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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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

The frame of new home under construction sits in a neighborhood under development in north Dallas, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

Prices for construction materials, producer goods spike as inflation concerns persist

Companies paid significantly higher prices to producers in April, and prices of construction materials also rose sharply, in two more signs of inflation for the recovering U.S. economy. "With the global economy steadily reopening, central banks continuing to pump up money supply, governments engaging in deficit spending and supply chain disruptions persisting, contractors can expect significant price pressures for months to come," said Anirban Basu, an economist with a construction trade group.

May 13, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on Friday, May 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Style or substance? Kamala Harris’ duties pile up as border crisis goes unresolved

Vice President Kamala Harris has amassed responsibility for controlling the porous southern border, directing U.S. competitiveness in outer space, extending broadband service back on Earth, selling the president's multitrillion-dollar jobs bills, unionizing the U.S. workforce, coordinating relations with world leaders, advocating for the rights of women and girls, serving as a watchdog on social equity issues and preventing the planet from overheating.

May 10, 2021
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, says aid to Black farmers happening despite court case

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday the administration will press ahead with plans to aid Black farmers for the "cumulative effect" of past discrimination by Washington, brushing aside a lawsuit by White farmers alleging discrimination because they are not eligible for a COVID-19 loan forgiveness program for disadvantaged producers.

May 5, 2021
In this Jan. 13, 2021, photo, tenants' rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston. President Joe Biden’s administration is cutting things close on a nationwide eviction moratorium, which is set to expire in less than a week. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) **FILE**

CDC lacked authority to halt evictions, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the legal authority to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium, a ruling that could affect millions of tenants and landlords.

May 5, 2021