Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama freezes drilling in Arctic until 2017
Citing "low industry interest," the Interior Department announced a freeze Friday on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska until at least 2017. Published October 16, 2015
Allison Hickey, top VA official, steps down
A top official at the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs resigned Friday after taking much of the criticism for the agency's management failures and facing a congressional hearing next week over misusing a taxpayer-funded employee relocation program. Published October 16, 2015
S. Korean President Park Geun-hye urges Obama to cooperate more with China
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged President Obama Friday to cooperate more with China on a wide range of issues, a call that Mr. Obama said he welcomes. Published October 16, 2015
Obama is adamant: Russian and Iranian military meddling ‘won’t work’ in Syria
President Obama declared Friday that military intervention by Russia and Iran in Syria's civil war "will not work." Published October 16, 2015
Obama says N. Korea could learn lesson from Iran nuke deal
President Obama said Friday that North Korea could learn a lesson from his administration's nuclear deal with Iran that is easing economic sanctions in exchange for limiting Tehran's nuclear program. Published October 16, 2015
Obama chides anti-immigrant views
President Obama poked fun at anti-immigration sentiment Thursday with a Hispanic audience, saying the U.S. "would be a really empty country" if his opponents had their way. Published October 15, 2015
Joe Biden pledges U.S. will defend S. Korea against ‘provocations’ from North
Vice President Joseph R. Biden assured South Korean President Park Geun-hye that the U.S. will defend her country against "North Korean provocations," the White House said. Published October 15, 2015
White House doubts reports of Cuban military aid for Syria
The White House expressed skepticism Thursday about reports that the Cuban military is cooperating with Syria in its brutal civil war. Published October 15, 2015
Joe Biden ducks questions about 2016 presidential race
Vice President Joseph R. Biden ducked reporters' questions about whether he'll enter the 2016 presidential race Thursday, two days after Hillary Rodham Clinton and four other Democratic hopefuls held their first debate. Published October 15, 2015
Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016
Reversing a pledge to end the war in Afghanistan, President Obama said Thursday he will keep 5,500 U.S. troops deployed there beyond the end of his presidency in 2017 to fight a rising extremist insurgency. Published October 15, 2015
Obama rejects Putin’s offer to send emissaries to U.S. to confer on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked the Obama administration's rejection of high-level talks to coordinate military action in war-torn Syria, amid reports that Cuba may join Iran in coming to the aid of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, Moscow's top ally in the region. Published October 14, 2015
Obama deploys 300 U.S. troops to Cameroon to aid in fight against Boko Haram
President Obama is deploying up to 300 U.S. troops to Cameroon to help in the African nation's fight against the Boko Haram terrorist group, the White House said Wednesday. Published October 14, 2015
Democrats in debate propose trillions in new spending
The five Democratic presidential candidates pushed proposals in the first debate Tuesday night that would cost trillions in new spending, from free college tuition to single-payer health care. Published October 14, 2015
Iraq uses intelligence center operated by Russia, Iran, Syria; White House alarmed
Iraq has begun bombing Islamic State fighters with the help of a new intelligence center operated by Russia, Iran and Syria, a cooperation that is raising concerns in Washington about the threat to U.S. interests in the region. Published October 13, 2015
White House says Obama not trying to influence FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s email server
The White House said Tuesday that President Obama wasn't trying to influence an FBI investigation into Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server when he declared that Mrs. Clinton hadn't harmed national security. Published October 13, 2015
White House says Iran’s bad behavior won’t deter nuclear deal
The White House chastised Iran Tuesday for detaining Americans and for violating U.N. resolutions on ballistic missile testing but said those transgressions have no bearing on the administration's nuclear deal with Tehran. Published October 13, 2015
White House calls for ‘justice’ in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014
In another simmering feud between Washington and Moscow, the White House called Tuesday for punishment for the Russia-backed separatists who shot down a passenger jet over Ukraine last year, killing all 298 persons aboard. Published October 13, 2015
European diplomats tell Russia to stop bombing Syria
Europe's foreign ministers called on Russia Monday to stop bombing U.S.-backed opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as the collapse of President Obama's plan to fight extremists in Syria raised more questions about America's faltering influence in the Middle East. Published October 12, 2015
Obama says Hillary Clinton didn’t harm national security with private email server
On the eve of the first Democratic presidential debate, President Obama is downplaying Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct government business, saying she made a "mistake" but didn't endanger national security. Published October 12, 2015
Obama: Trans-Pacific Partnership will cut taxes for U.S. businesses
Obama administration officials promised the fine print of its massive free-trade agreement with other Pacific-Rim nations will be made public within 30 days, as they released a report Thursday showing the deal will cut taxes on more than 18,000 products exported from the U.S. Published October 8, 2015