Dave Boyer

Trump tweets he has ‘legal right’ to ask Barr for action on criminal cases

President Trump tweeted on Friday that he has "the legal right" to ask Attorney General William P. Barr to intervene in criminal cases, hours after Mr. Barr said the president's tweets about the Justice Department make it impossible to do his job.

February 14, 2020

Mike Pence fundraises in South Carolina, tells Citadel cadets future is limitless

Vice President Mike Pence made a swing across a state without a Republican presidential primary Thursday, raising $1.5 million for President Trump's reelection bid and telling cadets at The Citadel in South Carolina that their commander-in-chief "will always have your back."

February 13, 2020

Donald Trump drains swamp after impeachment acquittal

Since his acquittal last week in the Senate, President Trump has embarked on a post-impeachment house-cleaning to drain the swamp of staff deemed disloyal to him personally or unsupportive of his agenda.

February 12, 2020

Trump says the lesson of impeachment is Democrats are ‘crooked’

President Trump said Wednesday the lesson he learned from impeachment is that "the Democrats are crooked."

February 12, 2020

Eric Holder, former AG, calls prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case ‘heroes’

Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is calling the four federal prosecutors who quit the Roger Stone case "heroes."

February 12, 2020

Donald Trump praises William Barr for ‘taking charge’ of Roger Stone’s case

President Trump congratulated Attorney General William P. Barr on Wednesday for "taking charge" of the Roger Stone case, questioning whether his longtime friend should have been charged in the Russia probe in the first place.

February 12, 2020

Donald Trump wins New Hampshire primary

President Trump cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Republican presidential primary, counting on the strong showing to turn the state red in November.

February 11, 2020

Donald Trump says Pentagon should look at possible disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Vindman

President Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. military should look at disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave testimony against the president in the impeachment inquiry.

February 11, 2020

Donald Trump denies speaking to Justice Department officials about Roger Stone sentence

President Trump said Tuesday he didn't speak to the Justice Department about the sentencing of longtime confidante Roger Stone after department officials took the unusual step of reconsidering his recommended punishment and all four federal prosecutors withdrew from the case.

February 11, 2020

Democrats slam ‘heartless’ Trump budget

Congress' Democratic leaders on Tuesday trashed President Trump's budget as "heartless" but said that for the second year in a row they would not offer their own spending blueprint.

February 11, 2020

Gregory Timm, Florida man who rammed van into GOP booth, told police he doesn’t like Trump

The Florida man charged with driving his van into a GOP voter registration tent told police that he doesn't like President Trump and wanted to "take a stand."

February 11, 2020

Trumps to host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain for an official state visit in April

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain for an official state visit on April 21, the White House said Tuesday.

February 11, 2020

Pentagon budget to fund revamped Air Force One with new paint job

President Trump's fiscal year 2021 budget request sets aside more than $800 million for a revamped Air Force One, complete with a new red, white and blue paint job.

February 11, 2020

Bloomberg says black neighborhoods are ‘where the real crime is’ in newly surfaced audio

A recording of former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defending stop-and-frisk policing in minority neighborhoods -- "that's where the real crime is," he is heard saying -- is tripping up the Democratic presidential hopeful just as he was making gains with black voters.

February 11, 2020

Donald Trump says prosecutors’ recommended prison term for Roger Stone ‘very unfair’

President Trump said Tuesday that federal prosecutors' recommended prison sentence of up to nine years for longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone is "very unfair."

February 11, 2020

Trump’s proposed budget reveals clear differences with major rivals

President Trump's new proposed $4.8 trillion federal budget calling for non-defense spending cuts and no tax increases succeeded Monday in highlighting clear election-year differences with his major Democratic rivals, who vowed to kill the plan.

February 10, 2020

Trump lampoons Democrats at New Hampshire rally ahead of primary

President Trump rallied thousands of cheering supporters Monday just hours before the New Hampshire primaries, lampooning the comparatively smaller crowds of his Democratic opponents, mocking their botched Iowa caucuses and predicting his "landslide" victory in the Granite State this fall.

February 10, 2020

Trump at rally: Republicans ‘will vote the weakest’ Democrat New Hampshire primary

President Trump on Monday said he's hearing that Republicans could cross over and vote in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire for the "weakest" candidate.

February 10, 2020

Trump rally crowd chants ‘lock her up’ for Nancy Pelosi

President Trump prompted a rally chant of "lock her up" aimed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night as he spoke of her "mumbling" behind him during his State of the Union address.

February 10, 2020

Donald and Melania Trump to visit India on Feb. 24-25

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to India on Feb. 24-25 to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said Monday.

February 10, 2020