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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.

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White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney showed a pile of Federal Registers from the time of the Obama administration on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Mick Mulvaney says Obama had ‘secret’ list of proposed regulations

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney accused the Obama administration Thursday of keeping a "secret list" of proposed regulations during Mr. Obama's eight-year regulatory onslaught against businesses, and touted President Trump's rollback of more than 800 Obama-era rules and proposals.

July 20, 2017
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Navy Secretary nominee Richard Spencer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

Six-term Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the influential Republican who has clashed with presidents of both parties over national security and foreign policy, has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office said in a statement Wednesday night.

July 19, 2017
In this July 13, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Donald Trump regrets tapping Jeff Sessions as attorney general

President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an interview Wednesday for recusing himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, calling the move "very unfair to the president" and expressing regret that he nominated him.

July 19, 2017
Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin surprised lawmakers last month when he revealed that money for the Veterans Choice Program is expected to run dry by mid-August because of unexpectedly high demand. (Associated Press/File)

VA limits Choice for veterans’ care as funds run dry

Marine Corps veteran Nancy Brown qualifies for a program that allows her to see a private doctor because she lives about 60 miles from the nearest VA hospital in Richmond, Virginia, but she was turned down recently when she sought an appointment to treat her ailing knee.

July 19, 2017
"For seven years you've promised the American people that you would repeal Obamacare. People are hurting. Inaction is not an option," President Trump told Republican leaders Wednesday during a lunch at the White House. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump calls Barack Obama a liar

In unusually strong language about his predecessor, President Trump called President Obama a liar Wednesday on the thorny subject of Obamacare.

July 19, 2017
"For seven years you've promised the American people that you would repeal Obamacare. People are hurting. Inaction is not an option," President Trump told Republican leaders Wednesday during a lunch at the White House. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump delivers ultimatum to GOP on health care bill

A combative President Trump launched an urgent, last-ditch bid Wednesday to revive an Obamacare repeal effort that had been left for dead just 24 hours earlier, imploring Senate Republicans to stay in Washington until the job is done and warning that failure would decimate the party and its agenda.

July 19, 2017
In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo, former then-Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he ends his campaign for president. The White House says that President Donald Trump is nominating Huntsman as ambassador to Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Jon Huntsman Jr to be named ambassador to Russia

President Trump announced his intention Tuesday night to nominate former Utah Gov. John Huntsman Jr. to be U.S. ambassador to Russia, a delicate assignment in the midst of probes into Moscow's meddling in the presidential election.

July 18, 2017
In this March 6, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement on issues related to visas and travel at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump administration says Iran is in compliance with 2015 nuclear deal

The Trump administration certified late Monday that Iran is in compliance with the nuclear deal signed by President Obama in 2015, but the U.S. is pushing for tougher enforcement of the agreement and hitting Tehran with a new round of sanctions over its support of terrorism.

July 17, 2017