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Dave Boyer

Dave Boyer

dboyer@washingtontimes.com

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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

President Donald Trump gestures to the media as he leaves the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington, for a trip to his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House says Trump supports improving background checks on gun owners

The White House offered support Monday for a bill that would bolster the federal system of background checks on gun owners, while the Florida couple who took in Nikolas Cruz, who is accused of killing 17 people at a high school last week, said he texted their son that he had a secret to share just three minutes before the gunfire started.

February 19, 2018
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington in this file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) ** FILE **

White House devises new guidelines for security background checks

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly announced an overhaul of the government's system for managing security-clearance investigations, after the embarrassing case of a top aide to President Trump who kept working amid domestic abuse accusations.

February 16, 2018
In this photo taken Feb. 12, 2015, cut panels of steel used to make blades to build fans for industrial ventilation systems are stored on the production floor in Harmony, Pa. President Donald Trump pledged during the campaign to help U.S. factory workers by slapping tariffs on foreign steel, but his long-awaited decision on the issue is running behind schedule. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Trump administration eyes tariffs on steel, aluminum

The Commerce Department recommended the administration slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imported to the U.S. after a lengthy investigation into the products' impact on national security.

February 16, 2018