Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump slaps new sanctions on 15 Russian agents, firms for election meddling and ‘malign’ activities
The Treasury Department imposed fresh sanctions Wednesday against 15 Russian agents and companies for interfering in the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and carrying out a nerve-agent attack in England. Published December 19, 2018
Trump asking all federal agencies to kick in for wall funding
President Trump has asked all Cabinet agencies to find extra money that could be used to build his border wall, the White House said Tuesday. Published December 18, 2018
Trump will dissolve charity, New York attorney general says
President Trump has agreed to shut down his embattled charitable foundation and distribute the remaining money to "reputable" groups, New York's attorney general announced Tuesday. Published December 18, 2018
Trump panel proposes erasing Obama-era discipline rules for minority students, arming more adults
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a plan to prevent school shootings that includes arming more school personnel, taking guns away from highly dangerous people and revoking Obama-administration rules that were criticized for easing discipline of minority students. Published December 18, 2018
Donald Trump calls on Fed to stop raising interest rates amid stock-market dive
President Trump warned the Federal Reserve Tuesday not to "make yet another mistake" as it prepares to raise interest rates again this week, actions that the president has blamed for the plummeting stock market. Published December 18, 2018
Donald Trump cites John Edwards precedent in rejecting felony talk
President Trump said Thursday he never told Michael Cohen to break election laws in 2016, declaring his innocence a day after his former lawyer was sentenced to three years in prison for campaign-finance violations and other crimes. Published December 13, 2018
Donald Trump says Cohen case is an attempt ‘to embarrass me’
President Trump said Thursday that federal prosecutors added campaign-finance violations in the case against former lawyer Michael Cohen "to embarrass me." Published December 13, 2018
Trump signs executive order promoting ‘opportunity zones’ in distressed towns
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to create a new White House council for promoting private investment in "opportunity zones" in more than 8,700 distressed communities across the U.S., aiming to expand prosperity to neglected zip codes. Published December 12, 2018
Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer display partisan divide in White House meeting
President Trump and congressional Democratic leaders ripped off the bandage over their raw, partisan disagreements Tuesday in open bickering that offered a glimpse of the divided government to come in the next two years. Published December 11, 2018
Trump threatens government shutdown in heated meeting with Pelosi, Schumer
President Trump told Democratic leaders Tuesday he would be "proud" to shut down the government if he doesn't get the $5 billion in border wall funding he's demanding in a year-end spending bill. Published December 11, 2018
Senate to vote on criminal justice reform this year
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that senators will vote on a slimmed-down criminal justice reform bill before Congress shuts down for the year, delivering what could be a major victory to President Trump. Published December 11, 2018
Trump: 10 candidates vying for chief of staff post, cries ‘fake news’
President Trump said Tuesday that people are beating down his door to become the next White House chief of staff, pushing back against news reports that he's having trouble filling the high-pressure post. Published December 11, 2018
Tom Cotton says prison-reform bill shouldn’t allow early release for felons
A key Republican opponent of a prison-reform bill backed by President Trump said Tuesday that supporters of the measure should kill provisions allowing certain federal inmates out of prison before they complete their sentences. Published December 11, 2018
Mark Meadows says it would be ‘incredible honor’ to serve as White House chief of staff
Conservative Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina became the first person to express interest publicly in the White House chief of staff job Monday, saying he would be honored if President Trump chose him to replace the departing John F. Kelly. Published December 10, 2018
Donald Trump says chief of staff Kelly will leave at end of year
President Trump was close to naming a new White House chief of staff Sunday to replace the departing John F. Kelly, as the president braces for the culmination of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, a new Democratic House majority and the 2020 re-election campaign. Published December 8, 2018
Trump, Giuliani say Mueller still has no evidence of Russia collusion
President Trump and one of his top lawyers said Saturday that special prosecutor Robert Mueller's court filings still haven't tied the president to any collusion with Russia. Published December 8, 2018
Donald Trump taps William Barr for attorney general, Heather Nauert for U.N.
President Trump said Friday he will nominate William P. Barr as attorney general and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as ambassador to the United Nations, prominent moves on a day of staff shakeups that is expected to include the departure of White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. Published December 7, 2018
John Kelly to leave White House within days: Report
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly is expected to leave his job within days, CNN reported Friday. Published December 7, 2018
U.S.-China trade war fears spook Wall Street
Stocks recovered in a late rally Thursday after nearly wiping out all gains for the year, capping a tumultuous trading day that reflected investors' persistent jitters over the U.S. trade war with China and fears of a weakening global economy. Published December 6, 2018
Donald Trump hosts Holocaust survivors at White House Hanukkah reception
President Trump marked Hanukkah Thursday evening at a White House reception that included eight survivors of the Holocaust. Published December 6, 2018
