Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump orders FAA to ground Boeing Max 8 and 9 planes after crashes
The FAA reversed course Wednesday and ordered the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliners after a deadly crash last weekend in Ethiopia. Published March 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren says she has ‘zero’ sympathy for parents in college cheating scandal
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, accused of exaggerating American Indian ancestry to further her career, said Wednesday she has "zero" sympathy for parents caught in a college cheating scandal. Published March 13, 2019
Donald Trump says jets ‘too complex to fly’ as Boeing 737 Max grounded in Europe
Europe joined a growing list of nations and airlines Tuesday to ground flights of Boeing 737 Max jets after a deadly crash in Ethiopia, as President Trump, an avid promoter of the American aerospace giant, worried aloud that high-tech planes "are becoming far too complex to fly." Published March 12, 2019
Donald Trump signs major conservation bill to open lands for sportsmen
President Trump quietly signed a massive public lands bill into law Tuesday, protecting millions of acres from mining and raising the hackles of environmental groups worried that the pro-drilling president will get credit for a major conservation initiative. Published March 12, 2019
Trump warns that jets are ‘too complex to fly’ in wake of Boeing 737 MAX crashes
President Trump, an avid promoter of Boeing aircraft, said Tuesday in the wake of two horrific Boeing crashes that jetliners "are becoming far too complex to fly." Published March 12, 2019
Trump’s 2020 budget to reduce Medicare costs by targeting waste, fraud
President Trump's budget would largely skip the hard work of cutting entitlement spending, the biggest driver of federal debt, instead proposing to slow the growth of payments to Medicare providers and leaving Social Security untouched. Published March 11, 2019
Trumps tour tornado damage in Alabama, meet with survivors, sign boy’s Bible
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump toured tornado-ravaged sections of Alabama Friday and met with survivors of the storms that killed 23 persons. Published March 8, 2019
Bill Shine quits White House communications post, will advise Trump campaign
Bill Shine, White House deputy chief of staff for communications, has resigned after only eight months on the job and will work on the president's re-election campaign, the White House said Friday. Published March 8, 2019
Trump says Cohen ‘directly asked me’ for a pardon
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told a "stone cold lie" to Congress when he denied seeking a pardon, President Trump said Friday. Published March 8, 2019
Donald Trump says House vote on Rep. Ilhan Omar shows Democrats are ‘anti-Jewish’
President Trump said Friday that a House vote on anti-Semitism showed that Democrats are "anti-Jewish." Published March 8, 2019
Donald Trump says he feels ‘very badly’ for Paul Manafort after sentencing
President Trump expressed sympathy Friday for former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud. Published March 8, 2019
Congress pressures Veterans Affairs to deliver on $16 billion electronic health-records system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is under pressure from Congress to deliver on its new $16 billion electronic health-records system that's already incurring huge cost overruns and won't be fully operational for a decade. Published March 7, 2019
Donald Trump slams ‘shameful’ indecision by House Democrats on anti-Semitism
President Trump called House Democrats "shameful" Wednesday for waffling over a possible vote against anti-Semitism. Published March 6, 2019
U.S. trade deficit rose to 10-year high in 2018, government reports
The U.S. trade deficit grew more than 12 percent to $621 billion last year, in a setback for the centerpiece of President Trump's "America First" agenda. Published March 6, 2019
Melania Trump challenges media to cover opioid crisis more than ‘idle gossip’
First lady Melania Trump dared the media Tuesday to devote as much coverage to the nation's opioid crisis as they do to "idle gossip or trivial stories." Published March 5, 2019
Donald Trump says Democrats harassing him because they ‘couldn’t stand losing’
Besieged by Democratic investigations, President Trump complained Tuesday that attempts to find dirt on him are driven by anger over the 2016 election and will thwart Congress itself from getting anything done for the American people. Published March 5, 2019
Trump to tour tornado damage in Alabama Friday
President Trump said he will visit tornado victims in Alabama Friday after devastating storms killed at least 23 people and destroyed a wide swath of homes and businesses. Published March 5, 2019
Donald Trump’s executive order to create high-level task force on vets’ suicide prevention
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a Cabinet-level task force to prevent more than 20 veterans' suicides per day, calling it "one of our nation's most heartbreaking tragedies." Published March 5, 2019
Donald Trump says Kim Jong-un didn’t know about harsh treatment of Otto Warmbier
President Trump said Thursday he's convinced that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un didn't know anything about the brutal treatment of American Otto Warmbier, who died in 2017 shortly after being released from a North Korean prison. Published February 28, 2019
Donald Trump: At least Michael Cohen didn’t lie about Russian collusion
President Trump said Thursday that former lawyer Michael Cohen's testimony to Congress was "pretty shameful," but said Cohen got one thing right -- Mr. Trump didn't collude with Russia. Published February 28, 2019
