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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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Donald Trump pledging $1 million of personal money for Harvey relief

President Trump is pledging $1 million of his personal fortune for hurricane relief in Texas and Louisiana, the White House said Thursday.

August 31, 2017

White House preparing emergency spending request for Congress for Harvey relief

The White House said Thursday it's preparing to submit a multibillion-dollar request to Congress soon for emergency aid for hurricane recovery efforts for Texas and Louisiana.

August 31, 2017

Donald Trump outlines tax cut plan, pressures Congress

After a rough summer of divisions within his own party in Congress, President Trump began his long-awaited push for tax cuts Wednesday, a move likely to unify Republicans and raise pressure on Democrats in conservative states for some rare cooperation.

August 30, 2017

Donald Trump calls on Missouri voters to oust Sen. McCaskill unless she votes for tax cuts

President Trump pressured Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in her home state of Missouri Wednesday to support his plan for tax cuts, calling on voters to kick her out of office if she resists.

August 30, 2017

Donald Trump asks for prayers for hurricane survivors

President Trump asked for prayers Wednesday for survivors of Hurricane Harvey, pledging that America will help them recover from the disaster "every single day."

August 30, 2017

Trump calls Grassley about ethanol ahead of son’s meeting with Judiciary Committee

President Trump called Senate Judiciary Committee Charles E. Grassley of Iowa Wednesday, a day after the president's son Donald Jr. agreed to an interview with committee investigators about a meeting in 2016 where he was promised dirt from Russians on Hillary Clinton.

August 30, 2017

Economy grew at fastest pace in two years during second quarter

The economy grew at the fastest pace in two years during the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday, with stronger consumer spending contributing to President Trump's goal of 3 percent growth.

August 30, 2017

Melania Trump’s shoes soak up attention on Harvey damage tour

The haters were hating on first lady Melania Trump Tuesday for her choice of shoes as she departed the White House with President Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas.

August 29, 2017

Trump’s Texas visit shows lessons learned from Katrina

By traveling to Texas to assess damage from Hurricane Harvey and boost the morale of survivors on Tuesday, President Trump and his team showed they have learned well the lessons of Hurricane Katrina.

August 29, 2017

Donald Trump ends proposal to crack down on pay disparities between men and women

President Trump is shelving a proposal from the Obama administration requiring large employers to report salary data based on sex and race, which would have enabled the federal government to crack down on pay disparities between men and women.

August 29, 2017

Donald Trump arrives in Texas to tour hurricane damage

President Trump waved a Texas flag to cheering hurricane survivors Tuesday as he proclaimed "Texas can handle anything!"

August 29, 2017

Donald Trump calls Joe Arpaio a ‘patriot,’ criticizes Clinton and Obama clemency actions

President Trump gave a strenuous defense of his pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona Monday, calling him a "patriot" and saying former Presidents Clinton and Obama pardoned criminals who should never have received clemency.

August 28, 2017

Trump calls Hurricane Harvey ‘biggest ever’ storm as he prepares to tour damage

President Trump called Hurricane Harvey "the biggest ever" Monday as he prepared to tour flooding and other damage in areas of Texas devastated by the storm.

August 28, 2017

Joe Arpaio’s pardon a Donald Trump message

President Trump's pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has set off a new round of recriminations, with Republicans saying they disagreed with the decision and Democrats saying it was an unforgivable abuse of power that presages still more political mischief.

August 27, 2017