Dave Boyer

Obama says Putin can’t afford another ‘Afghanistan’ in Syrian war

President Obama said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't want a repeat of Afghanistan with its military action in Syria, but he doesn't expect Moscow to stop supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad in the civil war anytime soon. Published December 1, 2015

Obama says Planned Parenthood shootings show need for gun background checks

President Obama said Tuesday the shooting deaths at a Colorado Planned Parenthood show the need for stricter background checks on people buying guns, but acknowledged he can't push gun-control legislation through Congress in his final year in office. Published December 1, 2015

Obama insists threat from climate change just as serious as terrorism

President Obama defended spending his energies on a climate-change summit at a time of high concern over terrorism Tuesday, saying global warming is an imminent danger to the world. Published December 1, 2015

COP 21: At climate summit, Obama says he’s an ‘island boy’

President Obama called himself an "island boy" Tuesday at the climate-change summit in Paris during a discussion of the impact of rising seas on island nations. Published December 1, 2015

Obama dines out with Hollande in Paris

President Obama showed the terrorists they haven't won Monday night by dining out at a fancy Parisian restaurant with French President Francois Hollande. Published November 30, 2015

White House accuses GOP Congress of shirking anti-terrorism duties

Stung by criticism that President Obama lacks a strategy to defeat the Islamic State, the White House blasted Congress Monday for shirking its responsibility to pass measures to defend the homeland. Published November 30, 2015

Obama offers ‘regret’ to Putin over Turkey’s shoot-down of Russian warplane

President Obama "expressed regret" to Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday for the death of a Russian fighter pilot shot down by a Turkish warplane near the border with Syria last week. Published November 30, 2015

COP 21: Obama says terrorism can’t deter climate-change work

With tensions from terrorist attacks overshadowing a global climate-change summit, President Obama urged world leaders in Paris Monday to reach a deal to curb global warming. Published November 30, 2015

Obama says Planned Parenthood shootings in Colorado show need for gun control

President Obama condemned the shooting deaths at a Colorado Planned Parenthood office Saturday, saying America cannot allow such gun violence to become "normal." Published November 28, 2015

Obama objects to Gitmo detainee provisions in defense bill

President Obama renewed his battle with Congress over closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, saying he won't be bound by a congressional ban on transferring prisoners to the U.S. if he thinks closing it would serve the nation's best interests. Published November 25, 2015

Obama spares Thanksgiving turkeys, but actual pardons for inmates on the rise, too

President Obama granted the traditional presidential "pardon" Wednesday for two Thanksgiving turkeys, a mock executive action that is becoming increasingly familiar in real life as he forges new policy at a record pace of reprieves for federal prison inmates. Published November 25, 2015

Obama: No ‘credible intelligence’ of imminent attack on U.S. over Thanksgiving

President Obama said it's "understandable" for Americans to worry about terrorist attacks following the Nov. 13 killing spree in Paris by extremists of the Islamic State. And he said it's useful for people to be "vigilant." Published November 25, 2015

Michael Morell, former CIA chief, says environmental concerns prevented bombing of ISIS oil wells

A former CIA director said the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State has been reluctant to attack oil wells controlled by the extremist group due in part to environmental concerns. Published November 25, 2015

No credible ISIS threat in U.S., Obama advisers say

On the eve of what's expected to be the most-traveled holiday for Americans in a decade, President Obama's national security advisers told him Tuesday that there is no specific, credible threat from the Islamic State extremists who carried out the deadly attacks in Paris. Published November 24, 2015

Barbara Mikulski, Steven Spielberg, Barabara Streisand awarded Medal of Freedom

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, singers Barbra Streisand and James Taylor, baseball legend Willlie Mays and Democratic Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland were among 17 Americans awarded the Medal of Freedom Tuesday by President Obama at the White House. Published November 24, 2015