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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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President Trump went to the Yuma, Arizona, border with Mexico Tuesday — which has seen a sharp drop-off in illegal border crossings due to stricter methods. Mr. Trump was then headed to a campaign-style rally in Phoenix. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump visits Arizona in push for wall funding, more border agents

President Trump did a quick tour Tuesday of border security infrastructure in Arizona as his top homeland security aides stepped up pressure on Congress to approve money for new fencing and additional agents, saying they will keep Americans safe and prevent illegal immigrants from making the dangerous journey in the first place.

August 22, 2017

Donald Trump won’t pardon Arpaio today

President Trump won't pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a rally in Phoenix Tuesday night, the White House said as Mr. Trump was en route to Arizona.

August 22, 2017
President Donald Trump is due to unveil his plans for the U.S. armed involvement in Afghanistan, a campaign now in its 16th year, in a prime-time address Monday. Some inside the administration are pushing for a troop surge in the country. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump will unveil ‘update on the path forward’ for Afghanistan

President Trump will unveil his highly anticipated strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia during a prime-time address Monday night, an address that will cap months of intense debate between the president's inner circle and the country's top national security leaders on the way forward in the war-torn region.

August 20, 2017
President Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon gives a major interview on CBS "60 minutes". (Associated Press)

Steve Bannon is out at the White House

President Trump and new chief of staff John F. Kelly ousted Chief White House Strategist Stephen K. Bannon Friday, jettisoning the adviser who was viewed as the president's key link to the "alt-right" movement and white nationalism.

August 18, 2017
In this Jan. 26, 2017, photo White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, left, and senior adviser Steve Bannon, right, walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, after returning via Marine One from a trip to Philadelphia with President Donald Trump. Since taking office 10 days ago, President Donald Trump has moved to consolidate power within a small cadre of close aides at the White House. He’s added a senior political adviser to the National Security Council and appears to have cut out Cabinet secretaries from decision making on some of his top policies, including the immigration and refugee order that led to protests, legal challenges and temporary detention of some legal U.S. residents this weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives tell Trump that Bannon, Conway vital to his agenda

Amid reports that the fate of White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon could be decided Friday, a group of influential conservatives is telling President Trump in a letter that Mr. Bannon and counselor Kellyanne Conway are among his most valuable advisers, The Washington Times has learned.

August 18, 2017
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is seen in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, in this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Steve Bannon’s white nationalist comments puzzle detractors

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon puzzled detractors who accuse him of racism this week by calling white nationalists "clowns" and "losers," and people close to President Trump's embattled adviser say his true political motivations actually have been pinpointed best by none other than Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

August 17, 2017

David Shulkin, VA secretary, condemns neo-Nazi violence

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin spoke out Wednesday against white supremacists and neo-Nazis who held a violent rally in Virginia, saying President Trump shares his views that bigotry cannot be tolerated in the U.S.

August 16, 2017
President Trump's advisory councils were largely ceremonial, but the awkward shuttering of the groups that Mr. Trump created with fanfare just a few months ago showed how the president's rhetoric on race has made him increasingly radioactive to corporate chiefs. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump pulls plug on advisory councils amid resignations

President Trump disbanded two of his economic advisory councils Wednesday, faced with the embarrassing resignations of numerous business leaders amid rising condemnation over his comments about violence at a white nationalist rally and a liberal pressure campaign.

August 16, 2017