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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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President Donald Trump shakes hands after signing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) executive order, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which expands the number of waterways that are federally protected under the Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Donald Trump speech to Congress not dampened by low approval ratings

As President Trump mounted the Speaker's rostrum for the first time Tuesday night, he was facing a sharply divided Congress, a weak mandate, nationwide protests against his early policies and the lowest job-approval rating of any new president in 60 years.

February 28, 2017
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during his swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

David Shulkin is designated survivor

The White House selected Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin as the "designated survivor" for President Trump's first major address to Congress Tuesday night.

February 28, 2017
In this Feb. 27, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to a meeting of the National Governors Association at the White House in Washington. A presidential address to Congress is always part policy speech, part political theater. With Trump, a former reality TV star, there’s extra potential for drama as he makes his first address to Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump to order water rule to be reconsidered

President Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to channel the wisdom of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in reconsidering an Obama administration rule that expanded Washington's jurisdiction over state and local waterways under the Clean Water Act.

February 28, 2017
In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus speaks in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House says no pressure applied on FBI about Russia reports

The White House continued to push back Friday afternoon against accusations that presidential Chief of Staff Reince Priebus acted inappropriately by asking the FBI to refute media reports about alleged contact between Trump campaign officials and Russia last year.

February 24, 2017
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses the department staff at the Department of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Betsy DeVos commited to protect transgender students

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday night that her agency is still committed to protecting all students, including transgender youth, following the Trump administration's move to rescind an Obama-era rule mandating transgender bathrooms in public schools.

February 22, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal budget, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump puts off new travel limits executive order

President Trump is postponing the signing of a new executive order modifying the administration's temporary ban on travel from seven terror-prone Middle Eastern countries until next week, the White House said Wednesday.

February 22, 2017