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Dave Boyer

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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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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Kerry pitched the administration's controversial nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease crippling sanctions forever in exchange for temporary concessions on weapons development. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Slavery concerns rise over Trans-Pacific Partnership

Amid accusations that the Obama administration is whitewashing modern slavery by a potential trading partner, U.S. officials on Tuesday called for countries negotiating a major Pacific Rim free-trade deal to resolve disputes that have stalled the pact.

August 4, 2015
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, listens to remarks while addressing the media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 21, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Congress sets dramatic September votes on Iran nuclear deal

GOP leaders in the House and Senate both said Tuesday they will hold votes in September on resolutions to disapprove of President Obama's Iran nuclear program deal, setting up a dramatic showdown that will test the White House's ability to keep its allies on board in the face of stiff political pressure.

August 4, 2015
Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is seen at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this May 17, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Iran deal: House GOP claim enough votes to reject Iran deal

House Republicans said Monday they have the votes to reject President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but the White House expressed growing confidence it will win a veto showdown over the accord as the administration moved to ease concerns among Arab allies and Jewish leaders in the U.S.

August 3, 2015
Anti-abortion activists demonstrate near a Planned Parenthood clinic Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Philadelphia. The protesters are calling for an end to government funding for the nonprofit reproductive services organization. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

White House questions ‘authenticity’ of Planned Parenthood videos

The White House dismissed the need for a federal investigation of Planned Parenthood Friday, citing the opinions of three liberal newspapers as evidence that "impartial observers" are raising questions about the authenticity of a pro-life group's undercover videos on the sale of fetal tissue.

July 31, 2015
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House ridicules Sen. Tom Cotton as ‘man of mystery’

President Obama's spokesman belittled Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas as an "international man of mystery" Thursday over the lawmaker's claim to have uncovered a secret side deal of the Iranian nuclear accord while on a mission to Europe.

July 30, 2015
Islamic State militants have made it a priority to mold children under their rule into a new generation of fighters, suicide bombers and executioners. (Associated Press/File)

Islamic State ‘growing’ in Afghanistan: watchdog

Taliban leader Mullah Omar may be dead, but there's another security threat emerging in Afghanistan, with a government watchdog reporting increased concern in the U.S. and in Kabul that the Islamic State is gaining a foothold there.

July 30, 2015