Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama to visit India in January
President Obama will travel to India in January for a celebration of the Indian constitution, the White House said Friday. Published November 21, 2014
Joe Biden retreats from angry crowd in Ukraine
Vice President Joseph R. Biden retreated from an angry crowd in Kiev Friday when his Secret Service agents decided the situation was not safe. Published November 21, 2014
Obama outlines sweeping immigration plan, dares critics to respond
President Obama will tell Americans Thursday night that his executive action granting legal status to nearly 5 million illegal immigrants is "lawful," and he will dare Republican critics in Congress to pass legislation to fix the system. Published November 20, 2014
Obama offers amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants, defies GOP
Brushing aside warnings from Republicans, President Obama announced Thursday night that he is granting temporary legal status and work permits to nearly 5 million illegal immigrants, igniting a constitutional furor that amounted to a declaration of war against the incoming Republican majorities in Congress. Published November 20, 2014
Obama’s immigration order to be issued on Mexico’s ‘Revolution Day’
No doubt it's just a quirk of the calendar, but President Obama is making his announcement to grant legal status for millions of illegal immigrants on Mexico's "Revolution Day." Published November 20, 2014
TV networks won’t air Obama’s immigration speech
Several networks won't be carrying President Obama's prime-time address on immigration Thursday night from the White House. Published November 19, 2014
Obama views ‘emperor’ charge as a badge of honor: White House
The White House said Wednesday that President Obama "wears with a badge of honor" the Republicans' criticism that he's behaving as an emperor as he prepares to issue an executive order on immigration. Published November 19, 2014
Cecily Strong, ‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian, to entertain at White House correspondent’s dinner
SNL comedian Cecily Strong will headline the White House Correspondents' dinner next spring, the group announced. Published November 19, 2014
Obama to detail immigrant amnesty order in prime-time address
President Obama said Wednesday he will use "my lawful authority as president" to issue a highly anticipated executive order on immigration in a prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night. Published November 19, 2014
Obama team lays groundwork to justify letting millions of illegal immigrants stay
Confronted with President Obama's previous statements that a blanket waiver of deportations "would be difficult to defend legally," the White House tried Tuesday to justify President Obama's pending executive action to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. Published November 18, 2014
Obama calls on lame-duck Congress to approve Ebola funding
President Obama renewed his call Tuesday for Congress to approve $5.6 billion in emergency funding to fight Ebola, saying "we are nowhere near out of the woods yet in West Africa." Published November 18, 2014
Israeli-Palestinian tension at highest point since summer war
President Obama condemned "strongly" the attacks Tuesday that killed four worshipers at a synagogue in Jerusalem, including three Americans. Published November 18, 2014
China, Australia strike major free-trade deal after Obama leaves
No sooner had President Obama left Australia than that country announced a new major free-trade agreement Monday with China, shedding perspective on the president's failure to secure the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact that he views as the key to his administration's renewed focus on the region. Published November 17, 2014
U.S.-Iran nuke talks hinge on Assad ouster
The U.S. will make a final push Tuesday in eight-party talks to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting international sanctions, with a new cloud hanging over the negotiations: the possibility of the Obama administration moving more directly to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad, a close ally of Tehran. Published November 17, 2014
Climate change hurting entire U.S., White House task force says
The White House forged ahead Monday with President Obama's plans for coping with the effects of climate change, receiving recommendations from a presidential task force that could cost the federal government more than $100 billion to help communities prepare for flooding and other weather-related problems. Published November 17, 2014
Obama touts ‘the good news’: Time to sign up for Obamacare 2.0
Turning into an insurance salesman again, President Obama reminded Americans that Saturday is the first day to enroll in Obamacare for 2015. Published November 15, 2014
Obama says world shouldn’t question ‘commitment to our allies’ in Asia-Pacific ‘pivot’ defense
President Obama defended his oft-maligned "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific on Saturday, telling Australians that the U.S. is committed to his shifting of America's attention to the security and economic growth of the region for decades to come. Published November 15, 2014
Ron Klain, Ebola czar, says more cases in U.S. to come
In a rare public appearance, President Obama's Ebola czar said Thursday there will be more cases of the virus in the U.S. "occasionally." Published November 13, 2014
Joe Biden: Middle class was devastated during Clinton years
Vice President Joseph R. Biden took a swipe Thursday at the Clinton administration — and at possible presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton — by saying the middle class declined "all through the '90s." Published November 13, 2014
Obama withdraws Sharon Block NLRB nomination
In his first sign of yielding to the incoming Republican majority in the Senate, President Obama on Wednesday withdrew the nomination of Sharon Block for the National Labor Relations Board. Published November 12, 2014