Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Conservatives cheer IRS announcement on shielding donors to certain nonprofits, including NRA
Conservatives on Tuesday hailed a move by the Treasury Department to stop requiring certain politically active nonprofit groups, including the National Rifle Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to identify their financial donors. Published July 17, 2018
Obama says he’s ‘surprised’ by his wealth, wants to pay more taxes
Nearly two years after leaving office, former President Barack Obama would prefer to give back some of President Trump's tax cuts because, he said, "there's only so many nice trips you can take." Published July 17, 2018
Obama gives Trump sharp rebuke in Mandela address on values
Former President Barack Obama, in one of his biggest speeches since leaving the White House, warned Tuesday against the rise of "strongman politics" and criticized the nationalist style of politics embraced by President Trump. Published July 17, 2018
Donald Trump sides with Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence on 2016 election meddling
President Trump on Monday stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and rejected the findings of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election, drawing bipartisan blowback from lawmakers dismayed by his performance on the world stage. Published July 16, 2018
Conservative group releases new round of ads supporting Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
A conservative group released its third round of advertisements Monday in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, airing in four red states with Democratic senators. Published July 16, 2018
Dan Coats repeats assessment that Russians meddled in 2016 election
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats reiterated Monday that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, hours after President Trump refused to back him up in that assessment. Published July 16, 2018
GOP, Dem lawmakers slam Trump for not blaming Putin for election meddling
Lawmakers in both parties criticized President Trump Monday for failing to publicly blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for election hacking at their press conference in Finland. Published July 16, 2018
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin declare summit succeeded in improving relationship, ‘trust’
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged Monday from a summit declaring success in forging a better relationship, even if they didn't solve any conflicts between their two countries. Published July 16, 2018
Trump blasts Mueller probe after Putin summit: ‘No collusion at all’
Standing beside Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump on Monday blasted special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of election hacking for putting "a cloud" over his presidency. Published July 16, 2018
Vladimir Putin disputes allegations that Moscow collected info for Trump dossier
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Monday that the infamous anti-Trump dossier was fake and insisted that Moscow doesn't have damaging information about President Trump. Published July 16, 2018
Putin answers election hacking charge: ‘Russian state never interfered’
President Trump confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin about hacking the U.S. election, and Mr. Putin again denied his country's involvement. Published July 16, 2018
Donald Trump dismisses Democratic field of potential challengers for 2020
President Trump said Monday that he doesn't think any Democrats are capable of beating him in 2020. Published July 16, 2018
Rand Paul undecided on Brett Kavanaugh, disagrees with Fourth Amendment ruling
Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that he is worried about Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's views on government surveillance programs, raising a potential snag in the closely divided confirmation battle. Published July 15, 2018
Donald Trump slams CNN for ignoring his ‘takedown’ of Jim Acosta
In a surprise, President Trump admitted Saturday that he watched CNN. But, unsurprisingly, the experience left him disappointed. Published July 14, 2018
Protesters confront Trump at his golf club in Scotland
President Trump waved at dozens of protesters Saturday while golfing at his club in Scotland, while thousands of demonstrators marched against him in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. Published July 14, 2018
Trump says Obama failed to stop Russian hacking in 2016 election
President Trump responded Saturday to the Justice Department's indictment of 12 Russian military officers for hacking into Democratic campaign files by questioning why President Obama failed to stop the intrusion in 2016. Published July 14, 2018
Trump meets Queen Elilzabeth II for tea as thousands in London protest visit
President Trump had his first meeting Friday Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, joining the monarch for tea at historic Windsor Castle outside London with first lady Melania Trump and Prince Philip, the queen's husband. Published July 13, 2018
Donald Trump’s war with the media alive and well across the pond
President Trump clashed with U.S. and British media on his first official visit to England Friday, criticizing NBC, CNN and Britain's tabloid The Sun during a press conference with Prime Minister Theresa May. Published July 13, 2018
Kavanaugh didn’t know about claims of sexual harassment against mentor: White House
The White House slammed liberals' "smear campaign" against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh Friday over accusations that he may have condoned sexual harassment by a federal judge with whom he worked in 1991. Published July 13, 2018
Trump says after Strzok hearing that ‘rigged’ Mueller probe is hurting U.S. relations with Russia
President Trump said Friday he's even more convinced that special counsel Robert Mueller's "rigged" investigation on Russia is hurting the U.S., after watching portions of disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok's testimony to Congress. Published July 13, 2018
