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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

Obama pleads for peace in strife-torn Central African Republic

As the U.S. military prepares to transport peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic, President Obama Monday taped a message urging its citizens to stop the violence between Christian and Muslim forces.

December 9, 2013

Obamas, Bushes fly together to Mandela’s memorial service

Four U.S. presidents will gather in South Africa on Tuesday to pay tribute to the late Nelson Mandela at a memorial service where they'll be joined by dozens of world leaders and tens of thousands of mourners.

December 9, 2013

Obama: Hole U.S. ‘digging out of’ requires billions more in unemployment benefits

Although the jobless rate in November fell to its lowest level since he took office, President Obama called on Republican lawmakers Saturday to spend tens of billions on unemployment benefits that are set to expire this month.

December 7, 2013

Biden: U.S., world ‘will not accept’ a nuclear-armed North Korea

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told South Koreans Friday that the international community must compel North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

December 6, 2013

Obama downplays IRS scandal, blames Obamacare rollout on ‘outdated’ agencies

President Obama Thursday portrayed the IRS targeting of tea-party groups as an innocent attempt at efficiency by bureaucrats that went awry, and he expressed surprise that people were outraged by the episode.

December 5, 2013

Biden leaves with no concessions from China, heads next to South Korea

Vice President Joseph R. Biden left China for South Korea Thursday after getting no concessions from Chinese leaders on their claim that China now controls all air space over the East China Sea.

December 5, 2013

Biden in Beijing: From diplomat to tourist on taxpayer dime

Vice President Joe Biden ended his diplomatic visit in Beijing Thursday, but not before taking his son and granddaughter on an impromptu shopping excursion, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.

December 5, 2013

Susan Rice slams Russia, China on human rights

Less than two weeks after the U.S. partnered with China and Russia on a nuclear pact with Iran, White House National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice criticized both nations' records on human-rights abuses Wednesday.

December 4, 2013

Joe Biden meets Xi Jinping in China to try to defuse tensions on air defense zone

Vice President Joseph R. Biden delivered stern warnings to Chinese leaders Wednesday over their territorial dispute with Japan, but his message appeared to fall flat as China ratcheted up its war of words with Tokyo.

December 4, 2013

Bill Clinton: Damage to Democrats over Obamacare rollout failure will be ‘minimal’

Former President Bill Clinton, who prodded President Obama last month to keep his promises on Obamacare, said Tuesday that the political damage for Democrats from the flawed law will be "minimal."

December 3, 2013

Chamber chief laments ‘avalanche’ of Obama regulations

President Obama is "shattering all records" for imposing new and costly regulations on businesses, and Senate Democrats' elimination of the filibuster for presidential nominees will only worsen the problem, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said Tuesday.

December 3, 2013

U.S. sending sub-hunting jets to East China Sea

As Vice President Joseph R. Biden arrived in Japan on Monday for a week of diplomacy in Asia, the U.S. military dispatched the first of six top-tech submarine-hunting jets to its Okinawa post near the disputed East China Sea, a move sure to ratchet up tensions among China and the U.S.

December 2, 2013