Dave Boyer

U.S. withdraws from INF Treaty with Russia

President Trump announced Friday that he is pulling the U.S. out of its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, saying Moscow has been cheating for years on the 1987 pact.

February 1, 2019

Philadelphia’s 2016 soda tax pushed through for revenge feud, not health benefits, says indictment

When officials at the free-market Commonwealth Foundation opposed Philadelphia's first-in-the-nation soda tax, they argued it was bad economics, would hurt the poor and wouldn't curb childhood obesity.

January 31, 2019

Donald Trump says Nancy Pelosi is ‘playing games’ with wall funding

President Trump said Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "playing games" with his demand for a border wall and he doesn't expect the congressional negotiations to reach a deal on a barrier for the southern border.

January 31, 2019

Nancy Pelosi rules out money for border wall in spending legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday downgraded her ante on border wall money from $1 to zero dollars, putting chances for a homeland security spending deal even further out of reach.

January 31, 2019

Donald Trump says he will meet with China’s Xi Jinping in ‘near future’ to complete trade deal

Top Chinese officials told President Trump on Thursday that Beijing will buy 5 million tons of soybeans per day from the U.S., a massive order that Mr. Trump said was "a fantastic sign of faith" in intense negotiations to forge a comprehensive trade deal by a March 1 deadline.

January 31, 2019

Powerful Philadelphia union leader, city councilman indicted

An influential Philadelphia union boss described as a "kingmaker" in city politics was indicted along with a city councilman and six others, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

January 30, 2019

Donald Trump calls Venezuelan leader Juan Guaido to congratulate on taking over presidency

President Trump spoke Wednesday with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to congratulate him on his "historic assumption of the presidency," the White House said.

January 30, 2019

Most voters don’t want emergency declaration or shutdown over wall funding: poll

A majority of voters don't want another government shutdown or a national emergency declaration over a border wall, including more than one in five Republicans, according to a new national poll released Wednesday.

January 30, 2019

Cliff Sims’ ‘Team of Vipers’ book ‘made up stories and fiction,’ Donald Trump says

President Trump lashed out Tuesday at a former aide for writing "made up stories and fiction" in a derisive book about the White House, while the Trump campaign warned it is preparing a lawsuit against the author for violating a nondisclosure agreement.

January 29, 2019

Cotton suggests Bolton was sending message to Venezuela about 5,000 troops

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas suggested Tuesday that White House national security adviser John R. Bolton wasn't being careless when he flashed a handwritten note stating "5,000 troops to Colombia" at a press conference about the crisis in Venezuela.

January 29, 2019

Trump campaign says it will sue ex-White House staffer over ‘Team of Vipers’ book

The Trump campaign said Tuesday it is preparing to sue a former White House aide who has written a tell-all book, saying he violated a non-disclosure agreement.

January 29, 2019

White House dodges question on pardon for Roger Stone

The White House wouldn't say Monday whether President Trump would pardon Roger Stone, his longtime friend and loyalist indicted in the Russia investigation.

January 28, 2019

Donald Trump hits Venezuela with new sanctions as U.S. steps up pressure on Nicolas Maduro

The Trump administration stepped up its pressure campaign on Venezuela's socialist president Monday, hitting the country's state-owned oil company with sanctions and calling on other nations to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate interim president.

January 28, 2019

Despite border wall funding setback, Trump fans still support him

The no-wall deal that ended the government shutdown was a bitter pill for voters who sent President Trump to the White House, but they say they're still backing him as the border security fight with Democrats enters Round Two.

January 27, 2019

Donald Trump retains base support despite government shutdown setback

The no-wall deal that ended the government shutdown was a bitter pill for voters who sent President Trump to the White House, but they say they're still backing him as the border security fight with Democrats enters Round Two.

January 27, 2019

Trump signs bill ending 35-day government shutdown without wall funding

President Trump signed legislation Friday night ending the longest government shutdown in history, but with no funding for his border wall.

January 25, 2019

Trump is adamant: ‘No concession’ to Democrats in shutdown feud

President Trump hit back Friday night at people who accused him of "caving" on his border wall, saying he made no concessions in agreeing to a deal with Democrats to reopen the government.

January 25, 2019

Trump says ‘we’ll do the emergency’ if border talks fail

President Trump repeated his vow Friday to declare a national emergency on the southern border if Democrats refuse to grant his request for border wall funding over the next three weeks.

January 25, 2019

Trump announces 3-week deal to end shutdown, delays bid for border wall funding

President Trump announced an agreement Friday to end the longest shutdown in history, conceding to a stopgap plan to reopen the government for three weeks without getting his demand for new border wall funding, handing a victory to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

January 25, 2019

Trump to make announcement as shutdown hits 35th day

President Trump will make an announcement about the government shutdown at 1:30 p.m. as tensions mounted on the 35th day of the impasse.

January 25, 2019