Dave Boyer

White House gingerbread display includes tiny gas station, minus price

On the first day of Christmas, the Bidens gave to thee a gas pump without the highway robbery.

November 29, 2021

Interior report calls on Biden to raise costs of oil and gas drilling on federal land

The Interior Department on Friday recommended that the Biden administration consider raising royalty rates for oil and gas drilling leasing on federal lands, a move aimed partly at addressing climate change even as the White House also grapples with high gas prices and inflation.

November 26, 2021

A worker revolution? Seismic shift in the labor market remakes the employer-employee relationship

The labor shortage can be seen everywhere. It's forcing restaurants to close, schools to cancel classes, upending airline flight schedules and fueling the supply chain breakdown with absent truck drivers.

November 25, 2021

More Republicans say religion, freedom give their lives meaning, poll finds

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say that religion, spirituality, freedom and patriotism give meaning to their lives, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

November 24, 2021

VP Harris slams defense lawyers’ ‘racist’ tactics after guilty verdicts in Arbery case

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday the convictions of three men in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery came in spite of racist tactics used by defense lawyers representing the White defendants.

November 24, 2021

Biden says guilty verdicts in Arbery murder prove justice system is ‘doing its job’

President Biden, who was widely criticized for disagreeing with the acquittal of shooting defendant Kyle Rittenhouse, said Wednesday the convictions in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery show the justice system is "doing its job."

November 24, 2021

All three defendants found guilty in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three White men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.

November 24, 2021

Biden hails signs of economic progress on jobless claims and growth

President Biden hailed two economic reports on Wednesday as proof of "historic" gains in the post-pandemic recovery.

November 24, 2021

Biden heads for billionaire’s estate on Nantucket for Thanksgiving amid higher gas, food prices

President Biden and his family were flying off to a $30 million estate on Nantucket Tuesday night for an extended Thanksgiving holiday, while Republicans accused the president's policies of creating the most expensive Thanksgiving ever for ordinary families.

November 23, 2021

Biden orders release of strategic oil reserves, says high gas prices not caused by clean-energy push

President Biden insisted on Tuesday that Democrats' climate change policies are not causing high gas prices, as he ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to ease soaring prices at the pump.

November 23, 2021

Trump-backed Sean Parnell suspends U.S. Senate campaign in Pennsylvania

Republican Sean Parnell, endorsed by former President Donald Trump for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat, announced on Monday he is suspending his campaign after losing his child custody case.

November 22, 2021

Bezos gives $100 million to Obama Foundation, nonprofit’s largest single gift

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos donated $100 million to former President Barack Obama's private foundation, the nonprofit's biggest single gift to date, the Chicago-based foundation announced Monday.

November 22, 2021

Trump endorses Paul Gosar, one day after House censures lawmaker

Former President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Rep. Paul Gosar on Thursday, a day after the House censured the Arizona Republican for posting a cartoon image of himself killing a Democrat.

November 18, 2021

CBO: Biden’s IRS tax-enforcement plan falls far short of White House revenue estimates

The Congressional Budget Office has found that Democrats' plan to beef up IRS enforcement, a key revenue source for funding President Biden's multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill, falls far below White House expectations.

November 18, 2021

VP Harris says she doesn’t feel misused by the White House

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she doesn't feel misused by the White House and insisted that she and President Biden have been delivering results for the nation.

November 18, 2021

Biden, under fire for inflation, calls on FTC to probe oil firms for high gas prices

President Biden on Wednesday asked the head of the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether oil companies are illegally increasing prices at the pump, as he scrambles to assuage voters' anger over soaring consumer prices.

November 17, 2021

Biden visits New Hampshire in effort to shore up bridges, Democrats’ fortunes

President Biden took his sagging poll numbers and shrinking political coattails to New Hampshire on Tuesday to promote his newly signed $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan, hoping to build back support for endangered congressional Democrats who are facing a historic disadvantage in voters' preferences for the 2022 midterm elections.

November 16, 2021

China soars past U.S. in total wealth since joining WTO, study finds

China has overtaken the U.S. as the world leader in total wealth, vastly increasing its national net worth since joining the World Trade Organization nearly 20 years ago, according to a new study.

November 16, 2021

White House skips introduction of ‘key partner’ Kamala Harris at bill signing

The White House insisted Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris is an important part of President Biden's team, but staffers botched the introduction of the vice president hours later at a high-profile bill-signing ceremony.

November 15, 2021

Beto O’Rourke announces bid for Texas governor, cites GOP’s ‘fringe’ policies

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke announced Monday that he is running for governor of Texas, hoping to square off against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott next year.

November 15, 2021