Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama: Mexicans make U.S. stronger
With Donald Trump's rhetoric about Mexican rapists and border walls obviously on their minds, President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto made a public show of friendship and respect Wednesday. Published June 29, 2016
White House defends free-trade deal against Trump criticism
The White House hit back Wednesday at Donald Trump's criticism of President Obama's free-trade deal with Pacific Rim nations, saying the pact is an upgrade of the much-maligned North American Free Trade Agreement of the Clinton era. Published June 29, 2016
Obama decries ‘networks of hate’ after Turkish airport attack
Sounding frustrated by the latest horrific terrorist attack at an airport in Turkey, President Obama vowed Wednesday to break up "these networks of hate." Published June 29, 2016
Joe Biden urges speedier cancer research at ‘moonshot’ summit
Vice President Joseph R. Biden called for "a decade's worth of progress in five years" in cancer research Wednesday at his "moonshot" summit at Howard University in Washington, saying the effort is about much more than his late son, Beau. Published June 29, 2016
White House condemns terrorist bombing at Istanbul airport
The White House Tuesday night condemned the terrorist attack that killed about 50 and injured dozens at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, saying the airport "is a symbol of international connections and the ties that bind us together." Published June 28, 2016
Paul Ryan calls for post-Brexit U.K. trade deal
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan called on the Obama administration Tuesday to prioritize a new trade agreement with Britain, but the White House dismissed the suggestion, saying President Obama warned British voters there would be consequences for their decision to leave the European Union. Published June 28, 2016
Obama warns against ‘hysteria’ in wake of Brexit vote
President Obama, who urged British voters to stay in the European Union, warned against financial and global "hysteria" Tuesday after Britain's vote to leave the EU. Published June 28, 2016
White House ridicules House GOP effort to question Obama on Benghazi
The White House blasted a special House committee Monday for trying to interview President Obama about his actions on the night of the Benghazi attack, saying there's photographic proof that the president was working on the crisis at the White House. Published June 27, 2016
Obama ‘pleased’ with Supreme Court abortion ruling
President Obama said he was "pleased" by the Supreme Court ruling Monday that overturned abortion restrictions in Texas. Published June 27, 2016
National Park Service under fire for mismanagement, climate of sexual harassment
President Obama took his family to two national parks over Father's Day weekend, in part to highlight the threat of global warming, while the National Park Service is drawing attention to a different kind of climate -- an atmosphere of sexual harassment and mismanagement. Published June 19, 2016
Obama calls husband of slain British lawmaker
President Obama spoke by phone Friday with the husband of Jo Cox, a pro-European Union member of the British Parliament who was murdered by a constituent a week before a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU. Published June 17, 2016
Joe Biden to senators: Show ‘courage’ in gun-control votes
Vice President Joseph R. Biden called on senators Friday to summon the "courage" to enact gun-control measures "once and for all." Published June 17, 2016
Obama meets with grieving families after Orlando shooting
President Obama again played the role as the nation's chief comforter after a mass shooting Thursday, meeting with victims' families and trying to turn the conversation to gun control rather than the failure of his counterterrorism strategy to prevent the attack. Published June 16, 2016
Obama to travel to Orlando to console families of victims
As the White House renewed calls for gun control, President Obama will visit Orlando, Florida on Thursday to perform his painfully familiar role as consoler in chief for families of victims of the mass shooting by a radicalized Islamic gunman at a gay club. Published June 15, 2016
White House dubious about Trump’s effort on gun control
The White House expressed skepticism Wednesday about the sincerity of Donald Trump's move to meet with the National Rifle Association to push for a ban on firearms purchases by people on the government's terror watch list. Published June 15, 2016
Business leaders want free-trade deal before presidential election
An influential group of business leaders issued a call Wednesday for expanded immigration and approval of President Obama's free-trade deal, two policies strongly opposed by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. Published June 15, 2016
Obama utters forbidden phrase ‘radical Islam’ — while attacking ‘dangerous’ Donald Trump
Whether or not Donald Trump provoked him, President Obama uttered the forbidden phrase "radical Islam" four times Tuesday in a diatribe against the presumptive Republican nominee and others who accuse him of pushing political correctness to absurd extremes in the war on terrorism. Published June 14, 2016
White House says no plans to change restrictions on blood donations from gays
The White House said Tuesday the Obama administration has no plans to lift a restriction on gay men donating blood, a policy that has angered gays in the wake of the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Published June 14, 2016
Obama blasts critics over his refusal to use phrase ‘Islamist extremism’
President Obama hit back Tuesday at criticism that he's afraid to utter the phrase "Islamist extremism" in the war on terror, saying "there's no magic" to the words that would help the U.S. defeat terrorists. Published June 14, 2016
White House correspondents’ group blasts Trump in feud with Washington Post
The White House Correspondents' Association criticized Donald Trump Tuesday for "arbitrarily" banning the Washington Post from covering his campaign. Published June 14, 2016