Dave Boyer
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Trump, Biden to converge on Shanksville on Sept. 11
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden converged separately on the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for 9/11 commemorations on Friday. Published September 10, 2020
Pompeo to attend Afghanistan peace talks, Trump says
President Trump said Thursday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to the Middle East to attend peace talks this weekend between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban. Published September 10, 2020
Treasury sanctions Ukrainian official as Russian agent undermining U.S. election
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Thursday on a member of Ukraine's Parliament, an alleged Russian agent, for interfering in the U.S. presidential election, including efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden. Published September 10, 2020
Trump releases list of potential Supreme Court nominees for second term
President Trump on Wednesday released a new list of conservatives he'll consider for future vacancies on the Supreme Court, including Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, replaying a campaign strategy that won over conservatives in 2016 and was credited with helping him to win the presidency. Published September 9, 2020
Trump’s Nevada rallies canceled due to state’s coronavirus limits
President Trump's two scheduled campaign rallies this weekend in Nevada have been canceled due to coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, according to reports. Published September 9, 2020
Donald Trump reverses Navy move that canceled contract with Catholic priests
President Trump said Wednesday that he's reversing a decision by the U.S. Navy that would have canceled its contract with Catholic priests who serve as chaplains at military bases. Published September 9, 2020
Trump to announce Iraq, Afghanistan U.S. troops drawdown
President Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, and a withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan in the coming days, a senior administration official said Tuesday night. Published September 8, 2020
Trump says movement against Confederate statues is aimed at America’s ‘guts’
President Trump told a Southern audience on Tuesday night that the Left's cancel culture is wrong to eradicate Confederate statues, vowing "they'll never take away our past." Published September 8, 2020
Donald Trump: Kamala Harris as ‘first woman president’ would be ‘an insult to our country’
President Trump took aim at Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris on Tuesday night, saying it would be "an insult to our country" if she someday became president. Published September 8, 2020
Donald Trump casts Joe Biden as weak, worn out in battleground-states swing
President Trump began an eight-week sprint to Election Day on Tuesday by campaigning in the crucial battlegrounds of Florida and North Carolina, arguing that Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden "doesn't have the strength" to stand up to left-wing rioters as president. Published September 8, 2020
Trump signs order banning offshore drilling in Florida and southeastern U.S.
President Trump extended a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and expanded it to the Atlantic coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina on Tuesday, in an election-year announcement that caught many by surprise. Published September 8, 2020
Trump campaign officials show multiple pathways to victory, including possible ‘landslide’
Trump campaign advisers laid out seven pathways Tuesday for the president to win reelection, from a 37-state landslide of 356 electoral votes to a razor-thin margin of two electoral votes over Democrat Joseph R. Biden, and they vowed Mr. Trump will have enough of a campaign war chest to carry him through Nov. 3. Published September 8, 2020
Trump says campaign spent ‘a lot’ of money countering bad coronavirus headlines
President Trump said Tuesday his campaign has been forced to spend money to counter "false reporting" of his response to the coronavirus pandemic, pushing back on a report that the campaign squandered some of its $1 billion-plus war chest on dubious advertising. Published September 8, 2020
Firearms sales rose 94% from 2019
Americans are arming themselves more than ever, confronted with daily scenes of rioting across the country and lingering uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic. Published September 7, 2020
Trump: Schumer, Pelosi don’t want a new stimulus deal
President Trump said Monday that he isn't negotiating directly with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on another coronavirus relief bill because "they don't want to make a deal." Published September 7, 2020
Trump cites friction with military brass as he defends against ‘hoax’ report
President Trump said Monday that some top military brass probably don't support him "because they want to do nothing but fight wars," pushing back for a fifth straight day against a report that he disparaged U.S. war dead as "losers." Published September 7, 2020
Donald Trump orders stop to ‘White privilege’ diversity training in federal government
President Trump has ordered his administration to stop paying for critical race theory diversity training in federal agencies, with a top official calling the sessions "un-American propaganda." Published September 4, 2020
Trump says John Kelly could be source for salacious article on U.S. war dead
President Trump said Friday night that former White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly "could have been" a source for a magazine article claiming Mr. Trump disparaged U.S. war dead, and he chided journalists for grilling him with hostile questions while treating Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden like "a child." Published September 4, 2020
Trump to award Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz
President Trump announced Friday that he will award the Medal of Freedom to legendary college football coach Lou Holtz. Published September 4, 2020
Trump calls on Democrats to free up $300 billion in unspent stimulus money for checks to Americans
President Trump called on congressional Democrats Friday to send $300 billion in unspent coronavirus stimulus money to Americans in need, saying it's better than giving "checks to illegal aliens." Published September 4, 2020
