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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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President Barack Obama listens to Japan's national anthem with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a state arrival ceremony, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama welcomes Japanese prime minister to White House

Facing unresolved issues on free trade, President Obama welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House Tuesday for an official state visit, saying the two leaders are working to "broaden our alliance for our time."

April 28, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry, left, greets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in front of Kerry's residence in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Abe arrived in the U.S. Sunday for a weeklong visit. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama, Shinzo Abe to talk trade, defense during visit to U.S.

President Obama will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an official state visit this week, with Washington and Tokyo announcing an expanded security cooperation Monday but still facing hurdles in Mr. Obama's long-sought goal of a major free-trade agreement.

April 26, 2015
Scrutiny of foreign money swirling around Hillary Rodham Clinton, including skyrocketing speaking fees paid to her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and megadonations to their charitable foundation after she became America's top diplomat, will only intensify and dog her on the campaign trail. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton under fire for foreign donations, link to Russia uranium deal

The White House struggled Thursday to fend off a barrage of questions about foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation during the tenure of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, including reports of donations linked to a deal that helped Russia nearly corner the world uranium market with State Department approval.

April 23, 2015
President Obama is pushing Congress to grant him fast-track trade authority, which would allow him to independently negotiate trade deals and then bring them to Congress for an up-or-down vote without amendments or filibuster. (Associated Press)

Obama says Elizabeth Warren, other liberals ‘wrong’ on free trade

President Obama said Tuesday that liberal critics, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are wrong about the negative impact of his massive proposed free trade deal with Pacific Rim nations, and he called on Congress to give him the power to negotiate the agreement swiftly.

April 21, 2015
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., conveys a message he reads from his mobile phone to witness, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2015. Miller on March 16, accused the inspector general and other officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs of withholding reports from his panel, despite pledges to be transparent. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jeff Miller, House chairman, blasts VA relocation payments as ‘scheme’

The chairman of a House committee called Tuesday for the Department of Veterans Affairs to end its "outrageous scheme" for relocating highly paid executives after learning of the agency's itemized breakdown of its $288,000 "relocation" payment for the new director of the VA's beleaguered Philadelphia office.

April 21, 2015

VA book-cooking employees going unpunished

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday it has not decided whether to discipline any employees after a government watchdog's investigation found managers in the agency's Philadelphia office cooked the books to make it appear veterans' benefits claims were being handled promptly.

April 20, 2015
A patient walks down a hallway at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C., on March 11, 2015. The VA hospital is one of the most backed-up facilities in the country. (Associated Press) **FILE**

VA official defends ‘flawed’ orders on falsifying dates on claims

A top Veterans Affairs official said Monday that the Philadelphia VA office was the only one in the nation to "misinterpret" a memo from headquarters in 2013 that resulted in employees falsifying the dates on veterans' benefit claims to make it appear the VA was handling claims in a timely fashion.

April 20, 2015
A major trade deal could be a capstone legacy for President Obama's second term in office — if he can deliver the votes. (Associated Press)

Obama undermined by Democrats on fast-track trade authority, Asia deal

Democrats are "overwhelmingly" opposed to both fast-track trade authority and to the Asian trade deal the administration is negotiating, exposing doubts about President Obama from within his own ranks — and an ever-shrinking number of lawmakers even willing to be persuaded by him.

April 19, 2015