Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Buds of skepticism on Obama’s olive branch
Republicans on Sunday said they welcome the White House's new "charm offensive" — even if they are skeptical of the motives behind President Obama's renewed effort to schmooze with some of his administration's harshest critics. Published March 10, 2013
Senate vote will reignite battles over judiciary nominees
President Obama's effort to reshape the federal judiciary will enter a new phase of open warfare with Republican lawmakers Wednesday when the Senate votes on whether to break the filibuster of Caitlin Halligan's nomination for a seat on the prestigious D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Published March 5, 2013
Obama taps budget chief, two for climate-change roles
President Obama on Monday announced nominees for three administration posts likely to be in the thick of the environmental and budget wars of his second term. Published March 3, 2013
Obama signs sequester order, blames Republicans over budget impasse
President Obama signed an order Friday night to begin automatic budget cuts across most federal departments. The White House released a copy of the order at 8:31 p.m. Friday, directing federal agencies to reduce spending in various accounts by percentages calculated by the Office on Management and Budget. Published March 1, 2013
Little expected from Obama meeting with congressional leaders
It's the kind of risky procrastination that any teenager facing a book-report deadline would recognize. Published February 28, 2013
Friday’s sequester meeting to provide cover for Obama, lawmakers
With $85 billion in mandatory budget cuts due to start kicking in at midnight, President Obama will sit down with congressional leaders at the White House Friday morning to discuss ways to avoid those cuts. It will be their first face-to-face meeting on the subject, although they've known for two months that the deadline was approaching. Published February 28, 2013
Obama says sequesters might not be felt right away
After warning the public for weeks of the dire consequences of automatic budget cuts, President Obama told business leaders Wednesday night that many people won't feel the impact immediately. Published February 28, 2013
Republican leaders’ sequester ‘meeting’ with Obama: Seven minutes
Never let it be said that President Obama has failed to spend time with Republican leaders in seeking an alternative to automatic budget cuts that are due to hit most federal departments Friday. On Wednesday, for example, the president gave GOP lawmakers as much as seven minutes, a rare face-to-face encounter that the White House described as a "meeting." Published February 27, 2013
Federal court blocks Fla. law requiring drug testing for welfare recipients
A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed to block enforcement of a Florida law that requires people who apply for welfare to submit to drug testing, calling it an unreasonable search. Published February 26, 2013
Obama goes politicking against spending cuts
Employing campaign-style tactics, President Obama told shipyard workers in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday that Republican lawmakers and their opposition to higher taxes are to blame for looming economy-damaging budget cuts. Published February 26, 2013
No open door: White House denies selling access to President Obama to wealthy supporters
The White House refuted a report Monday that President Obama's former campaign team is selling access to him for wealthy donors who contribute at least $500,000 to a newly organized advocacy group pushing his liberal agenda. Published February 25, 2013
White House raises terror threat, warns illegals could flood borders after sequester cuts
The Obama administration on Monday warned the nation to expect an increase in illegal immigration if the automatic budget cuts go into effect Friday — the latest caution from a White House determined to raise the heat on congressional Republicans. Published February 25, 2013
Obama pushes new tax revenues to avoid sequester cuts
Seeking to avoid $85 billion in automatic budget cuts that begin to kick in Friday, President Obama urged the nation's governors Monday to lean on congressional Republicans to accept more tax increases as part of a deal that he said would save Americans from economic harm. Published February 25, 2013
Obama says panel will halt ‘tricks’ to block voters
President Obama said Friday that his new voting-rights commission will help to prevent state officials from engaging in "new tricks" that discourage minorities from voting. Published February 22, 2013
Obama, congressional Republicans look to soften landing of budget cuts
Despite President Obama's dire warnings of "brutal" budget slashing if automatic spending cuts hit March 1, federal agencies do have some wiggle room to soften the brunt. Published February 21, 2013
Obama has some options to soften pain from ‘sequester’ cuts
Despite President Obama's dire warnings of "brutal" budget slashing if automatic spending cuts hit March 1, federal agencies do have some wiggle room to soften the brunt of the cuts. Published February 21, 2013
Scramble to increase cyber security has nothing to do with Chinese hacking threat: White House
Obama administration officials seemed to go out of their way to downplay the notion that the policy is aimed at troublesome China while unveiling a strategy Wednesday to respond to the theft of U.S. trade secrets. Published February 20, 2013
Supreme Court to hear GOP challenge to campaign finance limits
In a new test of campaign donors' free-speech rights, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider a case challenging the limit on how much individuals are allowed to donate to federal candidates and political parties. Published February 19, 2013
Tiger Woods, Obama tee it up for secluded round of golf
In a first, President Obama and famed golfer Tiger Woods hit the links together Sunday in Palm City, Fla., the White House says. Published February 17, 2013
Obama cites his absent father in gun control plea
Describing absent fathers as a contributing factor to gun violence, President Obama told a Chicago audience Friday that he wished his own father hadn't abandoned him as a child. Published February 15, 2013
