Dave Boyer

U.N. votes to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stockpile

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons — putting the weight of previously divided world powers behind the recent deal between the U.S. and Russia to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad into giving up his chemical stockpile. Published September 27, 2013

Obama, India PM talk Miss America, skip intellectual property issue

In a meeting Friday with India's prime minister, President Obama talked about the new Miss America but apparently didn't address the U.S. business community's concerns about intellectual property theft. Published September 27, 2013

Obama: U.N.’s Syria resolution a ‘potentially huge victory’

President Obama said Friday that a U.N. Security Council resolution requiring Syria to dismantle its chemical-weapons program is "a potentially huge victory for the international community." Published September 27, 2013

Spanish-language version of healthcare.gov not ready for enrollees

The administration told Hispanic groups that the Spanish-language version of its healthcare.gov website will be not be ready to handle enrollments for a few weeks. Published September 27, 2013

White House compares GOP to terrorists as government shutdown nears

Senior White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer on Thursday compared Republican lawmakers to suicide bombers as the showdown over a possible government shutdown intensified. Published September 26, 2013

Obama taunts Republicans, touts health care law

With passions running high over the fate of Obamacare, President Obama said Thursday there's "no widespread evidence" his national health care program is hurting jobs, even as the administration announced another delay in implementing the law. Published September 26, 2013

Obamacare insurance premiums ‘lower than expected,’ White House says

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and the White House said Wednesday that insurance premiums under Obamacare at least will be more appealing for consumers than a wormy apple. Published September 25, 2013

Obama didn’t watch Cruz filibuster

President Obama didn't watch Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster attempt to kill the president's health-care program, the White House said Wednesday. Published September 25, 2013

Obama’s brief remark speaks volumes on gun control failures

It was only a single sentence in President Obama's speech about the Navy Yard shootings, but it spoke volumes about his inability to enact gun control in Congress. Published September 24, 2013

Clinton joins president to warn about GOP’s ‘misinformation’ on Obamacare

While a prime opponent of Obamacare was trying to kill the law in the Senate, President Obama promoted the health care law Tuesday with former President Bill Clinton and warned of Republicans spreading "misinformation." Published September 24, 2013

Brazilian president, at U.N., slams U.S. for spying

President Obama got a rude welcome to the 68th U.N. General Assembly gathering Tuesday before he even opened his mouth when the president of Brazil harshly criticized the United States for widespread spying. Published September 24, 2013

Blame game heats up as start of shutdown looms

With little more than a week before a budget stalemate over Obamacare sets off a government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans dug in deeper Sunday, with lawmakers increasingly looking, pre-emptively, to pin blame on the other side. Published September 22, 2013

Obama ridicules Republicans at Congressional Black Caucus dinner

Speaking at the annual Congressional Black Caucus dinner, President Obama excoriated congressional Republicans Saturday night for risking a government shutdown, and vowed to stop their efforts to defund his health care plan. Published September 21, 2013

Obama: GOP trying to ‘plunge this country back into a recession’

After a disagreeable phone call with Speaker John A. Boehner on the budget impasse, President Obama Saturday accused House Republicans of trying to "plunge this country back into a recession" in their battle with the president over Obamacare. Published September 21, 2013

Obama struggles with debt talk at Ford plant: ‘If we don’t raise the debt ceiling, we’re deadbeats’

President Obama often refers to former President Clinton as his "Secretary of Explaining Stuff" for his ability to break down complex economic issues. Perhaps Mr. Obama could have used Mr. Clinton's help Friday when he gave a somewhat long and halting explanation of his confrontation with House Republicans over raising the nation's borrowing limit. Published September 20, 2013

Obama blasts GOP over spending vote

President Obama blasted House Republicans Friday for ignoring the middle class in the budget stalemate, saying conservative lawmakers "are holding the whole country hostage" by trying to defund his new national health care law. Published September 20, 2013

Obama admin: Boehner has ‘Putin envy’

The budget battle between President Obama and House Republicans devolved into schoolyard taunts Thursday, with the president's spokesman saying Speaker John A. Boehner suffers from "Putin envy" in response to a House GOP video that criticizes Mr. Obama for negotiating with the Russian leader. Published September 19, 2013

White House launches anti-fraud effort ahead of health care kickoff

With less than two weeks before President Obama's new health care law kicks in, the White House launched an anti-fraud effort Wednesday to warn consumers that scam artists could try to steal their personal financial and health records. Published September 18, 2013

As health care launch nears, White House warns of scams

With less than two weeks before President Obama's new health-care law kicks in, the White House launched an anti-fraud effort Wednesday to warn consumers that scam artists could try to steal their personal financial and health records. Published September 18, 2013

Obama defends partisan speech after Navy Yard shooting

President Obama is defending the partisan budget speech he delivered just hours after the mass shooting at the Navy Yard. Published September 18, 2013