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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

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump plan cuts CFPB’s budget by one-third

President Trump's proposed federal budget steps up his assault on regulation, and nowhere does he draw those battle lines more clearly than his plan to cut the budget of the Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and bring the agency under congressional oversight.

February 13, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, smiles as President Donald Trump meets with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House, Monday, March 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump releases new federal budget with big hike for military spending

It's difficult to see through all the red ink, but President Trump's proposed $4.38 trillion budget for fiscal 2019 contains consistent conservative policy solutions for the years ahead, such as beefing up the military and border security, trimming domestic spending across the board, containing the cost of most entitlement programs and slashing foreign aid.

February 12, 2018
President Donald Trump turns to talk to the gathered media during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the mIlitary at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump orders military parade

The White House confirmed Tuesday night that President Trump has asked the Pentagon to arrange a grand military parade in Washington to showcase the pride and valor of U.S. armed forces, possibly on Independence Day.

February 6, 2018