Dave Boyer
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Donald Trump holds health care meeting ahead of ‘big’ House vote on Obamacare
President Trump said a House vote to replace and repeal Obamacare Thursday is "vital" to fix a broken health care system. Published March 22, 2017
Donald Trump to give commencement address at Liberty University
President Trump will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University in May, the school announced Wednesday. Published March 22, 2017
Donald Trump unfazed by ‘deep state’ suspicion
Whether President Trump is feuding with a "deep state" that is working to undermine him, or he is simply encountering resistance from the mammoth federal bureaucracy he wants to shrink, the White House said Tuesday that it's a battle as old as the country. Published March 21, 2017
Donald Trump again criticizes judges for blocking immigration order
Hours after Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said criticism of federal judges is "disheartening," President Trump criticized federal judges. Again. Published March 21, 2017
Donald Trump: health-care law offers conservative solutions to Obamacare
Headlining a record fundraiser for House Republicans, President Trump urged lawmakers Tuesday night to approve a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying the contested measure provides "conservative solutions." Published March 21, 2017
Donald Trump says no tax cuts unless Obamacare replaced
President Trump exerted some friendly pressure on Sen. Rand Paul Monday night in his home state, telling a crowd in Kentucky that Americans won't get tax cuts unless Mr. Paul and other reluctant Republican lawmakers support the administration-backed health care law to replace Obamacare. Published March 21, 2017
Justice Department: President should have power to fire head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court Friday that President Trump must have the authority to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a powerful regulatory agency created under President Obama. Published March 19, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan: Health care bill is on track for passage this week
Paul D. Ryan said Sunday he feels "very good" about his Obamacare replacement's prospects for passage this week. Published March 19, 2017
Mike Pence says momentum building for House to pass Ryan’s repeal and replace plan
Vice President Mike Pence told an audience in Florida Saturday that the White House is "working around the clock" with Republican lawmakers to pass an administration-backed health care bill to repeal and replace Obamacare ahead of a House vote next week. Published March 18, 2017
Justice opposes Obama’s consumer bureau in major court case
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court Friday that President Trump should have the authority to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a powerful regulatory agency created under President Obama. Published March 17, 2017
Donald Trump jokes that he has ‘something in common’ with Merkel on wiretapping
Addressing his claims that President Obama wiretapped his campaign, President Trump told German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday with tongue in cheek that they have "something in common." Published March 17, 2017
Donald Trump says he’s changing minds on health care bill
President Trump said Friday that he's winning over Republican lawmakers who were opposed to the administration-backed health care bill to replace and repeal Obamacare, and he predicted the measure will now pass the House. Published March 17, 2017
Donald Trump budget eliminates money for programs not authorized
A common theme in President Trump's first attempt to streamline the federal budget Thursday was a message to lawmakers to stop their habit of throwing taxpayers' money at programs they haven't bothered to authorize. Published March 16, 2017
White House slams media over coverage of wiretapping issue
Hours after the Senate Intelligence Committee said it had no evidence to back up President Trump's claim of being wiretapped last year, the White House lashed out at the media Thursday, alleging a double standard in press coverage of the issue. Published March 16, 2017
Senate investigation contradicts Trump: Campaign HQ wasn’t wiretapped
The Senate intelligence committee announced Thursday that it can find no evidence to back up President Trump's claim that U.S. intelligence officials were eavesdropping on him during the campaign. Published March 16, 2017
Donald Trump’s budget targets Obama’s climate-change policies
President Trump's first federal budget spells out his intention to end President Obama's climate-change policies, including eliminating funding for the so-called Clean Power Plan. Published March 16, 2017
Trump’s budget would eliminate dozens of programs, including National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts and dozens of other federal programs would be eliminated under President Trump's first budget. Published March 16, 2017
Donald Trump budget benefits border security, military, veterans
President Trump's first budget called Thursday for a dramatic shift from the "soft power" diplomacy of the Obama era to a "hard power" military buildup, cutting the State Department by 28 percent in a slashing of foreign aid, boosting Pentagon spending by 10 percent and budgeting more than $4 billion to start construction of a border wall with Mexico. Published March 15, 2017
Lawmakers say tribal support will help Neil Gorsuch nomination
Republican lawmakers from western states said Thursday that Judge Neil Gorsuch's record of supporting the sovereignty of tribal nations could play a big role in winning Senate confirmation to the Supreme Court. Published March 15, 2017
Donald Trump to ease Obama-era rule on auto fuel economy standards
President Trump will announce Wednesday that he's reopening a review of Obama-era fuel economy rules, after the EPA broke an agreement with the auto industry last year and accelerated the final tailpipe emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Published March 15, 2017