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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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Donald Trump urges Democrats to drop demands for extra spending with ‘paycheck protection’ fund

President Trump called on congressional Democrats Friday to drop their demands for extra spending in an administration proposal to replenish a fund to help small businesses keep their employees on the payroll during the coronavirus crisis.

April 10, 2020

Stocks jump after Fed’s stimulus move, on track for best week since 1938

Stocks were headed Thursday for their best week since 1938, after the Federal Reserve announced a $2.3 trillion plan to help local governments and small and mid-sized businesses.

April 9, 2020

Senate Democrats block additional $250 billion for small business loans

Senate Democrats blocked a move by the Trump administration Thursday to provide businesses with another $250 billion to keep their employees on the payroll, even as 6.6 million more people applied for unemployment benefits and the three-week toll for job losses reached 1 in 10 American workers.

April 9, 2020

Weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million due to coronavirus outbreak, Labor Department says

Another 6.6 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government reported on Thursday, as the economic shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak continued to devastate the labor market.

April 9, 2020

Donald Trump: It’s ‘weird’ Obama hasn’t endorsed Joe Biden

President Trump said Wednesday night that it's "weird" that former President Barack Obama hasn't endorsed his former vice president, Joseph R. Biden, for the Democratic presidential nomination.

April 8, 2020

Linda Tripp, Clinton sex scandal whistleblower, dead at 70

Linda Tripp, whose phone recordings of conversations with Monica Lewinsky snowballed into the impeachment trial of then-President Bill Clinton, has died. She was 70.

April 8, 2020

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer lay down markers for ‘interim emergency’ relief package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday laid down markers for what congressional Democrats want to see in the next legislative package in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including more money for small businesses, hospitals and local governments.

April 8, 2020

Donald Trump: Mail-in voting ‘corrupt’

President Trump on Tuesday defended his voting by mail in Florida's election last month but said the practice is too often subject to fraud and should be severely restricted.

April 7, 2020

Donald Trump: ‘No role’ in Thomas Modly resignation

President Trump said Tuesday that he had "no role" in the resignation of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly.

April 7, 2020

Congressional Republicans support boosting funds for small business loan program

Lawmakers were racing Tuesday to approve more money for a five-day-old emergency fund to rescue small businesses and their employees, saying demand from companies reeling from the coronavirus shutdown will deplete the $350 billion program much faster than expected.

April 7, 2020

Stephanie Grisham leaving as White House press secretary, to serve as chief of staff to first lady

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is being moved out of her job as spokeswoman for the president and returning to her former role with first lady Melania Trump.

April 7, 2020

Stocks up sharply again after Monday’s big gains

Stocks opened sharply higher again on Tuesday, building on Monday's strong gains as investors were buoyed by early signs that the coronavirus pandemic might be leveling off in hotspots around the world.

April 7, 2020

Jonathan Karl, ABC News correspondent, berated by Donald Trump

President Trump told the head of the White House Correspondents Association "you will never make it" during an often-combative coronavirus briefing Monday night in which the president also said he's managed the crisis too well for Democrats to beat him in November.

April 6, 2020

Small Business Administration admits Paycheck Protection Program loan application flaws

The Small Business Administration acknowledged to banks Monday in an email obtained by The Washington Times that there are frustrating flaws in its system for handling loan applications for distressed small businesses, even as the White House and lawmakers considered a second round of massive aid for companies.

April 6, 2020