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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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White House: Congressional vote against Iran nuclear deal would be ‘devastating’

The White House said Friday that Congress would devastate the U.S. leadership role in the world if lawmakers vote to reject the Obama administration's historic nuclear deal with Iran.

July 17, 2015

Iran nuclear deal will fuel sectarian violence in Middle East, U.S. allies fear

The U.S. tried to reassure nervous Middle East allies Thursday amid growing concern that the Obama administration's nuclear accord with Iran will fuel more sectarian violence in the region.

July 16, 2015

Chattanooga shootings: Obama policies blamed for rise in domestic terrorism

President Obama called the murder of four Marines in Tennessee Thursday "heartbreaking" and pleaded for Americans not to jump to conclusions, but Republicans were already blaming him for what investigators termed domestic terrorism, as the shooting quickly became part of the 2016 presidential campaign.

July 16, 2015

Obama: Shootings of Marines in Tennessee ‘heartbreaking’

President Obama called the murder of four Marines in Tennessee Thursday "heartbreaking" and asked all Americans to pray for the victims' families in what one investigator called an act of domestic terrorism.

July 16, 2015

GOP leaders say Congress should review Iran nuclear deal before U.N.

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, vowed Thursday to block all of President Obama's nominees to the State Department and hold up funding for the department unless the administration delays its efforts to seek United Nations approval for the Iran nuclear deal.

July 16, 2015

Obama calls former President Bush after injury

President Obama made a "get well soon" call Thursday to former President George H.W. Bush, who injured his neck in a fall.

July 16, 2015

Obama angered by question about Americans held by Iran

President Obama bristled at a reporter's question Wednesday about why he didn't insist on Iran releasing three American prisoners as part of the nuclear deal with Tehran.

July 15, 2015

Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as best chance for peace

President Obama defended his newly struck Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, lecturing critics in Congress and the Middle East that the agreement is the only way to avoid another war.

July 15, 2015

Obama to hold news conference on Iran deal

A day after striking a nuclear agreement with Iran, President Obama will hold a news conference Wednesday at the White House to promote the historic deal.

July 15, 2015

Obama calls irate Netanyahu on Iran deal; Israeli slams ‘historic’ mistake

President Obama tried to reassure an irate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a deal reached by the U.S. and other world powers will prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.

July 14, 2015

Scott Walker to Hillary Clinton, Dems: Reject the Iran nuclear agreement

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, called on lawmakers and on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday to repudiate the nuclear agreement with Iran.

July 14, 2015

Obama: Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon cut off

President Obama said Tuesday the historic deal will prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons and defended its provisions for verifying Tehran's compliance.

July 14, 2015

Iran reaches landmark nuclear deal after compromise on U.N. inspections

The U.S. and other world powers reached a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday after the Obama administration granted Tehran the right to object to international inspections of Iranian military sites, a move sure to stir opposition from Congress.

July 14, 2015

Greece debt crisis: Eurozone threatens ‘time-out’ if bailout terms rejected

Eurozone officials pressured Greece on Sunday to accept more austerity reforms to obtain another bailout to stave off financial collapse, with reluctant Greek officials calling the terms humiliating at an emergency summit in Brussels.

July 12, 2015

Iran nuclear deal imminent, negotiators say; lawmakers worry Obama conceded too much

Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they have reached a deal to limit Tehran's atomic program in return for sanctions relief, as U.S. lawmakers and other critics express concern that the Obama administration has conceded too much in the bid for a historic diplomatic agreement.

July 12, 2015