Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Dan Coats deny writing controversial New York Times op-ed
Denials are pouring out from top members of the Trump administration on Thursday as they reject responsibility for the anonymous New York Times op-ed published Wednesday afternoon. Published September 6, 2018
Donald Trump slams anonymous New York Times opinion piece as ‘gutless’
President Trump excoriated as "gutless" an anonymous senior administration official who wrote an opinion column in The New York Times on Wednesday saying that many of the president's advisers are deliberately conspiring in a resistance within the government to thwart the president's agenda and save the nation from "his worst inclinations." Published September 5, 2018
Anonymous Trump official: Senior advisers work against president to thwart ‘misguided impulses’
A Trump administration official penned an anonymous essay in The New York Times Wednesday claiming that many senior advisers to President Trump are deliberately taking part in a resistance within the government "to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations." Published September 5, 2018
Trump slams Woodward’s book as ‘fiction,’ says he runs strong White House
President Trump pushed back for a second straight day Wednesday against a new book portraying the White House as dysfunctional, calling journalist Bob Woodward's book "a work of fiction." Published September 5, 2018
Trump says Woodward book is timed to distract from Kavanaugh hearing
President Trump said Wednesday that opponents are "grasping at straws" in their efforts to block the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, even to the point of releasing a new book critical of the president as a distraction. Published September 5, 2018
White House says wages rising faster than government reporting
Wages for U.S. workers are improving more than the government is reporting due to flawed measures of inflation, the White House said Wednesday. Published September 5, 2018
Trump urges lawmakers to include work requirements for food stamps in farm bill
President Trump called on Congress Wednesday to approve work requirements for people receiving food stamps, as part of a massive farm bill that lawmakers are negotiating. Published September 5, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh protests by Democrats please White House
President Trump and White House allies expressed confidence Tuesday that Senate Democrats' partisan temper-tantrum antics in the stormy confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will backfire with most of the public. Published September 4, 2018
Trump blasts Senate Democrats for ‘despicable’ treatment of Brett Kavanaugh
President Trump slammed Senate Democrats Tuesday for their rough handling of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, calling their antics "despicable." Published September 4, 2018
White House keeping score on Senate Democrats’ antics in Brett Kavanaugh hearing
As Senate Democrats tried a variety of tactics Tuesday to delay the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the White House was keeping score. Published September 4, 2018
Bob Woodward’s new book describes Mattis, Kelly criticizing Trump as incompetent: ‘He’s an idiot’
A new book about the Trump White House portrays top aides such as Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly criticizing President Trump behind his back as incompetent and attorney John Dowd warning the president that he would end up in "an orange jumpsuit" if he testified in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Published September 4, 2018
Democrats move to adjourn Kavanaugh hearing, Grassley rejects motion
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing quickly devolved into a farce Tuesday morning with screeching protesters and Democrats demanding the committee be shut down immediately. Published September 4, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh to tell Senate that he would be a ‘team player’ on high court
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that he will be a "team player" if confirmed for the high court. Published September 4, 2018
GOP candidates pressure Donald Trump to abandon pay freeze for federal workers
President Trump signaled Monday that he's still reconsidering his announcement to freeze pay for more than 2 million federal civilian workers, after hearing objections from Republican candidates in Virginia, a state with a large population of federal employees. Published September 3, 2018
FISA court didn’t hold hearings before granting warrants on Carter Page, Trump highlights in tweet
President Trump called attention Saturday to a new revelation about the federal probe of his 2016 campaign, noting that a secret federal court held no hearings before granting surveillance warrants. Published September 1, 2018
Donald Trump warns Congress not to ‘interfere’ in his revised NAFTA deal
President Trump told Congress Saturday not to "interfere" with his NAFTA negotiations or he'll cancel outright the revised free-trade deal with Mexico, an agreement that could leave out Canada. Published September 1, 2018
Trump calls court ruling on N.C. redistricting ‘very unfair’
President Trump on Friday criticized as "unfair" a court ruling that voided North Carolina's redistricting map two months before the midterm elections. Published August 31, 2018
Trump says he’ll reconsider pay freeze for federal civilian employees
President Trump said Friday he's reconsidering whether to freeze a scheduled pay raise for more than 2 million civilian federal employees, a day after he announced plans to kill the pay raise. Published August 31, 2018
Trump to visit Paris in November to commemorate 100th anniversary of World War I armistice
President Trump will visit Paris on Nov. 11 to take part in a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, the White House said Friday. Published August 31, 2018
Donald Trump threatens to intervene in Justice Department
President Trump threatened Thursday night to intervene in the Justice Department if the agency fails to take action against corrupt Democrats, saying "the whole world is watching." Published August 30, 2018
