Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Donald Trump focusing on three appellate judges for Supreme Court nomination
President Trump is focusing on three prospective Supreme Court nominees, sources said Thursday, with conservatives divided on the pro-life records of the candidates who have emerged. Published July 5, 2018
Donald Trump taps ex-Fox News executive Bill Shine as deputy chief of staff
President Trump announced Thursday he's hiring former Fox News executive Bill Shine to become White House deputy chief of staff overseeing communications. Published July 5, 2018
Missing in America Project, Mission of Honor work to ensure military burials for veterans’ ashes
In funeral homes around the country, sometimes in mass crypts or storage sheds, thousands of veterans' cremains are neglected in obscurity. But some volunteer-based veterans organizations across the U.S. are working steadily and painstakingly to locate these cremains and give them the dignified burials that their country promises to all service members. Published July 3, 2018
Mike Lee, Donald Trump speak about Supreme Court nomination
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has spoken with President Trump about the Supreme Court vacancy, the senator's office said Tuesday, as Mr. Trump interviewed three other prospective nominees. Published July 3, 2018
Donald Trump lowers flag to honor five shooting victims in Maryland
President Trump ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff Tuesday in honor of five journalists killed in Annapolis, Maryland, after the town's mayor said the president initially declined his request. Published July 3, 2018
Fox News’ John Roberts, ABC’s Kyra Phillips married journalists in White House first
In what's believed to be a first, a married couple of TV journalists shared the front row Monday at the White House press briefing. Published July 2, 2018
Donald Trump interviews four Supreme Court candidates as leading contenders emerge
President Trump interviewed four candidates Monday in his search for the next Supreme Court nominee, with two federal appeals court judges emerging as leading contenders for the nomination that could change the complexion of the high court for decades to come. Published July 2, 2018
Immigration activists condemn ICE, family detention
Far from settling the family separation issue, President Trump's executive order last month has only solidified the battle lines, with his administration saying it is left with no choice but to keep entire families detained and Democrats and liberal activists saying no illegal immigrants should be detained at all. Published July 1, 2018
Bob Casey, Lou Barletta spar over abortion, Roe v. Wade ruling
The pending Supreme Court vacancy and its implications for abortion law has become a battleground already in Pennsylvania's Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger, Rep. Lou Barletta. Published July 1, 2018
Abolish ICE calls expose Democrats ideological split
Democrats have found themselves at odds over whether to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the latest rift between the party's liberal and leftist wings. Published July 1, 2018
Susan Collins resists pressure on Supreme Court nominee vote
It's looking like a long, hot summer for Sen. Susan M. Collins, the famously moderate Maine Republican who represents the Democratic Party's best hope for a defection on President Trump's pivotal Supreme Court nomination. Published July 1, 2018
Donald Trump says liberals confronting administration officials in public better ‘take it easy’
President Trump said liberals who increasingly are confronting administration officials in public "better just take it easy." Published July 1, 2018
Donald Trump welcomes Democrats’ calls to abolish ICE
President Trump said Sunday that Democrats "will never win another election" if they keep pushing to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Published July 1, 2018
Donald Trump ‘probably’ won’t question Supreme Court candidates on abortion
President Trump said Sunday he probably won't question prospective Supreme Court nominees about their views on the landmark abortion decision of Roe v. Wade. Published July 1, 2018
Donald Trump says Saudis will increase oil production at his request to lower gas prices
President Trump said Saturday that he persuaded the king of Saudi Arabia to increase oil production in an effort to lower gas prices in the U.S. Published June 30, 2018
Donald Trump slams Democrats’ push to abolish ICE
President Trump hit back Saturday at Democrats' call to abolish the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, saying it will never happen on his watch. Published June 30, 2018
Trump says he’s not planning to pull out of WTO
President Trump said Friday he's not planning to pull the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization -- at least not for now. Published June 29, 2018
Trump says he’s not sure if John Kelly is leaving White House soon
President Trump said Friday he's not sure how long Chief of Staff John F. Kelly will remain in his job. Published June 29, 2018
Trump says Supreme Court pick ‘narrowed to about five,’ will make decision by July 9
President Trump said Friday that he plans to make a Supreme Court pick by July 9 and will interview one or two candidates this weekend. Published June 29, 2018
Donald Trump favors youth in Supreme Court justice candidates
Youth is a factor as President Trump searches for his pivotal nominee to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, a task that the president said Thursday is already in high gear. Published June 28, 2018