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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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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2013 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. flag flies above buildings used for military tribunals for suspected terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A military judge is trying to decide whether the attempt to prosecute five prisoners at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 attacks can resume after stalling for nearly a year because of the revelation of an apparent FBI investigation into members of one of the defense teams. The five defendants are expected back in court Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, for a hearing focused on whether more time is required to explore any potential conflict of interest arising from the questioning by FBI agents of defense team support staff. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama thinks he should’ve closed Gitmo on first day

After scandals ranging from the IRS to Benghazi to the botched Obamacare rollout, President Obama said Wednesday his biggest regret is not closing the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay on his first day in office.

March 18, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and the middle class, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the City Club of Cleveland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama calls for mandatory voting in U.S.

President Obama, whose party was trounced in last year's midterm election due to poor turnout among Democrats, endorsed the idea of mandatory voting Wednesday.

March 18, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and the middle class, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the City Club of Cleveland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama hits GOP for ‘trickle-down’ budget plan

President Obama blasted congressional Republicans' budget proposals Wednesday, saying the GOP "doubles down on trickle-down" economics by cutting taxes for wealthier families and cutting programs that benefit the middle class.

March 18, 2015
President Barack Obama walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as they depart Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, following a Friends of Ireland luncheon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama to announce manufacturing initiative

President Obama will announce a $500 million public-private program to boost textile manufacturing Wednesday as he seeks to convince Americans that his deficit-spending budget plan is superior to Republicans' balanced-budget proposal.

March 18, 2015
President Barack Obama walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as they depart Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, following a Friends of Ireland luncheon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama to travel to Panama, Jamaica

Immigration and Cuba will likely be on the agenda next month when President Obama travels to Panama for the Summit of the Americas.

March 18, 2015

White House defends move to curb records requests

Obama administration officials said Tuesday there was no ulterior motive in the administration's move that makes the White House Office of Administration no longer subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

March 17, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday March 16, 2015, during a meeting with the Council of the Great City Schools Leadership. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama says GOP budget is a ‘failure’

President Obama called the House Republicans budget a failure Tuesday and said it would spur a "major debate" with his administration over the coming months.

March 17, 2015
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. holds-up a synopsis of the House Republican budget proposal as he announces the plan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The plan includes a boost in defense spending but cuts in the Medicaid program for the poor, food stamps and health care subsidies. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GOP budget repeals Obamacare, cuts $5.5 trillion

House Republicans unveiled a 2016 budget Tuesday that would cut $5.5 trillion from spending over the next 10 years, repeal Obamacare and change Medicare into a voucherlike system — key parts of a fiscally punishing blueprint designed to end red ink in less than a decade.

March 17, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday March 16, 2015, during a meeting with the Council of the Great City Schools Leadership. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama warns GOP not to cut education funding

President Obama warned congressional Republicans Monday not to "go backwards" on education funding for poor school districts as the GOP prepares to introduce a budget this week for fiscal 2016.

March 16, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting on veterans issues at the Phoenix VA Medical Center Friday, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama says Phoenix VA had ‘a few bad apples’

Visiting the Phoenix VA hospital where the veterans' health-care scandal began, President Obama said Friday that veterans shouldn't allow "a few bad apples" to cause them to lose sight of improvements to the system.

March 13, 2015