Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama not worried about Ebola at upcoming African summit in D.C.
President Obama tried to reassure the public Friday that the deadly Ebola virus won't be brought to the U.S. by travelers from Africa coming to Washington for a major summit he is hosting next week. Published August 1, 2014
Obama: ‘We tortured some folks’ after 9/11
A declassified Senate report on interrogation techniques such as waterboarding after 9/11 makes clear that "we tortured some folks," President Obama said Friday. Published August 1, 2014
Obama pushes Hamas to release Israeli hostage
President Obama called on Hamas to release a hostage Israeli soldier who was captured by militants in Gaza as a cease-fire collapsed Friday. Published August 1, 2014
Obama taunts GOP: Border bill ‘going nowhere’
President Obama blasted House Republicans Friday for working on an immigration border security bill "that they already know is going nowhere." Published August 1, 2014
Obama, Putin speak about Ukraine, peace deal
Amid reports of peace talks, President Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday for the first time since the West imposed tougher sanctions on Moscow for its military aggression in Ukraine. Published August 1, 2014
Iraq Christians get meeting with top Obama aide
Criticized for ignoring a genocide of Christians in Iraq, the White House arranged a meeting Thursday of a top adviser to President Obama with representatives of Iraqi and Assyrian Christians. Published July 31, 2014
3 African leaders cancel trip to U.S. over Ebola outbreak; Obama still plans summit
The U.S. issued a travel warning Thursday for three African countries hit by an outbreak of deadly Ebola, but the White House said President Obama will go forward with a summit in Washington next week featuring African leaders. Published July 31, 2014
U.S. condemns Israeli shelling of shelter in Gaza
The U.S. and the United Nations condemned the shelling of a U.N. school in Gaza that killed 16 people Wednesday, as the Israeli military continued to pound targets in the war with Hamas and new polls gave President Obama poor marks for his handling of the crisis. Published July 30, 2014
Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War,’ but new Russia sanctions announced
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday, saying Russia must pay an increasingly high price for its military aggression in Ukraine and the downing of a passenger jet. Published July 29, 2014
Hillary Clinton: I was indeed ‘dead broke,’ but shouldn’t have said so
Hillary Rodham Clinton told an interviewer Tuesday that she regrets saying she and husband Bill Clinton were "dead broke" in 2001, but then she repeated the assertion. Published July 29, 2014
Kerry’s credibility questioned as fighting in Gaza rages
Israel unleashed its heaviest bombardment in its three-week-old campaign against Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday as the Obama administration battled the growing perception among Israelis that Secretary of State John F. Kerry is a hapless bumbler in search of a cosmetic truce. Published July 29, 2014
White House defends Kerry failure to broker Middle East cease-fire
The White House Monday defended its unsuccessful efforts to reach a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, saying Secretary of State John F. Kerry has been "tireless" in his diplomacy. Published July 28, 2014
White House says Russia ‘losing’ war in Ukraine
The White House said Monday that Russia is "losing" its war in eastern Ukraine and warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime faces more sanctions this week by the U.S. and its European allies. Published July 28, 2014
Obama to give Africa $38M, but tells young leaders: Stop ‘making excuses’ for economy
President Obama, whose first political protest as a college student was aimed at the Western oppressors of African nations, told a summit of young African leaders Monday to stop "making excuses" for their continent's lagging economic development. Published July 28, 2014
YALI2014: Obama to meet young African leaders amid economic push
President Obama will hold a town-hall meeting in Washington Monday with 500 young African leaders and announce expanded initiatives to boost economic opportunity in Africa. Published July 28, 2014
Obama urges Netanyahu to accept cease fire
President Obama urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to accept an unconditional ceasefire with Hamas for humanitarian purposes. Published July 27, 2014
Obama: U.S. should ‘embrace an economic patriotism that says we rise or fall together’
President Obama said Saturday that a loophole allowing companies to dodge U.S. taxes by moving their headquarters overseas is unpatriotic. Published July 26, 2014
Biden: Blacks have not made enough progress
In an election-year push to motivate minority voters, Vice President Joseph R. Biden told the National Urban League Thursday that the black community "can't be satisfied with where we are now." Published July 24, 2014
Hamas rejects Kerry’s call for cease-fire; Fears grow others could join fight against Israel
Hamas rejected Secretary of State John F. Kerry's call for a cease-fire amid concerns that an agreement won't be reached before other parties are drawn into its conflict with Israel. Published July 23, 2014
Obama raises funds while international crises loom
Facing emergencies from Ukraine to the Mexican border, President Obama left Washington on Tuesday for a three-day Democratic fundraising trip amid signs that his image-makers are worried about criticism that the president's excursion is an "unsavory distraction." Published July 22, 2014
