breaking ribs in a fall Wednesday night, according to reports.

November 8, 2018

Donald Trump emerges from midterm elections with no regrets

President Trump emerged undaunted from the midterm elections, warning the new Democratic House majority to work with him or else and escalating his war with the liberal news media.

November 7, 2018

Jim Acosta White House credentials suspended: Report

The White House suspended the media credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta on Wednesday night, citing his "absolutely unacceptable" conduct for tussling with a White House intern at a presidential press conference earlier in the day.

November 7, 2018

Trump, McConnell credit ‘Kavanaugh effect’ for boosting Senate GOP majority

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday credited Democrats' mishandling of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh as the turning point that helped Republicans increase their Senate majority.

November 7, 2018