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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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House Speaker John Boehner, left, listens as President Barack Obama speaks to media during his meeting with bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss a wide range of issues, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Boehner’s departure creates uncertainty for Obama

The resignation of Speaker John A. Boehner is sure to complicate life for President Obama, who was able to work with the Ohio Republican on occasion despite a contentious partisan relationship.

September 25, 2015
President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday to a private dinner at the Blair House, across the street from the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama to host Xi Jinping amid growing tensions over Chinese cyberattacks

President Obama will honor Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday with a 21-gun salute and a state dinner at the White House amid growing tensions over China's cyberplundering of U.S. government secrets, relentless industrial espionage, human rights crackdowns and an aggressive confrontation with an American spy plane.

September 24, 2015
American Catholics are "concerned that efforts to build a just and wisely ordered society respect their deepest concerns and the right to religious liberty," Pope Francis told President Obama at the arrival ceremony in his honor at the White House. (Associated Press)

Pope Francis lectures Obama on religious liberty

Pope Francis called for American leadership Wednesday in combating climate change, embracing immigrants and caring for the poor, using his unparalleled pulpit to sound solidarity with President Obama on a host of issues -- but the pontiff also poked the White House on religious liberty, and insisted pro-life and family causes were at the center of his visit.

September 23, 2015
President Barack Obama guides Pope Francis to his chair during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pope gives Obama mild lecture on religious liberty

Pope Francis gave President Obama a mini-lecture in public about religious freedom Wednesday, as several U.S. religious institutions press court challenges to the administration's contraception mandate under Obamacare.

September 23, 2015
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis after this welcoming speech during the state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pope Francis welcomed, lauded by Obama at White House

With a level of pomp and circumstance rare even in Washington, President Obama welcomed Pope Francis to the White House Wednesday and praised the pontiff for leading on a host of social and moral issues.

September 23, 2015
Criticism fell on Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson after he said Sunday that he would not favor electing a Muslim U.S. president. (Associated Press)

Ben Carson slammed over Muslim president comments

A chorus of condemnation, ranging from Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham to the White House and Hillary Rodham Clinton fell upon Ben Carson on Monday over his statement that he would not favor electing a Muslim as U.S. president.

September 21, 2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes U.N. nuclear chief Yukiya Amano for their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Rouhani told Amano on Sunday that his agency should be fair in its implementation of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and the world powers, according to a report on Rouhani's website. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

White House hails reports that Iran turned over samples in nuclear inspection

The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Monday that samples used to determine whether Iran tried to develop a nuclear weapon were collected by the Iranians instead of agency investigators, touching off a fresh dispute between congressional Republicans and the White House over weaknesses in the administration's deal with Tehran.

September 21, 2015
President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, in this April 11, 2015, file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama phones Cuban President Castro

President Obama spoke by phone Friday with President Raul Castro of Cuba to discuss the "normalization" of relations between the two countries ahead of Pope Francis's visits to Cuba and the U.S.

September 18, 2015
President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, in this April 11, 2015, file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama eases trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

The White House announced new regulations Friday to further weaken the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, easing restrictions on U.S. companies and encouraging more Americans to travel there.

September 18, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech in support of the Iran nuclear deal at the National Constitution Center, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

U.S. to accept Russia’s military-to-military talks on Syria buildup

Uneasy Obama administration officials said they plan to accept an offer from Russia for direct talks on its military buildup in Syria, while Moscow strongly urged the U.S. and its allies Thursday to engage the Syrian government as a "partner" in the fight against the Islamic State.

September 17, 2015