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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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Obama reflects on raid that killed Osama bin Laden five years ago

On the fifth anniversary of the Special Forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama reflected Monday that the mission was worth the risk because "I had confidence that I could get our guys back."

May 2, 2016

Obama’s Merrick Garland Supreme Court campaign shifts to Senate elections

President Obama took to the airwaves Monday to pressure six Republican senators in their home states over his Supreme Court nominee, amid signs that Democrats are shifting their focus to winning control of the Senate in November rather than filling the high court vacancy.

May 2, 2016

ISIS fight in Iraq not hindered by Green Zone breach in Baghdad: Pentagon

Recent political turmoil in Iraq culminating in an unprecedented breach of the highly-fortified "Green Zone" by Shi'ite protesters in Baghdad over the weekend will not hinder U.S.-led military operations against the Islamic State, the Pentagon said Monday.

May 2, 2016

White House mum on black comedian Larry Wilmore using N-word with Obama

The White House refused to criticize black comedian Larry Wilmore on Monday for using the N-word to describe President Obama at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, amid a minor furor over who is allowed to use the slur and whether the president is being hypocritical for tolerating it.

May 2, 2016

White House gets assurances from Iraqis to protect U.S. personnel in Green Zone

The Obama administration said Monday it's received assurances from the Iraqi government that security forces in Baghdad are prepared to protect U.S. diplomatic staff in the wake of Shiite protesters breaching the famed walls of the "Green Zone" in the heart of the city.

May 2, 2016

Obama has no plans to drink Flint’s water on visit

The White House said Monday that President Obama has no plans to make a public show of drinking a glass of Flint, Michigan's infamous water during a trip there on Wednesday to highlight the need for repairing the water system.

May 2, 2016

Ads opposing Merrick Garland’s nomination to Supreme Court set to air in key states

As senators go home for a two-week recess, conservative groups are launching a new round of TV and digital ads against Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in key states, while liberal allies of the White House are ramping up pressure in battleground states to force Senate Republicans to vote on the nomination.

May 1, 2016

Malia Obama to wait one year before entering Harvard

Malia Obama, the older daughter of President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017.

May 1, 2016

South Korea will decide on deployment of anti-missile system, White House says

The White House said Friday that South Korea will have the final say whether the U.S. deploys a new anti-ballistic missile system there to defend against North Korea.

April 29, 2016

Obama administration puts out call for ‘smart-gun’ technology

The Justice Department put out a call Friday for demonstrations of "smart-gun" technology, part of President Obama's executive actions pushing for more gun regulation.

April 29, 2016

Joe Biden, in Rome to boost cancer research, jokes with Vatican official about gambling

At the Vatican Friday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden sought absolution -- not for supporting abortion rights or gay marriage, but for betting with a journalist.

April 29, 2016

Obama tells student journalists Mitch McConnell is unfair

President Obama dropped in on a group of college journalists at the White House Thursday, and urged them to pursue a career of holding leaders accountable -- leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who's blocking his Supreme Court nominee.

April 28, 2016

White House struggles to explain weak economy as Obama boasts of job growth

The White House labored Thursday to explain a first-quarter economic report showing the weakest growth in two years, even as President Obama was trumpeting his mastery of the economy in a New York Times Magazine interview.

April 28, 2016

Scott Perry, Obama ally clash over Gitmo closure plan

A key congressional Republican engaged in a heated exchange with an Obama administration ally Thursday over the lawmaker's accusation that top military officers aren't giving President Obama honest advice about his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp for terrorist suspects.

April 28, 2016