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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 gestures as he speaks during an reception for the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to mayors: We can work together to help cities

The president said he hoped that having his advisers network with mayors Thursday at the White House would spur more actions that can be taken without congressional approval to help cities.

January 23, 2014
White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Carney talked about President Barack Obama's upcoming State of the Union Address, the Ukraine and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House warns GOP: Raise the borrowing limit without strings

The White House feuded with Republican lawmakers Thursday over raising the nation’s borrowing limit and acknowledged that President Obama will be late again with his federal budget — indications that last month’s bipartisan budget and spending deals haven’t changed the fiscal dysfunction in Washington.

January 23, 2014
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington. The president called for ending the government's control of phone data from millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama pot comments not meant to endorse legalization: White House

"The president's position on these matters hasn't changed," said press secretary Jay Carney. "He made clear that he sees it as a bad habit and a vice, and not something that he would encourage. He's not endorsing any specific move by a state, he's simply making an observation."

January 22, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address at the National Action Network's (NAN) Annual King Day breakfast convened by the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

On MLK Day, Biden slams state voter ID laws

Vice President Joseph R. Biden criticized voter ID laws Monday, saying progress on civil rights and economic justice depend on minorities having unimpeded access to the ballot booth.

January 20, 2014
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates signs copies of his new book: "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War," during a book signing at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gates opposes Hill drive for new Iran sanctions

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that Congress should not impose new sanctions on Iran but should use the threat of tougher sanctions to force Tehran to complete a de-nuclearization agreement.

January 17, 2014
Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, is concerned about President Obama's announcement outlining his national security policies. "If the speech is anything like what is being reported, the president will go down in history for having retained and defended George W. Bush's surveillance programs," he said. (Associated Press)

ACLU bashes Obama on NSA surveillance

A leading civil liberties group lashed out Wednesday after reports suggested that President Obama won't make major changes to government surveillance programs after months of review and hand-wringing over revelations by former spy-agency contractor Edward Snowden.

January 15, 2014
FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans’ phone records for possible future surveillance, but leave many of the specific reforms for Congress to sort out, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the White House intelligence review. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama manufacturing push off to slow start

President Obama says he won't wait for Congress to spur economic growth, but the executive action he's promoting Wednesday to create jobs is off to a painfully slow start.

January 15, 2014
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and GOP leaders face reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, following a weekly House Republican Conference meeting. Behind Boehner are, from left, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. The Republicans tied the recent stagnant employment reports to the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama vows more executive orders to advance agenda

President Obama vowed Tuesday to take more unilateral executive action to bypass Congress, and there’s fresh evidence that Democratic lawmakers in this election year would just as soon avoid the president, too.

January 14, 2014