Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Shinzo Abe to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with President Obama later this month, becoming the first Japanese leader to visit the site of the attack 75 years ago that killed more than 2,300 U.S. servicemen and thrust the U.S. into World War II. Published December 5, 2016
Matteo Renzi to resign after referendum defeat in Italy
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says he is resigning after a stinging defeat on a constitutional reforms referendum that he staked his premiership on. Published December 4, 2016
White House says Obama will sign law extending Iran sanctions
President Obama is expected to sign into law a measure extending sanctions against Iran for 10 years, the White House said Friday. Published December 2, 2016
Russian tampering in election gets Obama look
The White House said Thursday that it would review a request by Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to make public new information pointing to Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election, but it hasn't changed the administration's view that Donald Trump's victory was free of tampering. Published December 1, 2016
Obama to meet with special forces and give speech on counterterrorism efforts
President Obama will meet with U.S. special-operations forces in Florida Tuesday and give a speech summarizing his administration's fight against terrorists, the White House said Thursday. Published December 1, 2016
China joins U.S., allies in sanctions on North Korea
The U.N. Security Council unanimously pushed through a harsh slate of sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday -- even winning support from China to slash coal imports from its nuclear-armed neighbor -- a day after the Obama administration sought to ease regional concerns over a political crisis gripping South Korea. Published November 30, 2016
VA says Christmas tree being removed was in a box
The Philadelphia regional office of the Veterans Affairs Department said Wednesday that a Christmas tree being removed from its office is in a box, not on display. Published November 30, 2016
U.N. hits North Korea with new round of sanctions over nuclear program
The United Nations Security Council imposed fresh export sanctions on North Korea Wednesday in response to Pyongyang's fifth and largest nuclear test. Published November 30, 2016
Obama finalizes regulation to ‘ban the box’ on hiring job applicants with criminal records
The Obama administration finalized a regulation Wednesday to prevent the federal government from asking job applicants about criminal records until a job has been offered, part of a series of actions that the White House said is aimed at reforming the criminal justice system. Published November 30, 2016
Cost of federal student loan program doubled beyond estimate: Watchdog
Taxpayers will pay at least $74 billion for a federal program to reduce student loan repayments, more than twice the amount expected during President Obama's tenure, a government watchdog said Wednesday. Published November 30, 2016
Bob Dylan turns down Obama’s invitation for White House meeting
His answer may be blowin' in the wind, but for whatever reason, Bob Dylan turned down an invitation to meet President Obama at the White House Wednesday. Published November 30, 2016
White House sniffs at Trump helping to save Carrier jobs in U.S.
The White House threw a little shade Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump's apparently successful effort to keep 1,000 manufacturing jobs in Indiana, saying it's nice but pales in comparison to the jobs created under President Obama. Published November 30, 2016
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in jeopardy under Donald Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the powerful five-year-old agency that President Obama hopes will be regulating businesses on behalf of consumers long after he leaves office, could be gutted and its director removed soon after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated in January. Published November 29, 2016
VA manager bans Christmas tree from office cubicle
The Grinch is stealing Christmas at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Published November 29, 2016
White House avoids phrase ‘radical Islam’ in Ohio State attack
When it comes to radical Islamic terrorism, the Obama White House is going out on a consistent note. Published November 29, 2016
Obama spokesman defends flag burning as free speech
President Obama's spokesman defended flag-burning as free speech Tuesday and said Mr. Obama obviously disagrees with President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion to revoke citizenship temporarily for flag burners. Published November 29, 2016
White House says ‘Trumpcare’ won’t measure up to Obamacare
The White House said Tuesday it's doubtful that President-elect Donald Trump's new nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, an outspoken foe of Obamacare, will be able to improve the health-insurance program. Published November 29, 2016
Obama warns Donald Trump against pulling back from Cuba
The White House warned President-elect Donald Trump Monday not to unravel President Obama's reset of diplomatic relations with Cuba in the wake of the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro. Published November 28, 2016
Obama job approval rises, but Americans not happy with direction of country
President Obama has reached the highest job-approval rating of his second term, even as most Americans believe his policies haven't helped them to get ahead. Published November 28, 2016
Obama appointees ‘burrowing in’ for career federal jobs
Congressional Republicans are warning the departing Obama administration against moving any more political appointees into career-service government jobs, a practice known as "burrowing in." Published November 27, 2016