Dave Boyer

Donald Trump emerges, reasserts superiority: ‘The people of this country think I’m right’

President Trump plunged into a new year of work and partisan warfare Wednesday after 12 lonely shutdown days in the White House, pressuring Democrats for a deal on border security and reasserting his superiority on everything from the military to lawmakers who cross him.

January 2, 2019

Trump said he ‘essentially’ fired Defense Secretary James Mattis

President Trump slammed former Defense Secretary James N. Mattis Wednesday at his first Cabinet meeting without him, saying he "essentially" fired the retired Marine Corps general.

January 2, 2019

Donald Trump says his job would be easier if he relaxed ‘like a lot of other’ presidents

President Trump told his Cabinet Wednesday that his job would be "a lot easier if I just relaxed and enjoyed the presidency like a lot of other people have done."

January 2, 2019

Trump says ‘walls work’ at first Cabinet meeting of new year

President Trump said Wednesday that the government is partially shut down because Democrats refuse to fund border security.

January 2, 2019

Donald Trump slams Mitt Romney as another ‘Flake’ after lawmaker’s criticism

President Trump hit back at Republican Sen.-elect Mitt Romney of Utah for his criticisms Wednesday, saying he hopes Mr. Romney isn't a new "Flake" who will be attacking the president within the GOP.

January 2, 2019

Andrew Cuomo: New York to lead U.S. out of ‘great social depression’ brought about by Trump

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged in his inauguration Tuesday night that his state will lead the nation out of a "great social depression" brought about by the Trump administration.

January 1, 2019

Donald Trump fumes over government shutdown standoff from Oval Office

President Trump rang in the new year Monday night in an unfamiliar holiday spot -- the White House, where he has been holed up waiting in vain for congressional Democrats to make a deal to end the partial government shutdown.

December 31, 2018

Under Donald Trump, budget deficit projected to reach $1 trillion

President Trump, like his predecessors, has done virtually nothing to stop America's runaway debt train.

December 30, 2018

Donald Trump blames Democrats for deaths of migrant children at border

President Trump blamed congressional Democrats Saturday for the deaths of migrant children at the border, saying liberals' "pathetic" immigration policies have encouraged foreign families to attempt the dangerous journey.

December 29, 2018

Donald Trump hails ‘big progress’ in trade talks with China

President Trump said Saturday that the U.S. and China are making "big progress" in trade talks aimed at defusing a tariff war.

December 29, 2018

Donald Trump says he’s still waiting for Democrats to make a deal to end shutdown

President Trump said Saturday he is "waiting for the Democrats" to make a deal with him that would end the eight-day-old government shutdown and fund his border wall.

December 29, 2018

OPM to furloughed workers: ‘Consult your personal attorney’ to hold off creditors during shutdown

The Trump administration is suggesting that furloughed federal workers "consult your personal attorney" to stave off creditors while they're not being paid during the government shutdown.

December 28, 2018

Barack Obama picks wife’s book, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ movie as favorites of 2018

Former President Barack Obama has chosen wife Michelle's book "Becoming" and the Spike Lee movie "BlacKkKlansman" as among his favorites of 2018.

December 28, 2018

Sarah Sanders fades into background as Donald Trump opts to ‘engage directly’ with media

Under the highly accessible President Trump, televised media briefings by press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the once-crowded White House press room have dwindled almost out of existence.

December 27, 2018

Trump Mar-a-Lago acquaintance ties to Veterans Affair’s health record overhaul to be scrutinized

The Trump administration faces renewed scrutiny in the new year over a trio of the president's resort-club acquaintances who allegedly tried to influence the Department of Veterans Affairs' overhaul of electronic health records for more than 9 million veterans.

December 26, 2018

Donald Trump quiet on ending U.S. birthright citizenship

President Trump made big news before the midterm elections by announcing he wanted to end birthright citizenship, but in the weeks since, there has been nary a word from the White House about possible action.

December 23, 2018

Trump signs executive order to create federal wildfire strategy

President Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at preventing catastrophic wildfires by directing the Interior and Agriculture departments to develop plans to remove brush and dead trees on millions of acres of federally owned land.

December 21, 2018

Donald Trump taunts Beto O’Rourke at prison-reform bill signing: Win before you run for president

President Trump took a playful swipe at potential Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke Friday while signing a landmark bill on criminal-justice reform.

December 21, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has surgery to remove cancerous growths

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to remove cancerous growths from her left lung, the court announced Friday.

December 21, 2018

Donald Trump to tighten work rules on food stamps after Congress punts on issue

President Trump moved Thursday to require more food stamp recipients to find jobs, saying government aid should not become "a way of life."

December 20, 2018