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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 cites fight against terrorism in Ramadan greeting

In another stark departure from his predecessor, President Trump used the words "terrorist" or "terrorism" three times Friday in a statement wishing Muslims a joyful Ramadan, a traditional month of fasting.

May 26, 2017

Donald Trump meets goals of foreign trip

With former President Barack Obama nipping at his heels in Europe, President Trump neared the end of his first foreign trip Thursday by largely fulfilling a transformative agenda that was more ambitious than anything Mr. Obama tried overseas during his first year in office.

May 25, 2017

Donald Trump, Melania hold hands on Sicily Italy arrival

Maybe it was the balmy Sicilian air after dark. Maybe it was a response to overly critical social media.

May 25, 2017

Gary Cohn, Trump adviser, says president is looking to lessen U.S.’s greenhouse-gas target

President Trump won't decide on U.S. participation in the Paris climate-change agreement until he returns from Europe, but top economic adviser Gary cohn suggested Thursday the president is eyeing lower U.S. emissions targets as the price for remaining in the pact.

May 25, 2017

Donald Trump’s push of NATO member goes viral

Social media was abuzz Thursday over a video of President Trump pushing past another European leader to get a more prominent position at a NATO gathering.

May 25, 2017

Donald Trump blasts NATO leaders for anti-terror, immigration efforts

President Trump delivered a stern rebuke to NATO and European leaders to their faces Thursday, saying the security alliance would be fighting terrorism better if members were paying their fair share for the common defense.

May 25, 2017

Donald Trump orders probe of intelligence leaks

President Trump Thursday ordered the Justice Department and other agencies to conduct a "complete review" of government leaks of sensitive information and hunt for culprits in the wake of a furor with Great Britain over publicly revealed intelligence.

May 25, 2017

Theresa May to warn Donald Trump about intelligence leaks during NATO summit

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will tell President Trump in person Thursday that the U.S. must stop leaking intelligence shared between the two countries, after details of the Manchester terrorist attack were leaked to American media.

May 25, 2017

Barack Obama, in Europe, taunts Donald Trump for isolationism

With President Trump meeting European leaders nearby, former President Barack Obama took a veiled swipe at him Thursday, telling an audience in Germany that modern nations "can't hide behind a wall."

May 25, 2017

White House condemns terrorist assault in the Philippines

The White House on Thursday condemned "cowardly" Islamic State terrorists who have seized Christian hostages and overrun a large city in the Philippines in a firefight with the Filipino army.

May 25, 2017

White House CBO estimate on Obamacare replacement bill is unreliable

The White House hit back Wednesday at the Congressional Budget Office's assessment of the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying the CBO is unreliable in evaluating health-care legislation.

May 24, 2017

Melania Trump in Rome: Family of ill boy learns of donor heart after first lady’s visit

A donor heart was located for a hospitalized young boy in Rome Wednesday, just hours after first lady Melania Trump visited him at a pediatrics hospital.

May 24, 2017

Transcript shows Trump praising Philippine leader’s ‘great job’ in drug war and debating North Korea

A leaked transcript of a phone call between President Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shows Mr. Trump congratulating his counterpart for a "great job" on a controversial drug crackdown and debating how to control North Korea's nuclear "mad man," Kim Jong-un.

May 24, 2017

Donald Trump and Pope Francis meet: ‘We can use peace’

Pope Francis and Vatican officials raised the issue of climate change with President Trump in their first meeting Wednesday at the Vatican City, along with discussions of combating terrorism and famine.

May 24, 2017

Donald Trump, Mahmoud Abbas say peace deal with Israel is possible

Meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas just hours after the latest terror attack against the West, President Trump criticized the Palestinian Authority's policy of rewarding terrorists and said Mr. Abbas is ready to work with Israel on a peace agreement.

May 23, 2017