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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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Madeleine Dean, Pa. House candidate, in car sideswiped by supporter

Some local candidates encounter figurative roadblocks to higher office, and some get sideswiped in a car by one of their supporters.

November 6, 2018

Hillary Clinton calls on voters to ‘exercise our birthright’ against Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton urged voters Tuesday to "exercise our birthright" and vote against the Trump administration.

November 6, 2018

Donald Trump implores midterm elections voters to protect GOP gains, ‘stop the radical resistance’

President Trump and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill continued to express optimism Monday over Tuesday's midterm elections, though the final indicators, from late-breaking polls to early voting tallies, suggested Democrats are poised for significant gains from Congress to governor's mansions across the country.

November 5, 2018

Trump cites polls shifting toward GOP: ‘Something’s going on’

President Trump intensified his closing campaign argument Monday in three key Midwestern states, urging voters to "stop the radical resistance in its tracks" and to protect the gains of his political movement as voters decide control of Congress.

November 5, 2018

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin to meet at G-20 summit this month

President Trump said he'll probably meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month at the Group of 20 nations summit in Argentina.

November 5, 2018

Donald Trump vows Cabinet changes coming after midterm elections

President Trump said Monday that he's likely to shake up his Cabinet after the midterm elections, but Defense Secretary James N. Mattis' job is safe.

November 5, 2018

Trump says media will blame him if GOP loses seats in midterm election

President Trump told supporters Monday to get out and vote for Republicans and his agenda, saying the media will blame him if the GOP loses seats in Congress.

November 5, 2018

Donald Trump feels ‘electricity’ for GOP in final days before midterms

President Trump plunged into his final two days of midterm campaigning Sunday with rallies in Georgia and Tennessee, saying the excitement of Republican voters is at a "fever" pitch.

November 4, 2018

Donald Trump slams legacy of ‘Barack H. Obama’ on campaign trail

President Trump condemned the legacy of former President Barack Obama Friday night with one withering blast at a campaign rally in Indiana.

November 2, 2018

Trump: ‘Fake news is creating violence’

President Trump accused the media Friday of "creating violence" by publishing and broadcasting false stories.

November 2, 2018

Obama slams Trump for ‘political stunt’ of sending troops to border

Former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump Friday for using U.S. troops as pawns in a "political stunt" to protect the southern border against migrant caravans.

November 2, 2018

Trump warns migrant caravans against violence: ‘It’s not going to happen to our soldiers’

President Trump said Friday that U.S. troops would arrest illegal migrants if they attack authorities at the border, and downplayed the possibility of the military firing upon them.

November 2, 2018

Donald Trump bolstered by strong jobs report ahead of Election Day

President Trump and Republicans are heading into the final weekend of the midterm campaign buoyed by another strong economic report Friday, showing that employers created 250,000 jobs in October.

November 2, 2018

Donald Trump says Nancy Pelosi subpoena threat ‘illegal’ in Washington Times exclusive interview

President Trump said Thursday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's threat to weaponize committee subpoena power if Democrats win Congress is illegal and grounds for the administration to fight any subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court.

November 1, 2018

Trump says new campaign ad on migrant crime is not like ‘Willie Horton’

President Trump rejected Democrats' accusations Thursday that his latest campaign ad on illegal immigration is similar to the racially tinged Willie Horton ad of a past presidential campaign, and said his team has more potential ads highlighting brutal crimes by immigrants.

November 1, 2018