Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Donald Trump blames Barack Obama for failing to stop Russian interference, hindering hacking probe
President Trump appeared to concede Monday that Russia tried to help him win the 2016 election, and he blamed former President Barack Obama for not only failing to stop the foreign meddling but for obstructing an investigation into the hacking. Published June 26, 2017
Obama officials hit back at Trump, GOP over Russia claims
Former Obama White House officials accused President Trump Monday of trying to distract the public from Republicans' "terrible" health-care bill by blaming President Obama for obstructing an investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election. Published June 26, 2017
Donald Trump appoints 19 people to ambassador posts
President Trump promised to shake up Washington, but he's following at least one swampy tradition by nominating wealthy political allies and campaign donors to cushy ambassador posts. Published June 25, 2017
Timothy Harleth, Trump hotel employee, tabbed as new White House chief usher
First lady Melania Trump said Friday that she's hired Timothy Harleth, a top employee at Trump International Hotel in Washington, to be the new White House chief usher. Published June 23, 2017
Trump’s guests at bill-signing ceremony include man who advocated shooting Hillary Clinton
Among President Trump's invited guests at a bill-signing ceremony to improve veterans services Friday was Al Baldasaro, a former Trump delegate from New Hampshire who made headlines last year for saying Hillary Clinton should be shot for treason. Published June 23, 2017
Donald Trump signs VA accountability act into law, promises better care for veterans
President Trump signed a law Friday that makes it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire employees for wrongdoing and adds protections for whistleblowers in the VA. Published June 23, 2017
White House correspondents’ group pushes Trump aides for more televised press briefings
The president of the group representing the White House press corps said Friday that journalists are "not satisfied" with a move by the Trump White House to scale back on the frequency of televised press briefings. Published June 23, 2017
Donald Trump gives Steve Scalise’s children tour of White House at annual picnic, calls for unity
With House Majority Whip Steve Scalise still recovering in a hospital from a gunshot wound, President Trump gave his children a tour of the White House Thursday night and paid tribute to the injured lawmaker at the annual congressional picnic on the South Lawn. Published June 22, 2017
Donald Trump says he has no tapes of James Comey’s conversations
President Trump said Thursday he didn't make any tape recordings of his conversations with then-FBI Director James B. Comey before firing him. Published June 22, 2017
Mike Pence says Donald Trump will sign health care bill before end of summer
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that President Trump and congressional Republicans will complete health care legislation "before the summer is out" to repeal and replace Obamacare. Published June 22, 2017
Donald Trump: Senate health care bill faces a ‘little negotiation’
President Trump said Thursday that the Senate's health care bill is in good shape but needs a "little negotiation." Published June 22, 2017
Donald Trump proposes new immigration rules
At a raucous campaign rally Wednesday night in Iowa, President Trump proposed new immigration rules that would bar newcomers to the U.S. from receiving welfare benefits for five years. Published June 21, 2017
Donald Trump congratulates new Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman
President Trump spoke Wednesday with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to congratulate the 31-year-old on his recent elevation as next in line to the throne. Published June 21, 2017
Donald Trump celebrates GOP House wins in Georgia, South Carolina
President Trump took a victory lap Wednesday after Republicans won the last two special House elections, saying the lesson for Democrats is that "obstruction doesn't work!" Published June 21, 2017
Donald Trump: North Korea’s treatment of Otto Warmbier ‘a disgrace’
President Trump said Tuesday that the death of American college student Otto Warmbier after an imprisonment in North Korea was "a total disgrace." Published June 20, 2017
Sean Spicer leaving White House podium for behind-the-scenes role
White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leaving the briefing room podium to take a more behind-the-scenes job managing the President Trump's communications strategy, according to officials, as a long-planned communications shake-up takes shape. Published June 20, 2017
Donald Trump, Jared Kushner welcome technology executives to White House
Despite a rocky relationship with the tech world, President Trump and senior adviser Jared Kushner welcomed executives of some of America's biggest technology companies to the White House on Monday to encourage private-sector solutions to government problems. Published June 19, 2017
Trump calls Otto Warmbier ‘latest victim’ of North Korea’s ‘brutality’
President Trump on Monday called Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American student who died Monday just days after returning from imprisonment in North Korea, the "latest victim" of Pyongyang's brutal regime. Published June 19, 2017
Otto Warmbier, U.S. student freed from North Korea, dies, family says
Otto F. Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who was in a coma last week when North Korea released him after 17 months of detention, died at a Cincinnati hospital Monday, sparking outrage and accusations of "murder" lodged against the communist regime that held him. Published June 19, 2017
White House to Russia: U.S. will protect our interests in Syria
The White House responded to warnings from Russia Monday by saying the U.S. will do whatever's necessary to protect America's military and its interests in Syria, where a U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian military plane. Published June 19, 2017