Dave Boyer

Mike Pompeo sees ‘real progress’ toward eliminating North Korea’s nukes

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he made "real progress" on his visit to North Korea and now believes the goal of verifiable denuclearization is within reach.

October 9, 2018

Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. ambassador

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday in a meeting with President Trump, a surprise departure that will take place at the end of the year.

October 9, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh gives Donald Trump new win

Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said Monday night that he holds "no bitterness" over his bruising confirmation battle, speaking at a ceremonial swearing-in at the White House that capped a week of victories for President Trump and gave a major boost to Republicans heading into midterm elections.

October 8, 2018

Trump apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh for “pain and suffering” during swearing-in ceremony

President Trump apologized to Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh for Democrats' smear campaign Monday night during a ceremonial swearing-in at the White House, capping a week of victories for President Trump and giving a major boost to Republicans heading into the mid-term elections.

October 8, 2018

Taylor Swift Democrat endorsement plays poorly with Trump

Taylor Swift's music is leaving President Trump with a "blank space" now that she's endorsing Democrats in the mid-term elections.

October 8, 2018

Trump says attacks on Kavanaugh will prompt many Democrats to vote Republican

President Trump said Monday that Democrats' smearing of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, and their calls for his impeachment, will prompt many disgusted Democratic voters to support Republican candidates in the mid-term elections.

October 8, 2018

Kavanaugh confirmation caps Trump effort to put courts under conservatives’ control

The confirmation of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the capstone of President Trump's two-year effort to put not just the high court but the entire federal judiciary firmly under conservatives' control.

October 7, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh attacks backfiring on Democrats, Trump says

President Trump said Thursday that Democrats' attempt to "destroy" Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh is backfiring on them.

October 4, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh attacks backfire on Democrats, galvanize Republicans ahead of midterms

Democrats' attacks on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh have fired up the Republican base, helping to erase Democrats' advantage in voter enthusiasm and potentially giving the GOP an edge in several tight Senate races.

October 4, 2018

Trump approves first U.S. counterterrorism strategy since 2011 to fight ‘radical Islamists’

President Trump's new counterterrorism strategy promises to fight "radical Islamist" extremists and Iran to end the terrorist threat to the U.S., the White House said Thursday.

October 4, 2018

White House says Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed after new FBI report

The White House expressed confidence Thursday that the Senate will confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh in the wake of an FBI report with no new findings about a decades-old sexual assault complaint.

October 4, 2018

Donald Trump on campaign trail emphasizes protections for pre-existing conditions

President Trump is reassuring voters that he will protect people with pre-existing conditions from losing their health insurance, as Republicans who tried to repeal Obamacare face voters this fall who want to keep some of the law's popular benefits.

October 3, 2018

Free-trade groups urge Trump to drop tariffs on Canada and Mexico, keep NAFTA in place for now

Free-trade groups affiliated with the conservative Koch network urged President Trump Wednesday not to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement until Congress ratifies the new deal reached this week with Canada and Mexico.

October 3, 2018

White House says Trump was just stating facts when questioning Blasey Ford’s testimony

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump was merely "stating the facts" when he questioned the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

October 3, 2018

U.S. cancels 1950s treaty with Iran after international court rules against sanctions

The Trump administration is pulling out of an "obsolete" 63-year-old friendship treaty with Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday, just hours after an international tribunal ruled the U.S. government must roll back some of the economic sanctions it has imposed on Tehran over its nuclear and missile programs.

October 3, 2018

Trump lawyer rejects New York Times report accusing president, family business of tax schemes

The White House said Tuesday night that the New York Times should apologize for a "misleading" report accusing President Trump and his family business of decades-old tax fraud schemes.

October 2, 2018

Trump says Kavanaugh accusations show it’s a ‘scary time’ for young men in America

President Trump said Tuesday that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh is being treated unfairly because he acknowledges drinking beer as a teenager.

October 2, 2018

Trump: ‘Democrats are willing to do anything and hurt anyone’ for power

President Trump on Monday labeled Democrats the "party of crime" and urged voters to stop them in next month's midterm elections.

October 1, 2018

Trump blasts Democrats at Marsha Blackburn rally in Tennessee

President Trump on Monday labeled Democrats the "party of crime" and urged voters to stop them in next month's midterm elections.

October 1, 2018

Donald Trump says FBI should interview any Kavanaugh accusers ‘within reason’

President Trump said Monday he doesn't object to the FBI interviewing all three women who've accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, but he wants the probe to end quickly.

October 1, 2018