Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid raises new ISIS fears, questions
The Islamic State was well-prepared for the eventual loss of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and likely is already taking steps to fill the vacuum left by his death at the hands of U.S. special operations forces over the weekend, experts warned Sunday as attention turned to the next phase of the fight. Published October 27, 2019
Donald Trump arrives at World Series game with Republican lawmakers
President Trump has arrived at Nationals Park for Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. Published October 27, 2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘dead’ after U.S. military raid, Donald Trump says
President Trump on Sunday confirmed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying the world's most wanted terrorist died "whimpering and crying" during an overnight U.S. special forces raid in Syria. Published October 27, 2019
Comey says he’s ‘not worried’ about Justice criminal probe of FBI’s spying on Trump campaign
Former FBI Director James B. Comey said Saturday he's not worried about a Justice Department criminal probe into the reasons his office investigated the Trump campaign in 2016, but he cautioned the federal prosecutor leading the probe to guard against influence from "those in leadership." Published October 26, 2019
Trump blasts ex-chief of staff John Kelly over claim he warned about impeachment
President Trump said Saturday night he would have thrown former White House chief of staff John F. Kelly out of the Oval Office if Mr. Kelly had warned him about possible impeachment, as the ex-Marine general asserted earlier Saturday. Published October 26, 2019
John Kelly, former Trump chief of staff, says he warned president of possible impeachment
Former White House chief of staff John F. Kelly said Saturday he warned President Trump nearly a year ago that he'd be impeached if he hired a "yes man" to replace the retired Marine Corps general. Published October 26, 2019
Donald Trump slams ‘badly failing’ Kamala Harris for skipping criminal-justice event
After headlining a forum on criminal-justice reform in South Carolina, President Trump taunted Democratic Sen. Kamala D. Harris Saturday for skipping the event and said he's done more for black Americans than she ever will. Published October 26, 2019
Trump hosts anniversary celebration at Camp David for daughter Ivanka, Jared Kushner
President Trump is hosting a 10th wedding anniversary celebration at Camp David this weekend for daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner -- at the president's expense. Published October 26, 2019
Donald Trump compares his impeachment case to criminal-justice abuses
President Trump likened his potential impeachment Friday to abuses in the criminal justice system against minorities, telling an audience at a historically black college in South Carolina that injustice also occurs "in some pretty high places." Published October 25, 2019
Federal deficit in fiscal 2019 soared to $984 billion, Treasury says
The federal deficit swelled to $984 billion in fiscal 2019, an increase of $205 billion from the previous year, the Treasury Department said Friday. Published October 25, 2019
Trump says ‘I’m the team’ on impeachment inquiry
President Trump had a message Friday for people wondering who'll defend him from impeachment: you're looking at him. Published October 25, 2019
Donald Trump says former FBI officials face ‘very serious’ trouble in new Justice criminal probe
President Trump said Friday the former FBI officials should be worried about the Justice Department's new criminal probe into the origins of unfounded Russian collusion allegations involving his 2016 campaign. Published October 25, 2019
Kellyanne Conway doubts she’s in line to replace Mick Mulvaney as White House chief of staff
White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway dismissed a report Friday that President Trump is considering her to replace Mick Mulvaney as chief of staff. Published October 25, 2019
Whistleblowers face retaliation, harassment in VA’s whistleblower protection office, watchdog finds
An office in the Department of Veterans Affairs created under President Trump to protect whistleblowers instead mishandled numerous complaints and even retaliated against some of the whistleblowers it was supposed to protect, according to an inspector general's report released Thursday. Published October 24, 2019
Donald Trump praises GOP for fighting back on impeachment
President Trump praised House Republicans Thursday for getting "tough" with Democrats' closed-door impeachment inquiry, a day after dozens of GOP lawmakers stormed their way into the secure room where Democrats are hearing testimony. Published October 24, 2019
Trump hails U.S. oil and gas industry, blasts Democrats as ‘anti-energy zealots’
President Trump promoted his record on U.S. energy production Wednesday during a trip to Pittsburgh that sounded more like a campaign rally than a policy discussion. Published October 23, 2019
Trump slams never-Trumpers as ‘human scum’
President Trump lashed out Wednesday at a U.S. diplomat who testified against him in the impeachment inquiry as "human scum," saying his administration should stop hiring disloyal Republicans. Published October 23, 2019
Mike Pence: Syria cease-fire holding
Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday night that the temporary cease-fire in northeast Syria has held, and the U.S. is now working with Turkey and Kurdish forces to establish "a permanent ceasefire" with the hope of establishing a safe zone between Turkey and Kurds living in Syria. Published October 22, 2019
Trump, in new book, says Obama was ‘stupid’ to avoid talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
President Trump decided that President Barack Obama was "stupid" after their first meeting, in which Mr. Obama confided that he refused to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un because he is dictator, according to a forthcoming book written with Mr. Trump's cooperation. Published October 22, 2019
‘Anonymous’ author writing new book about Trump
The senior Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous New York Times op-ed against President Trump last year is coming out with a book criticizing his presidency. Published October 22, 2019
