Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
U.S. turns coronavirus corner on ‘very positive day’
Monday was perhaps the most hopeful day so far of the pandemic in the U.S., as a Massachusetts biotech company reported a promising vaccine trial, stocks rallied on the news, and every state but one was reopening for business. Published May 18, 2020
Trump calls Mitt Romney a ‘loser’ after senator criticizes president’s firing of watchdogs
President Trump called Sen. Mitt Romney a "loser" Monday after the Utah Republican criticized the president's firing of government watchdogs. Published May 18, 2020
Trump official says U.S. scored ‘5G trifecta’ in competition with China
The decision by one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors to build a $12 billion plant in Arizona is a "game-changer" for the U.S. high-tech industry and for national security in the competition against China, a top Trump official said Monday. Published May 18, 2020
Moderna reports positive data in first phase of coronavirus vaccine trial
Moderna Inc., a Massachusetts-based biotech company, on Monday reported positive interim data in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccine trial, saying some patients who were vaccinated developed antibodies at levels mirroring recovered COVID-19 patients. Published May 18, 2020
Donald Trump rips Obama as ‘grossly incompetent’
President Trump fired back at his predecessor on Sunday, calling former President Barack Obama "grossly incompetent." Published May 17, 2020
Donald Trump increases China confrontations, blocks Huawei trade
President Trump is stepping up his confrontations with China as the U.S. death toll mounts from the COVID-19 pandemic, blocking trade with Chinese tech giant Huawei, halting some U.S. retirement investments in China and floating the suggestion that Beijing should compensate the world for the coronavirus first discovered in Wuhan. Published May 17, 2020
White House says Trump’s pandemic ‘action plan’ better than Obama’s strategy
The White House said Friday that President Trump's "playbook" for responding to pandemics is more effective than the plan he inherited from President Barack Obama. Published May 15, 2020
Donald Trump, Melania honor heroes of coronavirus crisis in Rose Garden ceremony
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump paid tribute Friday to several American heroes who are helping on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, including Girl Scouts from Maryland who donated cookies to nurses and firefighters. Published May 15, 2020
Trump receives flag of new Space Force for Oval Office
Military chiefs of the new U.S. Space Force presented President Trump with the service branch's official flag on Friday in the Oval Office, where it will stand with the flags of the five other armed services. Published May 15, 2020
Truckers’ horns blare in protest during Donald Trump’s Rose Garden event
Truckers honking in protest of low shipping rates made themselves heard in the White House Rose Garden on Friday during President Trump's announcement of a team to find a coronavirus vaccine. Published May 15, 2020
Trump blocks shipments of semiconductors to China’s Huawei
President Trump moved on Friday to block shipments of semiconductors to Chinese giant Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, a step that could escalate tensions with Beijing. Published May 15, 2020
Trump blames Biden, Obama for depleted national stockpile of medical supplies
President Trump on Thursday faulted the Obama administration, and Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden, for leaving the U.S. unprepared for the coronavirus crisis, as he took executive action to replenish federal stockpiles of medical supplies. Published May 14, 2020
Trump ramping up stockpile of medical supplies to prepare for fall
The Trump administration is expanding the strategic national stockpile of medical supplies for COVID-19, with a target of one billion N-95 masks, to be ready for a possible resurgence of the disease in the fall, officials said Thursday. Published May 14, 2020
Trump spurs Senate GOP to call Obama as first witness in spy probe
President Trump urged Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham on Thursday to call former President Barack Obama as the first witness in any hearing about spying on the Trump campaign in 2016, saying Mr. Obama "knew everything." Published May 14, 2020
Weekly jobless claims dip slightly to 2.98 million
Nearly 3 million people filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department reported, bringing the eight-week total to 36.5 million during the coronavirus crisis. Published May 14, 2020
Donald Trump fuels GOP coronavirus rebellion against Tom Wolf with Pennsylvania visit
President Trump will visit the sharply divided battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday as he encourages a rebellion by local Republican officials against Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's stay-at-home coronavirus orders. Published May 13, 2020
Trump says he misses Pence, who’s keeping away after staffer infected
President Trump said Wednesday he misses Vice President Mike Pence, who's been keeping his distance after being exposed to a staffer infected with COVID-19. Published May 13, 2020
Donald Trump: Michael Flynn unmasking report ‘massive,’ Joe Biden ‘knew everything’
President Trump called it a "massive" revelation Wednesday that top Obama administration officials including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden were involved in unmasking former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in intelligence reports. Published May 13, 2020
White House slams Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus bill as ‘unserious’ partisan wish list
The White House on Wednesday called House Democrats' $3 trillion coronavirus aid package "an unserious proposal" laden with irrelevant spending. Published May 13, 2020
Fed’s Jerome Powell: More spending by Congress may be needed to avoid long-term economic damage
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell said Wednesday that Congress might need to spend more on coronavirus relief to pull the nation out of an economic crisis that has cost more than 20 million jobs. Published May 13, 2020