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Dave Boyer

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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 Barack Obama speaks to members of the media after signing H.R. 1314, the "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, before traveling Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on his way to Newark, N.J. Obama will spend the day highlighting the re-entry process of formerly incarcerated individuals back into society. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama signs two-year budget deal into law

President Obama signed a two-year budget deal into law Monday, saying the plan that raises spending by at least $80 billion will allow Washington to "plan for the future."

November 2, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Newark campus of Rutgers University, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Obama highlights criminal-justice reform in trip to N.J.

President Obama ordered federal agencies to stop requiring job applicants to declare on applications whether they have a criminal record -- a move called "ban the box," drawing fire from some conservatives for taking actions that may undermine bipartisan efforts to reduce prison populations.

November 2, 2015
This June 7, 2014, file photo show the entrance to Camp 5 and Camp 6 at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ben Fox, File) **FILE**

Guantanamo detainee released by U.S.

The Obama administration has released another Guantanamo Bay detainee to his home to Mauritania, the Defense Department announced Thursday. Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz, 45, was held for 13 years at the prison and never charged with a crime.

October 29, 2015
President Barack Obama meets Britain’s Prince Harry, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Prince Harry is in the United States working on preparations for the Invictus Games, which will take place in Orlando, Fla., in May 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama greets Prince Harry at White House

President Obama met with Prince Harry of Great Britain Wednesday at the White House, where they discussed upcoming international athletic games for wounded warriors.

October 28, 2015
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 at Andrews Air Force Base. Obama is traveling to Chicago to speak at the International Association of Chief of Police conference and attend democratic fundraisers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama holds Chicago fundraiser to pay off 2012 campaign debt

On the same day that President Obama announced he was taking taxpayers on a two-year-long "debt holiday" as part of a new budget deal that will raise the national debt past $20 trillion, the president flew to Chicago to take care of some of his own campaign debt.

October 27, 2015
Michael Johnson wears a firearm as he waits outside of Roseburg Municipal Airport for President Barack Obama's arrival in Roseburg, Ore., Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Gun-rights activists are angry about Obama's call for more gun restrictions after the killing of eight students and a teacher. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

Obama in Chicago, calls for more gun regulations

President Obama said Tuesday that he is not trying "to take everybody's guns away," moments after he spoke out in favor of more gun regulations such as expanded background checks and a ban on so-called assault weapons.

October 27, 2015
President Barack Obama meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. This is Widodo's first visit to the U.S. since becoming President of Indonesia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama agrees to curb time students spend on standardized tests

President Obama met with educators Monday to discuss his new proposal to reduce class time devoted to standardized tests, but the White House wouldn't say whether it will insist Congress includes the administration's startling policy reversal in a rewrite of federal education law.

October 26, 2015