Dave Boyer

Agriculture Dept. recalling 2,500 employees without pay to serve farmers on tax issues, loans

The Agriculture Department said Wednesday it's recalling about 2,500 furloughed employees to reopen some Farm Service Agency offices temporarily to help farmers and ranchers with loans and tax filings.

January 16, 2019

White House calls Rep. Steve King’s comments ‘abhorrent’

The White House is calling Republican Rep. Steve King's comments about white supremacy "abhorrent," distancing the administration from the prominent ally of President Trump.

January 16, 2019

Donald Trump briefed on attack on U.S. troops in Syria

President Trump has been briefed on an attack on U.S. soldiers in Syria in which several troops reportedly were killed by the Islamic State, the White House said Wednesday.

January 16, 2019

Trump reaffirms border wall need on call to supporters: ‘We’re going to win’

President Trump told supporters Tuesday that he's fighting for a border wall because it's needed, not because he made a campaign promise to build it.

January 15, 2019

Steven Mnuchin will lead pared-down U.S. delegation to economic meeting in Davos, Switzerland

President Trump is sending a scaled-down delegation to the swanky annual economic conference in Davos, Switzerland, next week due to the partial government shutdown.

January 15, 2019

Democrats stiff Trump’s invitation to White House for shutdown talks

Democratic lawmakers rejected President Trump's invitation to lunch for shutdown negotiations at the White House Tuesday, as the president seeks to break apart unity behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi's opposition to border wall funding.

January 15, 2019

Donald Trump asks why Nancy Pelosi is getting paid during the shutdown

As the partial government shutdown reached Day 25, President Trump questioned Tuesday whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be collecting a paycheck.

January 15, 2019

Trump to American Farm Bureau Foundation: China trade war will pay off

President Trump on Monday told U.S. farmers hard hit by the trade war with China that they would come out on the winning end of new trade deals.

January 14, 2019

Donald Trump: Dems playing politics with border security

President Trump said Monday that Democrats were playing politics with border security instead of fighting drugs, human trafficking and illegal immigration.

January 14, 2019

Donald Trump warns Recep Tayyip Erdogan in direct call against mistreating the Kurds

President Trump had a call Monday with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and warned the Turkish president against mistreating the Kurds.

January 14, 2019

Donald Trump calls on Democrats to negotiate as shutdown sets record

As the partial government shutdown reached a record 22nd day on Saturday, President Trump blamed Democrats and called on them to end it by agreeing to his demand to fund a border wall.

January 12, 2019

Donald Trump slams ‘corrupt’ former FBI officials for opening spy probe of him

President Trump blasted former FBI leaders Saturday over a report that the agency launched an investigation of the president to determine if he was a Russian asset after he fired FBI Director James B. Comey in 2017.

January 12, 2019

Donald Trump says no national emergency declaration for now

President Trump said Friday he's holding off -- for now -- on declaring a national emergency at the southern border, in part because liberal federal judges would likely block the move.

January 11, 2019

Mike Pence tells federal employees that administration will ‘figure out’ shutdown impasse

Vice President Mike Pence Friday promised federal employees who are working without pay that "we're going to figure this thing out" as the partial government shutdown neared the longest in history.

January 11, 2019

Trump appoints former Reagan official Charles Kupperman as John Bolton’s deputy

President Trump appointed former Reagan administration official Charles Kupperman Friday to serve as a top aide to national security adviser John R. Bolton.

January 11, 2019

Donald Trump near declaring national emergency to build border wall

President Trump edged closer to declaring a national emergency Thursday that would allow him to build a barrier on the southern border without Democrats' approval, even suggesting he might outsource some of the work to the state of Texas.

January 10, 2019

Donald Trump toys with allowing Texas to build the wall on border

President Trump said Thursday that he's considering a proposal to give federal money to Texas to build a wall on the southern border, rather than have Washington build the barrier.

January 10, 2019

Trump cancels trip to Davos amid shutdown gridlock

President Trump canceled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos Thursday afternoon, because of the ongoing shutdown stalemate.

January 10, 2019

Thomas Donohue, U.S. Chamber head, urges Congress, White House to end ‘dysfunction’ of shutdown

The president of the Chamber of Commerce called on Congress and the White House on Thursday to resolve the government shutdown, saying the 20-day-old impasse threatens economic growth and delays solutions on immigration, infrastructure and trade.

January 10, 2019

Donald Trump walks out of shutdown meeting with Democrats

President Trump walked out of shutdown negotiations with Democratic leaders Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to agree to any money for his border fence, ending the most contentious meeting yet in the 19-day-old government shutdown with no solution in sight.

January 9, 2019