Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Even some Democrats holding their nose at the party’s new plan for ‘billionaire’s tax’
Democrats, who are scrambling to raise revenue for President Biden's unfinished $2 trillion social welfare plan, managed to find a tax hike that even fellow Democrats don't like. Published October 26, 2021
‘Justice was served’: Judge rules teen in Virginia school rape case engaged in ‘non-consensual sex’
A Virginia juvenile court judge ruled Monday that the teenager charged with raping a female student in a Loudoun County high school bathroom in May did engage in "non-consensual sex," according to people connected with the case. Published October 25, 2021
‘Woke’ Federal Reserve in danger of losing control of inflation, economists warn
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers' criticism that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are too focused on "woke" social issues reflects a growing concern that policymakers aren't paying enough attention to inflation. Published October 25, 2021
Obama mum on transgender controversy at Netflix over Dave Chappelle special
Former President Barack Obama, who has a multiyear deal with Netflix, has been noticeably silent about the furor over the streaming service's special by comic Dave Chappelle that contains anti-transgender comments. Published October 22, 2021
AG Garland dodges question on special counsel for Hunter Biden’s art sales
Attorney General Merrick Garland deflected a lawmaker's request Thursday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the high-priced art sales of presidential son Hunter Biden, saying only that he would take the question "under advisement." Published October 21, 2021
Lawmaker accuses Garland of conflict with relative’s marketing of CRT curricula
Attorney General Merrick Garland rejected a lawmaker's accusation Thursday that he has a conflict of interest with his son-in-law's work for an education firm that pushes critical race theory-related curricula in schools. Published October 21, 2021
AG Garland defends Jan. 6 prosecutions, denies he’ll shield school boards from vocal parents
Merrick Garland's memo about angry parents at school board meetings was a flashpoint in his appearance Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, with Republicans accusing the attorney general of chilling time-honored dissent in communities grappling with issues such as critical race theory and mask mandates. Published October 21, 2021
Buttigieg, back from two-month paternity absence, cites ‘new appreciation’ for parental leave
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has been on paternity leave for about two months during a worsening shipping crisis, said Wednesday he has a "new appreciation" for the Biden administration's policies that allowed him to take time off from his Cabinet post. Published October 20, 2021
Alleged transit rapist was in U.S. illegally but protected from deportation: Report
The man charged with raping a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia-area train was in the U.S. illegally on an expired student visa and was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to a report. Published October 20, 2021
Interior secretary describes White House property as ‘ancestral homelands’
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the nation's first Native American Cabinet official, tearfully described the White House grounds Friday as "the ancestral homelands" of two Native American tribes. Published October 8, 2021
Biden waives executive privilege for Trump White House documents in Jan. 6 riot probe
President Biden waived executive privilege on an initial set of documents from the Trump White House sought by the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, his spokeswoman said Friday. Published October 8, 2021
Biden says weak jobs report is proof of progress
President Biden on Friday defended his economic record after another disappointing jobs report, calling it "more evidence of the progress we're making." Published October 8, 2021
Biden’s Columbus Day proclamation cites ‘wrongs and atrocities’ against American Indians
President Biden on Friday marked Columbus Day with a proclamation that highlighted "the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations and indigenous communities." Published October 8, 2021
Manchin, GOP slam Schumer’s partisan speech after debt measure passes
Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia told Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer that his partisan speech was "f---ing stupid" after Republicans helped Democrats pass an increase in the nation's debt limit Thursday night, according to a report. Published October 8, 2021
U.S. trade chief plans new China talks, says Beijing isn’t living up to Trump deal
The Biden administration's top trade official said the U.S. plans to start new talks with China, saying that Beijing isn't meeting its commitments under the "phase one" trade deal negotiated by former President Donald Trump. Published October 4, 2021
Progressives defend Capitol Hill impasse: We’re pushing Biden’s agenda
Warring Democrats were forcing President Biden to pick up the pieces of his shattered first-year economic plan, with progressives saying they had no choice but to remind the White House that its agenda included huge benefits for families and not just cash for roads and bridges to enthuse the centrist wing. Published October 3, 2021
‘Inexcusable’: Sinema blasts progressive Dems for stalling vote on infrastructure bill
Holdout Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on Saturday slammed House Democrats' decision to delay a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, calling it "inexcusable" and a "stunt" by progressives. Published October 2, 2021
Biden says he needs to do better job selling trillion-dollar spending plans to voters
President Biden said Saturday he needs to do a better job selling the public on his two big-spending bills that are stalled in Congress, saying his attention had been diverted by "hurricanes and floods." Published October 2, 2021
Kamala Harris takes private, one-night trip to California as Capitol Hill talks peak
Vice President Kamala Harris was making an unexplained private trip Friday to the resort town of Palm Springs, California, as Democrats in Congress sought to complete President Biden's economic agenda. Published October 1, 2021
Biden, Democrats still short of goal on big-spending agenda after months of dealmaking
President Biden was making scant visible progress Wednesday on his make-or-break domestic agenda, despite months of meeting repeatedly with Democratic factions who still can't agree on two major spending bills that form the centerpiece of his presidency. Published September 29, 2021
