Dave Boyer

Donald Trump: Furloughed workers will get back pay

President Trump Wednesday assured federal workers sidelined by the partial government shutdown that they'll get paid retroactively.

January 9, 2019

Donald Trump still considering emergency declaration for border crisis

President Trump said Wednesday he's still considering an emergency declaration to build a border wall if Democrats refuse to approve money for it.

January 9, 2019

Donald Trump calls on Democrats to end shutdown, protect border in national address

President Trump called on Congress Tuesday night to fund his proposal for stronger border security and end the government shutdown, saying there is a "growing humanitarian and security crisis" at the southern border.

January 8, 2019

Kellyanne Conway calls CNN’s Acosta ‘smart-ass’ to his face

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway jousted with CNN's Jim Acosta Tuesday, calling him a "smart-ass" after he questioned whether President Trump would tell the truth during his Oval Office address to the nation on border security.

January 8, 2019

Donald Trump’s campaign fundraises off president’s Oval Office address on border security

President Trump's re-election campaign sent a fundraising email Tuesday to capitalize off his national prime-time address on border security during the partial government shutdown.

January 8, 2019

IRS to issue tax refunds despite government shutdown, Trump administration says

The IRS will send out tax refunds during the government shutdown, the Trump administration said Monday. "Tax refunds will go out," said Russell Vought, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget.

January 7, 2019

Mike Pence calls on Democrats to come back to negotiating table on shutdown

Vice President Mike Pence blasted congressional Democratic leaders Monday for refusing to negotiate with the administration on a border-security solution that would end the partial government shutdown.

January 7, 2019

Donald Trump to address nation Tuesday about national security crisis on border

President Trump takes his case for border security directly to American voters Tuesday night in a prime-time address aimed at enlisting the public's help in convincing Congress to pony up billions of dollars for his border wall.

January 7, 2019

Donald Trump says Syria troop withdrawal will come at ‘a proper pace’

President Trump said Monday that he'll withdraw troops from Syria "at a proper pace," pushing back against a report that U.S. forces could remain there for years.

January 7, 2019

Donald Trump sees opportunity for trade deal with China

President Trump said Sunday that weakness in China's economy could spur a trade deal, as U.S. and Chinese negotiators in Beijing held new talks under rising pressure to end the tariff war that is hurting both nations' economies and roiling financial markets.

January 6, 2019

Negotiators to meet again Sunday after ‘productive’ shutdown talks fail to resolve impasse

Congressional and administration negotiators agreed to meet again Sunday after holding what the White House called "productive" talks Saturday that failed to end the two-week-old government shutdown.

January 5, 2019

Donald Trump, staff to hold weekend meetings at Camp David

President Trump and senior staffers are spending the weekend in a strategy retreat at Camp David headed at the direction of new acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.

January 5, 2019

Mike Pence says he’ll reject pay raise caused by shutdown

Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he won't accept a $12,800 pay raise, and President Trump will consider asking other top administration officials to reject similar salary hikes resulting from a legislative loophole with the government shutdown.

January 4, 2019

Trump says Pelosi told him Democrats aren’t seeking to impeach him

President Trump said Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told him in a closed-door meeting that Democrats don't intend to impeach him.

January 4, 2019

Manufacturers under Donald Trump had best year for jobs since ‘97

Under President Trump, U.S. manufacturers posted their best year in two decades, the government reported Friday.

January 4, 2019

Donald Trump, business groups hail strong jobs report

President Trump and trade groups pointed to the government's strong jobs report Friday as proof that the U.S. economy is still surging at a robust pace.

January 4, 2019

Donald Trump calls Ronil Singh’s widow

President Trump on Thursday called the family and colleagues of slain California police officer Ron Singh, who was killed on the day after Christmas, allegedly by an illegal immigrant.

January 3, 2019

Trump claims overwhelming support for border wall

President Trump said the American public is overwhelmingly supporting his demand for border wall funding.

January 3, 2019

Donald Trump says U.S. gaining billions from tariffs on China

President Trump defended his handling of the trade war with Beijing on Thursday as Wall Street suffered another steep slide, led by Apple's slowdown in iPhone sales in China and weak growth at U.S. factories in December.

January 3, 2019

Philadelphia grocery store to close, citing city’s soda tax

A Philadelphia supermarket is closing, with its owner blaming the city's first-in-the-nation soda tax.

January 3, 2019