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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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In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017, photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Facebook Communities Summit, in Chicago, in advance of an announcement of a new Facebook initiative designed to spur people to form more meaningful communities with Facebook's groups feature. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Donald Trump: Facebook is ‘anti-Trump’

President Trump said Wednesday that Facebook was against him in the 2016 campaign, despite the revelation that the social media giant published thousands of ads purchased by a Russian entity.

September 27, 2017
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, "While the political space is clearly very charged right now, we haven't seen a change in the posture of North Korean forces." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vows to ‘fix the mess’ of North Korea

The U.S. slapped sanctions on North Korean banks Tuesday as President Trump vowed to "fix the mess" of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs and warned that military action would be devastating to North Korea.

September 26, 2017
This image made on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, from propaganda video released by North Korea, shows U.S. President Donald Trump. Military analysts say North Korea doesn't have the capability or intent to attack U.S. bombers and fighter jets, despite the country's top diplomat saying it has the right do so. They view the remark by North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and a recent propaganda video simulating such an attack as responses to fiery rhetoric by U.S. President Donald Trump and his hardening stance against the North's nuclear weapons program. Words say "Madman Trump in the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force babbled that if there will be an attack on the North, the F-35 will lead the way" and "F-35, B-1B and Carl Vinson, lead the attack if you will. That will be the order you head to the grave." (DPRK Today via AP)

U.S. hits North Korean banks with sanctions

The Trump administration slapped sanctions Tuesday on eight North Korean banks and 26 of their bank workers living abroad, part of the continuing response to Pyongyang's illicit nuclear weapons and missile programs.

September 26, 2017
A B-2 stealth bomber refuels. The U.S. Embassy in Seoul tweeted the photo on March 28, 2013, with the caption: "Two B-2 bombers flew over South Korea today, demonstrating the US’s ability to conduct precision strikes at will." (Image: U.S. Embassy, Seoul) ** FILE **

White House rejects North Korea’s characterization of ‘war’ with U.S.

Relations between the U.S. and North Korea are so bad the two countries can't even agree on whether they're at war. With rhetorical tensions ratcheting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the White House on Monday rejected an accusation by Pyongyang's top diplomat that Mr. Trump had effectively "declared war on our country."

September 25, 2017
President Trump is presented a New England Patriots jersey by Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right, and head coach Bill Belichick during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, where the president honored the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots for their Super Bowl LI victory. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House says Trump standing up for flag, not targeting athletes

President Trump and his aides said Monday that he is motivated by respect for the country, not by racism, when he criticizes professional athletes for protesting the national anthem as a furor raged for a fourth straight day in the sports world, in Congress and in the media over his comments.

September 25, 2017
FILE - In this Saturday, July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. After a cordial meeting between Trump and Xi in April 2017, tensions are simmering again between the world’s two biggest economies. As U.S. and Chinese economic officials prepare to meet Wednesday, July 19, in Washington, the U.S. is weighing whether to slap tariffs on steel imports and risk setting off a trade war, a dicey option to deal with a problem caused largely by China’s massive overproduction of steel. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Donald Trump persuades China to cut North Korea financial transactions

President Trump persuaded China to freeze all financial transactions with North Korea and ordered a new round of U.S. sanctions Thursday, closing out his first U.N. General Assembly with a major diplomatic victory in his efforts to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs short of war.

September 21, 2017