Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Biden complains that Trump intimidates GOP a year after leaving office
President Biden on Wednesday lamented former President Donald Trump's lasting grip on the Republican Party, saying it is preventing the GOP from working with him on his agenda. Published January 19, 2022
Biden to break up $1.8 trillion economic bill, try to pass it in pieces
President Biden on Wednesday officially threw in the towel on his roughly $1.8 trillion social welfare and climate bill, saying he would instead break up the legislation and try to pass "big chunks." Published January 19, 2022
Biden says he exceeded expectations in first year, vows to stay the course
President Biden marked his first year in office Wednesday by saying his administration still needs to get inflation and COVID-19 under control, but boasted that he made "enormous progress." Published January 19, 2022
Biden’s rocky first year sapped support for Democratic Party, left voters worried about what’s next
The first year of a presidency is usually the best, and that's bad news for President Biden and his Democratic Party. Published January 19, 2022
VP Harris waging last-minute lobbying of senators ahead of action on voting-rights measures
Vice President Kamala Harris said she was busy lobbying lawmakers on the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday to rescue Democrats' bills on voting rights, ahead of planned Senate action this week. Published January 17, 2022
Minnesota drops racial formula to dispense COVID-19 treatment; other states still disfavoring Whites
Minnesota's health department, under threat of a lawsuit, has removed race as a preferential factor in deciding which COVID-19 patients will receive monoclonal antibody treatments. Published January 17, 2022
Legal group demands states end racist COVID-19 treatment policy, threatens lawsuit
The health departments of New York state, Minnesota and Utah face potential lawsuits alleging they discriminate against White people by giving priority to select minorities for scarce COVID-19 treatments, part of a growing backlash nationwide against the race-based policy. Published January 14, 2022
Inflation saps family budgets, defies Democrats’ assurances
Consumer prices jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, saddling households with the highest inflation rate for necessities since 1982 and putting President Biden and Democrats on the defensive at the start of the midterm election year. Published January 12, 2022
Powell calls inflation a severe threat, disputes White House claims of easing supply-chain woes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell on Tuesday disputed President Biden's claim that supply-chain problems have eased, telling Congress that persistent bottlenecks are responsible for record-high inflation that could prompt the central bank to raise interest rates more than planned. Published January 11, 2022
Biden shrugs off Stacey Abrams skipping his big voting speech in Georgia
President Biden on Tuesday dismissed plans by voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams to not attend his major speech on Democrats' legislation to overhaul the nation's election laws. Published January 11, 2022
Inflation dominates Powell’s confirmation hearing for a second term steering the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank is "strongly committed" to keeping prices stable, as he seeks confirmation for a second four-year term. Published January 11, 2022
Fed Chair Powell to pledge to fight inflation at Senate hearing on bid for second term
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will tell lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank is "strongly committed" to keeping prices stable, as he seeks confirmation for a second four-year term. Published January 11, 2022
Stacey Abrams to skip Biden’s speech on voting measures in Georgia
Georgian Stacey Abrams is among the voting-rights activists who are skipping President Biden's event in Atlanta on Tuesday to push for Democratic voting legislation. Published January 11, 2022
Dems’ COVID-19 drug policies biased against Whites, legal scholars charge
Several Democratic-run states and cities are giving preference to non-White patients for receiving potentially lifesaving treatments for COVID-19, a race-based scheme that legal scholars say is unconstitutional. Published January 9, 2022
One year later, Republicans and Democrats disagree more than ever over Jan. 6 attack
Partisan divisions have hardened in the year since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with Republicans less interested in prosecuting the rioters and Democrats firm in blaming former President Donald Trump for the violence, according to polls. Published January 5, 2022
Rep. Conor Lamb, Pa. Senate candidate, promises to vote to end filibuster if elected
A House Democrat from Pennsylvania is intensifying his campaign for an open Senate seat with a pledge to end the filibuster if he's elected. Published January 4, 2022
David McCormick steps down as hedge-fund CEO to consider Senate bid in Pennsylvania
The Republican primary for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania is about to be shaken up for the third time with the likely entry of David McCormick, a former Bush administration official and hedge-fund manager who is promising "a battle for the heart and soul of America." Published January 3, 2022
CDC lowers estimate of omicron spread, says variant wasn’t dominant before Christmas
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday significantly revised downward its estimate of the percentage of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. caused by the omicron variant, raising questions about the agency's understanding of the new strain. Published December 28, 2021
Manufacturing jobs ‘reshoring’ in U.S. due to supply chain woes, rising costs in China
The supply chain crisis and the pandemic have reinforced an economic maxim that executives at manufacturer Acme Alliance in Northbrook, Illinois, have emphasized for two decades: Keep your operations and jobs near your customers. Published December 24, 2021
Biden moves at a faster clip than Trump on judges
President Biden is stocking the federal judiciary with liberal judges at a faster pace than former President Trump filled the bench with conservatives, as he tries to appease a progressive base unhappy that he abandoned a plan to pack the Supreme Court. Published December 24, 2021
