Dave Boyer

Biden heading for Virgin Islands while much of U.S. reels from winter superstorm

President Biden's heart is with Americans suffering from deadly winter storms, but the rest of him is headed for a vacation in the balmy U.S. Virgin Islands.

December 27, 2022

Biden’s midpoint job performance sullied by Afghanistan, inflation and far-left agenda

President Biden has bumbled upward as he reaches the midway point of his term, failing to deliver on key campaign promises but escaping the shellacking that voters give most presidents at the two-year mark.

December 26, 2022

Trump says Jan. 6 committee’s vote for criminal charges ‘strengthens me’ for 2024

Former President Donald Trump scoffed Monday at the Jan. 6 committee's referral of four criminal charges against him over his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger."

December 19, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal charges against Trump, lawyer Eastman

The panel also is referring four House Republican lawmakers to the Ethics Committee for failure to comply with the panel's subpoenas -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, and Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs of Arizona.

December 19, 2022

Jan. 6 committee opens final public hearing with plans for criminal referral against Trump

Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney said it was "shameful" that Mr. Trump watched the riot unfold on TV from the White House but did nothing to stop it for hours.

December 19, 2022

House members on the hot seat: Pro-crypto congressmen face fresh scrutiny amid FTX collapse

House lawmakers known as the "Blockchain Eight" who discouraged a probe of the cryptocurrency industry in March are under fresh scrutiny in the wake of the indictment of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on fraud charges.

December 18, 2022

Biden second-quarter job numbers off by 1 million, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank says

The Biden administration vastly overstated its estimate that employers created more than 1 million jobs in the second quarter of this year, claiming historic job growth when in fact hiring had stalled, according to a new estimate.

December 16, 2022

Los Angeles City Council ‘in shambles’ as Democrats squirm against charges of racism

The furor over racist comments by Los Angeles City Council members at a closed-door meeting has exposed Democrats' failure to live up to their self-professed title as the party of tolerance.

December 15, 2022

Spotlight shines on ‘Blockchain Eight’ lawmakers after the collapse of crypto firm FTX

House lawmakers known as the "Blockchain Eight" who discouraged a probe of the cryptocurrency industry in March are under fresh scrutiny in the wake of the indictment of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on fraud charges.

December 14, 2022

FTX collapse called ‘old-fashioned embezzlement’ as Bankman-Fried slapped with federal charges

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors out of billions and making illegal campaign contributions.

December 13, 2022

Dems antsy as disgraced crypto chief who supplied campaign cash readies Capitol Hill testimony

The expected testimony of cryptocurrency pariah Sam Bankman-Fried before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday is shaping up as a hugely awkward moment for committee Democrats whose campaigns he bankrolled.

December 12, 2022

Watchdog report exposes New York Times, shows Trump didn’t order IRS audits of FBI leaders

An IRS watchdog report has debunked claims in the liberal media that former President Donald Trump ordered audits of the tax returns of former FBI chiefs James Comey and Andrew McCabe because they were critical of him and his administration.

December 2, 2022

Hunter Biden among star-studded guest list for Biden’s first state dinner

Presidential son Hunter Biden, who has become infamous for international entanglements and questionable overseas business deals, was among the guests at his father's first state dinner Thursday night, a fete for the president of France.

December 1, 2022

Mainers seeing red over Biden serving lobster at state dinner while federal regs threaten lobstermen

The decision to serve lobsters at President Biden's first White House state dinner is steaming folks in Maine, who say the president is enjoying the delicacy while his administration is regulating lobstermen out of business.

December 1, 2022

House passes bill to block freight rail strike, bill moves to Senate

The House approved legislation Wednesday to stop a strike by freight rail workers that threatens to jar the economy, a rare move by Congress to intervene in a labor dispute that has angered Democrats' union base.

November 30, 2022

Republicans accuse Dems of ‘political stunt’ with attempt to add paid sick days to rail contract

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved Wednesday to add seven days of paid sick leave for railroad workers, against the wishes of President Biden, as Democrats sought to impose a labor agreement that would prevent a strike.

November 30, 2022

Split widens between labor, Biden on move to impose contract on railroad workers to avert strike

President Biden and congressional Democrats moved Tuesday with Republicans to impose a freight rail agreement on balky unions to prevent a crippling strike, exposing a rift between the president and his labor base heading into the 2024 election cycle.

November 29, 2022

Train union down on Biden for pushing Congress to avert strike

The nation's third-largest railroad worker union on Tuesday said it is "deeply disappointed" in President Biden's call for Congress to prevent a freight rail strike, saying the move could result in Democrats siding with "robber baron railroads" instead of supporting union households.

November 29, 2022

Doubts emerge about the impartiality of DOJ special prosecutor unleashed on Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith, chosen for his supposed nonpartisan qualifications to handle criminal probes of former President Donald Trump, is nevertheless linked to an anti-conservative scheme and pro-Democratic pursuits.

November 22, 2022

Railroad strike looms as largest freight union rejects Biden-brokered deal

An influential railroad workers' union on Monday rejected a labor deal brokered by President Biden, raising the threat of a crippling strike before the holidays.

November 21, 2022