Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama appoints big money fundraisers to diplomatic posts
Three fundraisers who helped to raise millions for President Obama's reelection were appointed to coveted diplomatic posts by the president Friday. Published June 14, 2013
White House defends high bills for Africa trip
President Obama is under fire for the price of the first family's upcoming weeklong trip to Africa, which could cost taxpayers as much as $100 million at a time of federal budget cuts and furloughs. Published June 14, 2013
White House says weapons en route to Syrian rebels
The White House said Friday that Syrian rebels should begin to receive shipments of U.S. arms within weeks, but cautioned that imposing a no-fly zone, as some have advocated, isn't a "silver bullet" to ending the two-year-old civil war. Published June 14, 2013
Obama gets caught between advocates of gay rights, immigration reform
Even as President Obama extolled the contributions of gay citizens Thursday, a clash over gay rights on Capitol Hill was threatening to unravel his cherished goal of immigration reform. Published June 13, 2013
Obama campaigns in Boston for Senate candidate Ed Markey
Less than two weeks before a special election that will provide an early test of the strength of his 2014 coattails, President Obama on Wednesday hit the stump for Rep. Edward Markey, the Democratic candidate hoping to win the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John F. Kerry. Published June 12, 2013
Obama blamed for NSA spying revelations by whistleblower advocate group
An advocate for government whistleblowers blamed the Obama administration Tuesday for failing to provide protections for intelligence employees who want to report abuses and wrongdoing, as authorities intensified their global manhunt for national-security leaker Edward Snowden. Published June 11, 2013
Privacy groups demand end to NSA snooping programs
An advocate for government whistleblowers blamed the Obama administration Tuesday for failing to provide protections for intelligence employees who want to report abuses and wrongdoing, as authorities intensified their global manhunt for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Published June 11, 2013
White House disputes comparisons to Bush amid NSA leak scandal
Embarrassed by national security leaks of historic proportions, the White House rebutted accusations Monday by the disillusioned former government contractor who leaked the surveillance secrets that President Obama is no different from President George W. Bush in his anti-terrorism tactics. Published June 10, 2013
Support grows for petition to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden
A petition for President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who admitted leaking information on classified government surveillance programs, had collected more than 18,000 signatures on the White House's website shortly after 1 p.m. Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Jason Furman, stimulus backer, to head President Obama’s economic council
President Obama on Monday afternoon will nominate a prime architect of his economic stimulus plan and health care laws in his first term to become chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Published June 10, 2013
Hacking becomes sticking point after Obama-Xi summit
Cybersecurity and the threat posed by Chinese hackers provided the main source of discord in the otherwise amicable meeting in the California desert over the weekend between President Obama and new Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a summit that set a standard for informality and direct exchanges between the leaders of the globe's two biggest economies. Published June 9, 2013
Clapper slaps media’s ‘rush to publish’ details of government surveillance programs
Ratcheting up the Obama administration's feud with journalists, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper criticized the news media Saturday for a "rush to publish" information based on "reckless" leaks about government surveillance programs. Published June 8, 2013
China flips cybersecurity tables; reports claim U.S. is prepping attacks
Chinese President Xi Jinping tried to turn the tables on President Obama over digital security Friday night by claiming that China is a "victim" of cyber attacks, amid reports that the Obama administration is developing secret plans for global cyber warfare. Published June 7, 2013
Obama left speechless without prepared remarks on health care
President Obama was left stranded without a copy of his speech Friday as he prepared to give a short presentation about the importance of Californians enrolling in his health-care program. Published June 7, 2013
Obama: Massive seizures ‘modest encroachments’
President Obama Friday defended his administration's massive seizure of private citizens' phone records, email and Internet activities as "modest encroachments on privacy" that are necessary to fight the war on terrorism. Published June 7, 2013
Obama tells donors: Democrats favor ‘light touch’ on regulation
Making a pitch for Democratic candidates in 2014, President Obama told big donors in California Thursday night that Democrats favor free-market solutions and less government regulation. Published June 7, 2013
Si se puede: Obama to appeal to Hispanics to enroll for health insurance
With Democrats worried that too few people will sign up for "Obamacare" to make it a success, President Obama will urge Hispanics in California Friday to enroll for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Published June 7, 2013
Scope of phone records seizure causes alarm; data collection goes beyond Verizon
The Obama administration on Thursday defended its secret seizure of the phone records of millions of U.S. citizens as part of counterterrorism efforts, while privacy advocates blasted the move as illegal and a debate erupted in Congress over the intended scope of a key surveillance law. Published June 6, 2013
White House defends NSA collection of Verizon phone records; insists no eavesdropping
A senior White House official defended the National Security Agency's top secret collection of telephone records from one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies and insisted the government was not allowed to eavesdrop on calls. Published June 6, 2013
Obama plan would expand Internet access for schools
President Obama will visit a school in North Carolina Thursday to highlight what aides call a "bold" plan to expand high-speed Internet access to nearly all K-12 schools within five years. Published June 6, 2013
