Dave Boyer

Donald Trump says U.S. has leverage over China in tariff war

President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has the upper hand in the tariff war with China, saying America's economy is thriving while the Chinese are having their worst year in more than half a century.

November 12, 2019

Mick Mulvaney’s lawyers say he’ll follow Donald Trump’s order not to testify in impeachment inquiry

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday he will follow President Trump's directive to defy a House subpoena seeking his testimony in the impeachment inquiry, abandoning his plan to ask a federal judge to decide whether he should testify.

November 12, 2019

Mick Mulvaney to file own impeachment suit after John Bolton clash

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney withdrew his petition Monday to join a lawsuit over impeachment testimony, after a legal clash with former national security adviser John R. Bolton.

November 11, 2019

Donald Trump Economic Club of New York speech to shed light on China trade war, tariffs

Wall Street investors, U.S. farmers and Chinese officials will be among those listening closely to President Trump's speech at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday for signs of whether he intends to make concessions to Chinese demands for a rollback of tariffs.

November 11, 2019

Trump: Resignation of Bolivia’s president spells trouble for Venezuela, Nicaragua

President Trump said Monday the resignation of Bolivia's president sends a message to "illegitimate regimes" in Venezuela and Nicaragua that the Western Hemisphere is closer to becoming "completely democratic."

November 11, 2019

Donald Trump marks 100th annual Veterans Day parade in New York

President Trump marked Veterans Day on Monday by attending a wreath-laying in New York and presiding over the city's 100th annual veterans' parade with a pledge to uphold the nation's obligation to its warriors.

November 11, 2019

Donald Trump says White House will likely release transcript of other Ukraine call on Tuesday

President Trump said Saturday that he'll probably release a transcript of his other phone call with Ukraine's president on Tuesday.

November 9, 2019

Donald Trump calls on black voters to reject Democrats, says impeachment ‘failing fast’

President Trump appealed to black voters Friday to support his reelection campaign, saying that Democrats in Congress are wasting their time on an impeachment effort that's "failing fast" instead of working to improve black communities.

November 8, 2019

Trump says New York ‘corrupt’ after judge rules against him on charity: ‘I gave $19 million away’

A day after a New York state judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit over his charitable foundation, the president said the state treated him unfairly.

November 8, 2019

Trump says Jeff Sessions has ‘tough competition’ for Senate seat

President Trump said Friday he hasn't decided whether to endorse former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with whom he clashed bitterly, for a Senate seat in Alabama.

November 8, 2019

Donald Trump says he would love to run against ‘little Michael’ Bloomberg

President Trump said Friday he would love to square off against Michael Bloomberg in 2020, but he thinks the former New York City mayor will falter in the Democratic primary if he enters the race.

November 8, 2019

Jeff Sessions hopes to win Trump support with Senate bid

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he was running for his old Alabama's Senate seat in 2020, gushing about President Trump's agenda and hoping he will earn the White House's support despite his sour relationship with the president.

November 7, 2019

Whistleblower testimony sought in Trump impeachment trial

House Republicans on Thursday plotted to put the government whistleblower on trial in the impeachment probe he launched, as Democrats piled up more testimony against President Trump and eyed a climactic vote the week before Christmas.

November 7, 2019

John Kennedy defends calling Nancy Pelosi ‘dumb’ at Trump rally

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana on Thursday defended calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "dumb," saying she is lowering the bar for future partisan impeachment investigations of other presidents.

November 7, 2019

George Kent transcript: Democrats release sixth in impeachment probe

House Democrats released the sixth closed-door transcript of their impeachment investigation on Thursday, this time from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent.

November 7, 2019

White House says it’s ‘free country’ for Jeff Sessions to run for Senate seat

A top White House official suggested Thursday that President Trump might support estranged former Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a Senate seat in Alabama in 2020 if the choice comes down to Mr. Sessions and Democratic Sen. Doug Jones.

November 7, 2019

Mike Pence files paperwork for Trump-Pence 2020 campaign in New Hampshire

Vice President Mike Pence visited New Hampshire Thursday and filed the official paperwork for the Trump-Pence 2020 campaign to be on the ballot in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

November 7, 2019

Trump hits top Nicaraguan government officials with sanctions over corruption, human rights abuses

The Trump administration slapped sanctions Thursday on three top Nicaraguan government officials for human rights abuses, election fraud and corruption.

November 7, 2019

Pam Bondi, former Florida AG, ‘likely’ to join White House during impeachment

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday she will "most likely" join the White House communications team as President Trump gears up to fight impeachment.

November 7, 2019

White House praises China’s crackdown on opioid ring

The White House hailed "concrete action" by China Thursday to stop the illicit flow of opioids into the U.S., after nine members of a fentanyl-smuggling ring were sentenced to prison terms by a Chinese court.

November 7, 2019