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Dave Boyer

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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

A young man waits for the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Virginia on Oct. 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times) **FILE**

White House disputes Donald Trump’s claim that blacks are worse off

Despite government data supporting Donald Trump's claim that blacks are worse off under President Obama, the White House insisted Thursday that blacks have made progress under the first black president and that the Republican nominee would reverse those gains.

August 25, 2016
Turkish army tanks and Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces move toward the Syrian border as pictured from Karkamis, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Turkey's military launched an operation before dawn Wednesday to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants, and a private Turkish TV station reported that a small number of Turkish special forces had crossed into Syria as part of the operation.The operation was launched hours before Vice President Joe Biden was due in Ankara for talks that include developments in Syria.(AP Photo)

U.N. confirms Syria, Islamic State used chemical weapons

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces carried out at least two chemical attacks in Syria in the past two years and the Islamic State also used mustard gas as a weapon, the United Nations reportedWednesday.

August 24, 2016
White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. Earnest answered questions about Iran, Donald Trump and the president's upcoming visit to Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House insists payment to Iran was not ransom

The White House still refused Monday to say the U.S. paid ransom to Iran in return for American hostages, claiming that a $400 million payment in January was part of "pushing the envelope" in several simultaneous negotiations with Tehran.

August 22, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, followed by his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, shakes hands with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry as he is greeted by Louisiana officials upon his arrival at the Baton Rouge airport in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

White House rejects comparison of Obama to Bush during Katrina

The White House, stung by criticism that President Obama ignored floods and riots during his two-week vacation, denounced the Senate Monday for taking a seven-week recess while neglecting lethal mosquitoes and a Supreme Court vacancy.

August 22, 2016