Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump denies ‘blow-up’ with Mike Pence in 2018, calls new book ‘fiction’
Former President Donald Trump Friday denied a report in a forthcoming book that he had a rare blow-up with Vice President Mike Pence in 2018 over Mr. Pence's hiring of former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Published July 9, 2021
VP Harris says DNC voter-registration program needed to stop GOP from taking ‘our power’
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee is more than doubling its spending, to $45 million, on voter registration and education to combat new Republican-backed state election laws. Published July 8, 2021
Trump says he’ll testify about Jan. 6 Capitol riot in deposition
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's eager to give sworn testimony in his lawsuit against Big Tech so he can air his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Published July 8, 2021
Trump ally seeks ‘forensic investigation’ of 2020 election in Pennsylvania
A Republican state senator and Trump ally on Wednesday requested election data from several Pennsylvania counties as the first step in a "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election and last spring's primary, saying millions of Pennsylvanians have "serious doubts" about the accuracy of President Biden's win there. Published July 7, 2021
Biden to visit pro-Trump county to promote higher spending on social programs
President Biden will visit a community college in Trump territory in Illinois on Wednesday to show that he's still pushing for Congress to approve a multi-trillion-dollar package of social spending to accompany his tentative infrastructure plan. Published July 6, 2021
Bidens speak to mostly empty hall at teachers’ union convention
President Biden couldn't even draw a big in-person crowd at a teachers' union convention on Friday evening, telling a mostly empty hall in Washington that teachers deserve a pay raise. Published July 2, 2021
Federal judge slaps down Biden’s move to limit states’ tax cuts
A federal judge ruled that a provision in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law limiting states from cutting taxes is unconstitutional. Published July 2, 2021
Jobs rose by 850,000 in June, better than expected growth
Employers added a better-than-expected 850,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department reported Friday in another indication that the U.S. economy is heating up. Published July 2, 2021
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance formally announces Senate bid in Ohio
J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and author of the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," announced Thursday night that he's a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat. Published July 1, 2021
Biden says families in condo collapse raised climate change as possible cause
President Biden on Thursday offered comfort to grieving families who lost loved ones in the collapse of a high-rise condo building on Miami's coastline, and said many of them brought up climate change as a possible cause of the tragedy that left 18 confirmed dead and 145 missing. Published July 1, 2021
Biden to meet families in Florida after deadly condo collapse
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to console families who lost loved ones in the deadly collapse of a condo building, to meet with first responders and to confer with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis about the week-old recovery operation. Published July 1, 2021
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served under three Republican presidents and led the Pentagon through the 9/11 attacks, the resulting U.S. military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the first years of America's global war on terrorism, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday. Published June 30, 2021
Pa. court overturns Cosby’s conviction, releases him from prison
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby's sexual-assault conviction Wednesday, ruling that an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Published June 30, 2021
‘Always fold’: Trump rips AG Barr, ‘RINO’ senators, low-rating cable shows
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized his former Attorney General William Barr as a slow-moving "swamp creature," warned that Republican senators who compromise with President Biden are being "played with," and reveled in the dwindling ratings of liberal cable news networks. Published June 29, 2021
Barr believed Trump’s claims of election fraud and rigged voting machines were ‘bull’
Former Attorney General William P. Barr believed President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud and rigged voting machines were "bull----" and their disagreement came to a head during a stormy White House meeting in December, according to an upcoming book. Published June 27, 2021
‘It was a sting’: Trump supporters at Ohio rally invoke ‘stolen election’ as foundational fact
The belief that the presidential election was stolen was an article of faith among the people who turned out Saturday at the Lorain County fairgrounds west of Cleveland for former President Trump's first campaign-style event of the 2022 midterm elections. Published June 27, 2021
Trump returns to campaign trail in Ohio, calls Biden ‘a total catastrophe’
WELLINGTON, Ohio -- Former President Trump made his triumphant return to the campaign trail and social media on Saturday night, receiving a rock star's welcome from thousands who turned out in pro-Trump apparel to show their support for him, his claims of a stolen election and a possible comeback in 2024. Published June 26, 2021
Barrasso: Republicans more hesitant on infrastructure deal despite Biden’s walkback of veto threat
President Biden walked back his veto threat of a $1 trillion infrastructure deal, amid backlash from Republicans who felt double-crossed by the White House's insistence that the package pass in "tandem" with a big social spending bill. Published June 26, 2021
Biden’s tax hikes include hidden costs on middle class, critics say
President Biden's proposed tax increases on corporations and the wealthiest Americans get most of the attention, but numerous other proposals would affect a broader range of taxpayers, analysts say. Published June 26, 2021
Trump Organization to face criminal charges in Manhattan, ex-president’s lawyer says
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is expected to bring criminal charges against the business empire of former President Donald Trump as early as next week, according to Mr. Trump's personal lawyer. Published June 25, 2021