Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump plan cuts CFPB’s budget by one-third
President Trump's proposed federal budget steps up his assault on regulation, and nowhere does he draw those battle lines more clearly than his plan to cut the budget of the Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and bring the agency under congressional oversight. Published February 13, 2018
Trump praises African-American military service during Black History Month event
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump marked Black History Month Tuesday with a reception at the White House honoring the contributions of blacks in military service. Published February 13, 2018
Trump donates first-quarter salary to infrastructure rebuilding
President Trump is donating his first-quarter salary to the Department of Transportation to help with their programs to rebuild infrastructure, the White House said Tuesday. Published February 13, 2018
Christopher Wray contradicts White House on timing of background probe into aide accused of abuse
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray testified Tuesday that a background check on former White House staff secretary Rob Porter was completed months before he resigned over domestic abuse accusations -- contradicting accounts given by the White House in recent days. Published February 13, 2018
White House says president supports victims of domestic abuse
The White House said Monday that President Trump supports victims of domestic violence, in the wake of him sympathizing on social media with a top aide who quit after two ex-wives accused him of abuse. Published February 12, 2018
Vanessa Trump hospitalized after opening envelope with white powder
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said. Published February 12, 2018
Donald Trump vows to propose ‘reciprocal tax’ on trade imports
President Trump said Monday that he will propose a "reciprocal" tax on imports this week, reviving an idea he raised earlier to combat U.S. trading partners engaging in unfair trade practices. Published February 12, 2018
Donald Trump releases new federal budget with big hike for military spending
It's difficult to see through all the red ink, but President Trump's proposed $4.38 trillion budget for fiscal 2019 contains consistent conservative policy solutions for the years ahead, such as beefing up the military and border security, trimming domestic spending across the board, containing the cost of most entitlement programs and slashing foreign aid. Published February 12, 2018
Mike Pence says U.S. open to North Korea talks
Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview published Sunday the U.S. is ready to talk to North Korea. Published February 11, 2018
Donald Trump to propose new budget to undo some of spending increase
Days after he signed a plan to boost spending by nearly $300 billion, President Trump will propose a new 2019 budget his aides said will try to undo some of that increase, in what they called an attempt to "bend the trajectory down." Published February 11, 2018
Pence, returning from Olympics, says U.S. and South Korea firmly allied against North Korea
Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday there's "no daylight" among the U.S., South Korea and Japan on the need to keep the pressure on North Korea's regime, even as Pyongyang extended an invitation to South Korea's president for a rare visit. Published February 10, 2018
White House confronts alleged domestic abuser, who then abruptly resigns
Speechwriter David Sorensen, who worked at the Council on Environmental Quality at the White House, resigned Friday upon being confronted by White House officials after questions from the media, said White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah. Published February 9, 2018
White House blocks release of Democratic memo, orders Justice to help declassify
The White House counsel said Friday night that President Trump cannot declassify a House Democratic memo on FBI surveillance abuses in the Russia probe because it "contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages." Published February 9, 2018
Trump says he was caught off guard by allegations against Rob Porter
President Trump said Friday he was "surprised" by allegations this week that former White House staff secretary Rob Porter abused his two ex-wives. Published February 9, 2018
Donald Trump signs spending bill into law
President Trump signed a bipartisan spending bill Friday morning, saying it will provide stable funding for the military and help the economy. Published February 9, 2018
Rob Porter, White House aide, resigns amid abuse allegations by ex-wives
White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Wednesday in the wake of accusations by two ex-wives that he abused them. Published February 7, 2018
Obama White House denied interference in FBI probe of Hillary Clinton, contrary to agent’s message
The assertion of an FBI agent in 2016 that President Barack Obama "wants to know everything" about the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails was contrary, not surprisingly, to the Obama White House's insistence that Mr. Obama scrupulously avoided political interference in the probe. Published February 7, 2018
New texts between FBI’s Peter Strzok, Lisa Page show Obama wanted updates on Clinton investigation
Text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, released Wednesday, raised serious questions about whether President Obama kept tabs on the bureau's 2016 investigation into Hillary Clinton, despite his assurances otherwise. Published February 7, 2018
Donald Trump orders military parade
The White House confirmed Tuesday night that President Trump has asked the Pentagon to arrange a grand military parade in Washington to showcase the pride and valor of U.S. armed forces, possibly on Independence Day. Published February 6, 2018
Stock market roars back as White House affirms strength of U.S. economy
The stock market came roaring back Tuesday in busy trading, reversing deep losses from the previous two trading days and raising hopes of halting a global sell-off as the White House affirmed the underlying strength of the U.S. economy. Published February 6, 2018
