Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Leonard Peltier denied clemency by Obama in killing of FBI agents
President Obama denied a clemency application by Native American Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shootout at South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation in 1975. Published January 18, 2017
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to get conservative boost
A network of conservative activists is planning a $10 million campaign to fight for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, an appointment that could come within days. Published January 18, 2017
Obama says female, Latino presidents not far away for U.S.
As he prepares to leave office, the nation's first black president said voters will someday elect a woman president and a greater diversity of leaders. Published January 18, 2017
Obama warns Donald Trump against moving U.S. Embassy in Israel
President Obama said Wednesday he's cautioned President-elect Donald Trump and his team against moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, warning them that the action would have "enormous consequences" on Middle East tensions. Published January 18, 2017
Obama says he wants to go away and ‘be quiet’ for awhile
As he prepares to turn over the keys to Republican Donald Trump, President Obama said Wednesday that he is leaving the nation in good shape and believes "we're going to be OK." Published January 18, 2017
Obama says Chelsea Manning clemency ‘made sense’ for her crime
President Obama said Wednesday that he commuted the sentence of transgender military-secrets leaker Chelsea Manning because "justice has been served" in her case. Published January 18, 2017
Obama calls Bushes to wish speedy recovery
President Obama said he called the Bush family Wednesday to send prayers for the recovery of former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush, both hospitalized in Houston. Published January 18, 2017
Obama’s release of Chelsea Manning serves ‘justice,’ White House says
The White House said Wednesday that President Obama granted clemency for transgender military secrets leaker Chelsea Manning "in pursuit of justice," and accused congressional Republicans of hypocrisy for criticizing the commutation. Published January 18, 2017
Chelsea Manning’s sentence commuted by Obama
President Obama on Tuesday commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the transgender Army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking military secrets, issued a pardon for former Gen. James Cartwright and freed a Puerto Rican nationalist in a last-minute flurry of clemency grants that added to the president's record-breaking total. Published January 17, 2017
Obama to grant more commutations in final days
President Obama plans to grant clemency for many more federal convicts before he leaves office on Friday, but fugitive national-secrets leaker Edward Snowden isn't among them, the White House said. Published January 17, 2017
White House taunts Putin, Trump over allegations of undermining president-elect
President Obama's spokesman needled Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday, saying Mr. Putin was using the new administration's "talking points" to accuse the Obama team of undermining Mr. Trump. Published January 17, 2017
Obama praises press secretary Josh Earnest at last session with reporters
President Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press room Tuesday to praise his press secretary, Josh Earnest, at the spokesman's final briefing session with reporters. Published January 17, 2017
President Obama names Valerie Jarrett, Susan Rice as Kennedy Center trustees
On his way out the door, President Obama appointed top aide Valerie Jarrett and national security adviser Susan E. Rice Tuesday to the prestigious board of trustees of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Published January 17, 2017
President Obama leaves legacy of wider racial rift
An undeniable part of President Obama's legacy is that Americans believe race relations have worsened during an eight-year period, with the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, assassinations of police officers and several high-profile attempts by the nation's first black president to bridge the racial divide. Published January 16, 2017
Iran nuclear deal praised by Obama as Islamic republic keeps promises
The U.N.'s atomic agency said Monday that Iran has met a deadline for removing uranium-enriching centrifuges, as President Obama warned Americans — including President-elect Donald Trump — that unraveling the nuclear agreement would have "much worse" consequences. Published January 16, 2017
Obama jokes with Chicago Cubs GM about DNC job
Welcoming the world champion Chicago Cubs to the White House, President Obama joked Monday that the team's general manager should take on the beleaguered Democratic National Committee as his next reclamation project. Published January 16, 2017
Obama Cuba deal will not extradite Joanne Chesimard, other U.S. fugitives
The Obama administration signed a law-enforcement agreement with Cuba Monday that doesn't call for the return of U.S. fugitives, including former Black Panther Joanne Chesimard, who is wanted for killing a New Jersey police officer. Published January 16, 2017
Obama warns against revoking Iran nuclear deal on one-year anniversary
President Obama marked the one-year anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal Monday by warning Americans -- chief among them President-elect Donald Trump -- that unraveling the agreement would bring "much worse" consequences. Published January 16, 2017
Obama says Washington was more partisan than he expected
President Obama said Sunday that partisanship in Washington was a bigger hurdle than he expected when he took office eight years ago. Published January 15, 2017
President Obama foreign policy widely seen as failure
From the Middle East to Russia to Asia, President Obama's foreign policy has left the U.S. in a weaker position than when he took office, analysts say. Published January 15, 2017