Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama attacks Rubio, Trump at Florida rally
President Obama attacked Republican Sen. Marco Rubio almost as often as he blistered Donald Trump Thursday at a campaign stop in Florida, accusing the lawmaker of supporting the presidential nominee only to save his own job. Published October 20, 2016
White House says Philippine realignment with China is good news
The White House said Thursday that the Philippine president's announced "separation" from the U.S. in favor of China is actually a good thing for the U.S. Published October 20, 2016
Clinton campaign aides didn’t buy Obama claim of ignorance about private email server
Even Hillary Clinton's advisers weren't buying President Obama's story that he learned about her private email server through news reports, leaked emails show. Published October 20, 2016
Emails show concern inside Hillary Clinton camp over trading access for foreign donations
Newly leaked emails show the concerns in Clinton-world about how it would look if the former secretary of state attended a meeting in Morocco after the country's king committed $12 million to the Clinton Global Initiative. Published October 20, 2016
Podesta said Bernie Sanders’ ‘socialist math’ would raise taxes to Swedish levels
During the Democratic presidential primary, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman urged aides to slam the spending proposals of Sen. Bernard Sanders as raising taxes as high as Sweden. Published October 20, 2016
White House, Clinton coordinated on Obama’s immigration amnesty order
Top White House officials who went on to lead Hillary Clinton's campaign coordinated with her closely on the timing and substance of President Obama's executive action granting amnesty for illegal immigrants, leaked emails are showing. Published October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s claim to be ‘moderate’ angered liberal advisers
Hillary Clinton's description of herself as a "moderate" during the Democratic primary caused anguish for her liberal advisers, according to leaked emails. Published October 20, 2016
Democratic operative plotted to have women bullied by men at Trump rally
The White House moved Wednesday to distance itself from a Democratic dirty-tricks scandal amid Republican calls for an investigation and newly released footage revealing that a Hillary Clinton campaign consultant schemed to have women bullied at a Donald Trump rally. Published October 19, 2016
White House denies Obama friends with Democratic operative linked to agitators at Trump rallies
The White House denied Wednesday that President Obama has a friendship with a Democratic operative who has visited the White House more than 300 times and is linked to an undercover video probe of a Democratic scheme to bait supporters of Republican Donald Trump at campaign rallies. Published October 19, 2016
Obama not in touch with half-brother Malik, White House says
The White House shrugged off Donald Trump's invitation of President Obama's half-brother to the final presidential debate Wednesday, saying the president has no real relationship with his relative born in Kenya. Published October 19, 2016
Obama’s final State Dinner packed with media guests
Three weeks before the presidential election, the White House has stacked President Obama's final State Dinner heavily with guests from the media. Published October 18, 2016
Obama scolds reporter for asking question at press conference
President Obama scolded a journalist Tuesday for shouting out a question -- at a press conference -- about illegal immigration from Central America. Published October 18, 2016
Obama tells Trump to ‘stop whining’ about rigged election
Jumping into the presidential campaign like no other two-term incumbent, President Obama warned Donald Trump on Tuesday to "stop whining" about a rigged election system, calling the Republican nominee's claims "unprecedented" and false. Published October 18, 2016
Obama dismisses accusations of collusion between State, FBI on Clinton emails
President Obama Tuesday called reports of collusion between the FBI and State Department over classification of Hillary Clinton's emails "not true." Published October 18, 2016
Obama says Donald Trump ‘wrong’ on Russia and Putin
President Obama said Tuesday that Donald Trump's admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin is "out of step" with the rest of the Republican Party, and he questioned why GOP officials aren't calling their nominee on it. Published October 18, 2016
Obama says world must reject ‘scapegoating’ of immigrants
President Obama said Tuesday that democracies must reject the isolationism represented by both Donald Trump's candidacy and Britain's decision to leave the European Union, and instead embrace "diverse societies." Published October 18, 2016
White House says GOP governors responsible to ensure fair election
President Obama, a product of Chicago-style politics, isn't worried about a rigged presidential election, the White House said Monday. Published October 17, 2016
White House denies battle for Mosul timed to benefit Clinton
The White House rejected suggestions Monday that the battle to roust the Islamic State from Iraq's second-largest city was launched to benefit the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. Published October 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton camp outspending Donald Trump 75-to-1 on radio ads
Hillary Clinton and her liberal allies are swamping Donald Trump's campaign in the battle for radio air time, running 75 times as many ads as the Republican nominee in the past 10 days, according to a broadcast industry study. Published October 17, 2016
White House mum on cyberattack against WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
The White House didn't deny reports Monday linking the U.S. to a cyberattack that cut off internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, following the activist group's publication of embarrassing emails that have undermined Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Published October 17, 2016