Dave Boyer

Trump orders flags at half-staff for former Rep. John Dingell Jr.

President Trump ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff Friday in honor of the late former Rep. John Dingell Jr., the nation's longest-serving congressman, who died Thursday at age 92.

February 8, 2019

Federal prosecutors probing whether National Enquirer violated immunity deal in Bezos case

Federal prosecutors are reviewing the National Enquirer's handling of its story about Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos' extramarital affair to determine if the company violated an immunity deal, according to multiple reports.

February 8, 2019

John Bolton: FBI raid on Puerto Rico bank aimed at cutting off funds to Venezuela’s Maduro

A top White House official said Friday that an FBI raid on a bank in Puerto Rico is an example of the administration using all available "tools" to pressure Venezuela's socialist leader, Nicolas Maduro.

February 8, 2019

Mnuchin to lead trade talks in China next week

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead high-level trade talks in China next week for President Trump, who said negotiators won't meet a March 1 deadline for reaching a deal.

February 8, 2019

Donald Trump getting annual physical exam at Walter Reed

President Trump, who doesn't smoke or drink but loves fast food, is getting his annual physical exam Friday.

February 8, 2019

Trump signs initiative to promote economic empowerment for women worldwide

President Trump signed a new initiative Thursday to help bring economic security to 50 million women around the world by 2025, calling it a "historic step."

February 7, 2019

Donald Trump promotes faith-based adoptions in wake of legal furor

President Trump pledged Thursday to protect faith-based adoption, citing the case of a Michigan couple at the center of a lawsuit seeking to stop the state from working with a Catholic charity.

February 7, 2019

Trump says amid N.Y., Va. abortion controversies: U.S. must protect children ‘born and unborn’

Amid heavy criticism of late-term abortion policies and proposals in New York and Virginia, President Trump said Thursday that society must protect the unborn.

February 7, 2019

Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech pleases viewers, Republicans

Judging from viewers' reaction to his State of the Union address, the smiling President Trump who wants to approve paid family leave, rebuild infrastructure and protect patients with pre-existing conditions has a good chance of winning re-election in 2020.

February 6, 2019

Donald Trump’s push for more legal immigrants conflicts with policies, experts say

President Trump is raising eyebrows with his comment that he wants to boost legal immigration to the U.S.

February 6, 2019

Donald Trump, in State of the Union address, calls on Democrats to help achieve ‘American greatness’

President Trump renewed his call for a border wall and urged Democrats in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to abandon "ridiculous partisan investigations" of his administration, saying compromise in divided government is the only way to achieve "American greatness."

February 5, 2019

Joshua Trump, bullied boy, among Donald Trump State of the Union guests

President Trump's guests at the State of the Union address include relatives of a Nevada couple murdered by an illegal immigrant, a survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and a SWAT team member who helped to subdue the gunman, a mother who has overcome opioid addiction and a Delaware sixth-grader who has been bullied because his last name is Trump.

February 4, 2019

Donald Trump’s backing fuels ‘resistance’ on issues Democrats traditionally support

President Trump will call on Democrats in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to end their "resistance" and work together, but it is precisely Mr. Trump's backing on virtually any issue that has served as a poison pill for Democrats.

February 4, 2019

Madeleine Westerhout, Trump secretary, blast leak of private schedule

President Trump's executive assistant took the unusual step Sunday night of defending the president publicly against a report that he spends most of his days in unstructured "executive time."

February 3, 2019

Donald Trump appoints former White House physician Ronny Jackson as chief medical adviser

President Trump on Saturday appointed Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson, his former personal physician who is under investigation by a Pentagon watchdog, as White House chief medical adviser and assistant to the president.

February 2, 2019

Donald Trump ends golf drought in outing with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods

President Trump's golf shutdown ended Saturday with a round on the links with two golf legends.

February 2, 2019

Kamala Harris, Julian Castro call on Northam to resign

Presidential candidates Sen. Kamala Harris and Julian Castro were among prominent Democrats calling on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign Friday night over a photograph of him in a racist costume.

February 1, 2019

Gov. Ralph Northam sorry for blackface, KKK photo in med school yearbook

Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday said he was "deeply sorry" for appearing in either blackface or a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood in a photo featured in his medical school yearbook, calling it "clearly racist and offensive."

February 1, 2019

Trump to address abortion controversies in State of Union address

President Trump will address recent abortion controversies in his State of the Union address next week, a senior administration official said Friday.

February 1, 2019

White House says jobs report smashes concerns about shutdown’s impact on economy

President Trump and his team celebrated another strong jobs report Friday that showed the economy zooming past concerns about the impact of the 35-day government shutdown.

February 1, 2019