Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump won’t release White House visitor logs, reverses Obama policy
The White House said Friday it won't make public the names of visitors to the White House complex, breaking with the practice of President Trump's predecessor. Published April 14, 2017
Banking group urges Senate to make major reforms to Dodd-Frank and consumer agency
A banking trade association is urging the Senate Banking Committee to raise the asset threshold for banks to face increased regulatory burdens, and to restructure the embattled single-director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into a bipartisan commission setup. Published April 14, 2017
Donald Trump shifts positions on China currency, NATO, Syria involvement
Abandoning his tough talk on China and reversing himself on several other campaign themes, President Trump's 12th week in office could go down as the moment he showed himself to be another establishment Republican, not the unconventional crockery-smashing raging bull he played on the stump. Published April 13, 2017
Donald Trump says ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan shows difference between him and Obama
President Trump said Thursday the dropping of the U.S. military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State position in Afghanistan shows "a tremendous difference" between his leadership of the armed forces and the leadership of former President Obama. Published April 13, 2017
White House says Trump’s ‘tough talk’ on China was a tactic
The White House said Thursday that President Trump's reversal on China's status as a currency manipulator should be viewed as an effort to fight for Americans. Published April 13, 2017
Donald Trump hails ‘great work’ by Rex Tillerson in Moscow
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson emerged from a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday saying relations between Moscow and Washington were "at a low point," marked by serious distrust in the wake of a chemical weapons attack by Kremlin ally Syria. Published April 12, 2017
White House accuses Russia of ‘election-day attack’ on Montenegro, newest NATO member
The White House broadened its feud with Russia Wednesday, accusing Moscow of plotting an election-day coup last fall in tiny Montenegro, the newest member of NATO. Published April 12, 2017
Donald Trump to lift federal hiring freeze on some agencies
President Trump is lifting his governmentwide hiring freeze Wednesday, allowing certain federal agencies to fill positions consistent with his proposed budget. Published April 11, 2017
Sean Spicer says Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons like Syria’s Assad
White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday for saying Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons during World War II. Published April 11, 2017
White House offers more proof of Syrian gas attack, cites Russian ‘misinformation’
The Trump administration bluntly warned Russia on Tuesday that Moscow risks losing all its influence in the Middle East by continuing to support Syrian President Bashar Assad and his use of chemical weapons against his own people in the country's brutal civil war. Published April 11, 2017
Donald Trump certifies addition of Montenegro in NATO over Russian opposition
President Trump notified Senate leaders Tuesday that he approves of a move to formally add the Balkan nation of Montenegro into NATO, an expansion of the alliance that's opposed by Russia. Published April 11, 2017
Hasan Minhaj, ‘Daily Show’ comedian, to tell jokes at Donald Trump-less correspondents’ dinner
Comedian Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show" has been chosen as entertainer for the White House Correspondents' Dinner later this month, the association's president announced Tuesday. Published April 11, 2017
Donald Trump backs Ron Estes in Kansas robocall
In the first test of his presidential coattails, President Trump is urging Kansas voters in a robocall to vote for Republican Ron Estes in a special election to be held on Tuesday. Published April 10, 2017
White House says missile strikes in Syria were part of ‘America First’ strategy
The White House said Monday that President Trump's decision to strike Syria with missiles was consistent with his "America First" view of foreign policy. Published April 10, 2017
Neil Gorsuch takes Supreme Court judicial oath in White House ceremony
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch took the judicial oath Monday in a White House ceremony that showcased President Trump's campaign promise to appoint conservative judges to the high court. Published April 10, 2017
Donald Trump sends condolences to Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over attacks on Christians
President Trump conveyed condolences late Sunday to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over the "heinous" terrorist attacks on two Christian churches that killed at least 44 on Palm Sunday. Published April 10, 2017
Steve Bannon says role was to ‘de-operationalize’ NSC after Rice’s tenure
White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Wednesday he was removed from a permanent seat on the National Security Council because it was no longer in danger of being "operationalized" for non-security purposes, as he asserted was the case under former Obama national security adviser Susan E. Rice. Published April 5, 2017
Donald Trump to sign rule on abortion providers as part of regulatory rollback
The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Trump will sign legislation overturning an Obama administration rule that currently prevents states from blocking federal grants to abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. Published April 5, 2017
Donald Trump removes Stephen Bannon from National Security Council
President Trump removed his chief strategist Stephen Bannon from the White House National Security Council Wednesday as part of a reorganization, according to a presidential national security memorandum. Published April 5, 2017
Donald Trump’s Cabinet slow to fill
When the Senate confirmed the nomination of Elaine Duke on Tuesday for deputy secretary of homeland security, it marked a rare success for President Trump at getting his top people installed in the hundreds of vacant posts waiting to be filled across the federal government. Published April 4, 2017