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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 Trump leads Chief of Staff Reince Priebus off the stage on Sunday after a swearing-in ceremony for 30 senior staff members. With Vice President Mike Pence (left), he gave a pep talk to "prove worthy of this moment in history." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump swears in staff, to meet with foreign leaders

President Trump conferred Sunday with Israel's prime minister, scheduled meetings with the leaders of Canada and Mexico and oversaw the swearing-in of his senior White House staff, telling them they will do "great things over the next eight years" for America.

January 22, 2017
President Donald Trump signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump orders freeze on new Obamacare regulations

In one of his first actions, President Trump signed an executive order Friday night issuing a government-wide freeze on any new Obamacare regulations, pending a repeal and replacement of the health care law.

January 21, 2017

President Trump returns bust of Churchill to Oval Office

On his first day in office, President Trump brought back a bust of the legendary British prime minister to the West Wing, after President Obama had removed it. Mr. Obama replaced it with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama greets Former President Bill Clinton before the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Right is Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Obama signs final bill into law

Within hours of leaving office, President Obama signed his final bill into law Friday, a minor measure that extends a fellowship program for executive agencies.

January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obamas greet Trumps at White House

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greeted President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump at the White House Friday morning, in keeping with a transition tradition.

January 20, 2017
In this photo taken Jan. 18, 2017, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. In his last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, bringing his bid to correct what hes called a systematic injustice to a climactic close. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Obama makes last fundraising pitch as president

As the Democratic Party's fundraiser-in-chief for the past eight years, President Obama made one final pitch to supporters for donations late Thursday night, urging them to "fight back" against Republicans and the incoming Trump administration.

January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of his final presidential news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the briefing room of the white House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama plans to remain in political fray, stay in D.C.

As President Obama prepares to fly off into history at noon Friday, he won't be receding as far from the spotlight as most former presidents, with plans to live in Washington and throw himself into a campaign to give Democrats more clout in reshaping congressional districts.

January 19, 2017