Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Former aide slams Trump in new book as leering boss with bad temper
Former President Donald Trump confided to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he needed to "act" tough on him for the benefit of TV cameras and refused to undergo anesthesia for a common medical procedure because he didn't want to relinquish power temporarily to then-Vice President Mike Pence, according to a new book. Published September 28, 2021
After Arizona, election audits become a GOP rallying cry for 2022 races
Republican candidates across the nation are taking up the banner of election audits as a way to connect with primary voters next year in the wake of Arizona's long-awaited review of the 2020 presidential election. Published September 26, 2021
Biden wins! But polarizing Arizona audit finds election security concerns
A long-awaited audit of the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona's largest county showed Friday that President Biden defeated former President Donald Trump by slightly more votes than certified in last year's official count, although Republican leaders said the review raises significant concerns of voter fraud and election security. Published September 24, 2021
Trump says Arizona audit shows ‘undeniable’ fraud in 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that the long-awaited election audit in Arizona has uncovered "significant and undeniable" fraud in the 2020 presidential election, while he dismissed findings that show he lost the state's biggest county to President Biden by more votes than reported last year. Published September 24, 2021
Schism erupts between Biden administration, Democrats over treatment of Haitian migrants
The rift between President Biden and his progressive base widened Thursday over the treatment of Haitian migrants, as the U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit in protest of the administration's "inhumane" deportations and influential liberal allies called on the White House to suspend flights of migrants back to Haiti. Published September 23, 2021
Texas Democrat says vice president’s mission to Central America didn’t slow migrant surge
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris' mission to Central America to slow illegal migration had no impact. Published September 23, 2021
Faith leaders gather at White House to boost Biden’s infrastructure plans
The White House hosted religious leaders to promote President Biden's big-spending infrastructure proposals Wednesday, just as the president was meeting with holdout Democratic lawmakers. Published September 22, 2021
Biden’s goals close to collapse amid Democratic feuding as deadlines loom
Democrats are feuding with each other over everything from spending to border patrol tactics as time runs short on President Biden's first-year agenda. Published September 22, 2021
Kamala Harris calls border agents ‘horrible’ for using horse reins
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback were "horrible" to use horse reins to wrangle illegal migrants at the southern border. Published September 21, 2021
Dems in Washington, Harrisburg seek to block Pennsylvania GOP from 2020 election audit
Two top House Democrats have asked the Justice Department to investigate Pennsylvania Republicans' attempt to review voter records from the 2020 presidential election, calling it an effort to intimidate minority voters. Published September 20, 2021
Biden beset by leadership woes at home, abroad after eight months in office
Self-inflicted crises are piling up for President Biden. His leadership suffered severe blows foreign and domestic in rapid succession Friday, including an acknowledgment of a misguided and deadly U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan and mounting chaos on America's southern border. Published September 18, 2021
Pentagon admits Afghan civilians, not ISIS-K terrorists, killed in drone strike: ‘Tragic mistake’
A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan last month killed 10 civilians, including children, not an Islamic State extremist as the Pentagon first claimed, the Defense Department acknowledged Friday after an internal review. Published September 17, 2021
Biden calls for massive tax hikes on wealthy to pay for spending plan
President Biden on Thursday called for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to boost a sagging economy afflicted by rising inflation and slow hiring, and he vowed to unleash the IRS upon the well-to-do. Published September 16, 2021
Partisan feud erupts over Pa. GOP’s subpoenas of 2020 presidential election records
A partisan battle is brewing in Pennsylvania over Republican plans to subpoena voting records in a probe of the 2020 presidential election -- records that would include driver licenses, birth dates and the last four digits of Social Security numbers of the nearly 7 million voters who cast ballots. Published September 16, 2021
Newt Gingrich: GOP will win in 2022 by targeting Democrats as ‘big government socialists’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that Republicans can't afford to blow a once-in-a-generation campaign opportunity to tag all congressional Democrats as "big government socialists" over supporting President Biden's massive $3.5 trillion social-welfare spending package. Published September 15, 2021
Gov. Hochul vows to make New York a ‘haven’ for abortion, calls Texas law ‘grotesquely unfair’
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she's taking steps to make New York state a "safe harbor" for women from Texas and other states that are enacting abortion restrictions. Published September 13, 2021
Wholesale prices soar, small-business optimism falls as Dems weigh trillions in new spending
Wholesale prices soared 8.3% in August from a year ago, the biggest annual gain since the Labor Department began tracking the inflation data in 2010 and potentially another sign of trouble for President Biden's big-spending agenda. Published September 10, 2021
Harris slams Texas abortion law for ‘empowering vigilantes’
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized new abortion restrictions in Texas Thursday as an "abortion bounty law empowering vigilantes" and said Congress needs to "codify" the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. Published September 9, 2021
Pa. Senate race gets dirty with divorce court recriminations, charges of ‘desperate’ tactics
One of the nation's most closely watched Senate races has swerved into personal attacks, with Republican real estate developer Jeff Bartos publicizing what he calls "disqualifying" restraining orders against Trump-endorsed candidate Sean Parnell in a divorce case. Published September 9, 2021
Kamala Harris stumps for Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, blames GOP for recall effort
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Californians Wednesday to rescue Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying next week's recall election is part of a nationwide Republican power play that includes new abortion restrictions in Texas and limits on voting in GOP-led states. Published September 8, 2021