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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 Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., heads to the chamber with fellow Democrats for a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mike Pence: ‘Schumer shutdown’ failed

Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that Senate Democrats "failed" in their efforts to shut down the government over immigration issues, as lawmakers voted to reopen federal offices.

January 22, 2018
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shake hands with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Mike Pence says U.S. will open embassy in Jerusalem next year

Vice President Mike Pence told Israel's parliament Monday that the U.S. will move its embassy to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, an announcement cheered by Israelis and protested by Arabs as he pledged to accelerate President Trump's plan.

January 22, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, walks to his office on Capitol Hill, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Shutdown showdown vote at 10 p.m. Friday

With a shutdown on the line, GOP leaders announced a 10 p.m. Friday vote on the last chance to keep the government open, daring Democrats to filibuster and force the government to run out of funding.

January 19, 2018
President Trump told cheering blue-collar workers Thursday at a plant near Pittsburgh, "You're already seeing what's happening. There's never been a better time to hire in America, to invest in America and to believe in the American Dream than right now." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump hails economy after first year

President Trump marks his first year in office Saturday riding a wave of strong economic news, including a record-high stock market, a low unemployment rate and computer giant Apple's decision to bring back hundreds of billions of dollars from overseas and create 20,000 U.S. jobs, spurred by Republican tax cuts.

January 18, 2018
In this Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, Mick Mulvaney speaks during a news conference after his first day as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House urged to kill Obama-era payday lending rule

A free-market group is urging the White House to rescind an Obama-era payday lending rule that is currently under review, saying the regulation would cause "paperwork proliferation on a massive scale" for lenders.

January 18, 2018
President Trump has a moment with reporters and photographers in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

CNN, New York Times top Trump’s list of ‘fake news’ awards

The web site for President Trump's "fake news awards" crashed around 8 p.m. Wednesday as the president announced the much-anticipated event on Twitter. To nobody's surprise, CNN made the dubious awards list four times, and the New York Times twice.

January 17, 2018
President Donald Trump delivers a statement with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says women making economic gains under his leadership

President Trump made a surprise visit to a women's forum at the White House Tuesday to highlight the economic gains by women during his presidency, and he reminded the female attendees that they'd have been much worse off under Hillary Clinton.

January 16, 2018