Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump slams DeSantis, Biden, criminal probes in wide-ranging criticisms of election interference
Former President Donald Trump on Monday ripped into his adversaries, saying Democrats are relying on the "Soviet Union playbook" to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign with multiple investigations. Published April 10, 2023
Florida sheriff says teen gang members, not guns, responsible for three slayings
A Florida sheriff announced the arrests Friday of two alleged gang members and the hunt for a third suspect in the shooting deaths of three teen companions, while the lawman warned the media not to turn the slayings into a call for more gun control. Published April 7, 2023
Obama says Tennessee lawmakers showed ‘weakness’ in expelling two Democrats over gun protest
Former President Barack Obama says the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers who participated in a gun violence protest is a "sign of weakness." Published April 7, 2023
McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan leader follows fears Pelosi’s visit made the island less secure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he has no plans to visit Taiwan, which should come as a relief to many Taiwanese people who believe Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island last summer made them less secure by raising tensions with China. Published April 6, 2023
Al Sharpton says Trump’s arrest is ‘spiritual’ payback for racial injustice
Some prominent civil rights figures, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, are calling the arrest of former President Donald Trump a moment of "social justice," while Mr. Trump is slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and two other Black prosecutors pursuing him as racists. Published April 5, 2023
Trump pleads not guilty at arraignment to 34 felony counts; first former president to be arrested
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday in front of a New York state judge to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records as he became the first ex-president in history to be arrested, in a prosecution hotly challenged by Mr. Trump and his lawyers as a partisan probe. Published April 4, 2023
New York mayor warns Marjorie Taylor Greene and ‘rabble-rousers’ to behave for Trump’s court date
New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Monday to be on her "best behavior" while protesting the arrest of former President Donald Trump in the city, saying she "is known to spread misinformation and hate speech." Published April 3, 2023
Trump to speak from Mar-a-Lago after Tuesday’s arraignment
Former President Trump will address the public Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago residence following his arraignment in Manhattan, his campaign announced. Published April 3, 2023
Trump campaign says it raised more than $4 million in a day after indictment
Former President Donald Trump's campaign raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours following Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment of Mr. Trump, the campaign said Friday night. Published March 31, 2023
Trump says New York judge assigned to his case is biased against him
Former President Donald Trump says the New York City judge who is expected to preside over his arraignment next week hates him. Published March 31, 2023
Pelosi ripped for tweet saying Trump can ‘prove innocence’ at trial
Rep. Nancy Pelosi was flagged on Twitter for a tweet saying that former President Donald Trump can "prove innocence" in a trial, suggesting that Mr. Trump is guilty until proved otherwise. Published March 31, 2023
No chance Trump will take plea deal, defense lawyer says
There is "zero" chance that former President Donald Trump will take a plea deal if his indictment in Manhattan goes to trial, a lawyer for Mr. Trump said Friday. Published March 31, 2023
Trump indicted over hush money; first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges
A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday indicted former President Donald Trump on charges involving a hush money payment in 2016 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, making Mr. Trump the first former president in history to face criminal charges. Published March 30, 2023
Consumers’ worries sky-high as inflation recedes unevenly and slowly
Inflation is coming down slowly, but it's still a rising concern for consumers. Numerous surveys point to growing economic anxiety among Americans, and they all cite the same problem: the higher costs of everyday living. Published March 30, 2023
White House slams House GOP over budget delays in debt-ceiling impasse
The White House on Wednesday blasted House Republicans for saying they likely won't introduce their budget before the unofficial deadline for both sides to reach an agreement on raising the nation's debt ceiling. Published March 29, 2023
Manhattan grand jury in Trump case taking a monthlong break
The Manhattan grand jury looking into former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a hush money payment to a porn star won't hear more evidence for the next month, primarily due to a previously scheduled break, according to reports. Published March 29, 2023
Nashville shooter hid firearms from parents, was being treated for emotional problems, police say
Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale's parents said the 28-year-old hid multiple firearms from them because Hale was being treated for an emotional disorder and they didn't want their child to own guns, police said Tuesday. Published March 28, 2023
Fed official tells lawmakers that Silicon Valley Bank failed from mismanagement
The top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve told Congress on Tuesday that Silicon Valley Bank failed due to mismanagement, while lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee blamed federal regulators for being caught unprepared by the nation's second-largest bank collapse. Published March 28, 2023
Suspect arrested in D.C. stabbing of Rand Paul aide
A suspect was arrested Monday in the stabbing of an aide to Sen. Rand Paul in the District, the lawmaker confirmed. Published March 27, 2023
Economist Milton Friedman’s long-ago lesson on inflation coming back to bite Biden
President Biden and his advisers have blamed inflation on the pandemic, supply-chain problems, the war in Ukraine, corporate greed -- everything but high spending by his administration and congressional Democrats. Published March 27, 2023
