Dave Boyer

Donald Trump’s lawyer: ‘Fire and Fury’ rises to libel

President Trump claimed Thursday that he had tamed rogue former adviser Steve Bannon as the president's attorney threatened legal action to block publication of an unflattering book about the Trump team, and the White House pushed back ferociously in the media against Mr. Bannon's tell-all accusations.

January 4, 2018

Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in agree to keep up ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea

Amid renewal of direct communications between North and South Korea, President Trump agreed with South Korea's leader Thursday to keep up "the campaign of maximum pressure" against Pyongyang and its nuclear program.

January 4, 2018

Trump’s lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to ‘Fire and Fury’ book publisher, author

President Trump's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to the publisher of an upcoming book that gives an unflattering portrayal of the president and his team, as the White House and its allies again pushed back aggressively against former adviser Steve Bannon and the book's author.

January 4, 2018

Steve Bannon’s book on Donald Trump starts war of words

President Trump severed ties angrily with former adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday in a stunningly public feud that erupted with the release of a book in which the self-styled populist criticizes the president's son for a "treasonous" meeting with Russians during the 2016 campaign and predicts that the special counsel's investigation will reach the president himself.

January 3, 2018

White House warns Democrats not to ‘hold the government hostage’ as budget talks resume

The White House kicked off a new round of budget negotiations with Congress on Wednesday, as President Trump told Democrats to abandon a "radical political agenda" on immigration and agree to a no-strings spending bill to keep the government open beyond a mid-January deadline.

January 3, 2018

Steve Bannon predicts Mueller is ‘going to crack Don Junior like an egg’ in Russia probe

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting in 2016 between Donald Trump Jr. and a group of Russians as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," according to an upcoming book.

January 3, 2018

Donald Trump to announce awards for worst ‘fake news’ journalism

President Trump said Tuesday night that he will give out derisive awards next week for the "most dishonest and corrupt media," after a year of feuding with the press.

January 2, 2018

Donald Trump considers new sanctions on Iran as protesters are killed

The Trump administration is weighing new sanctions against Iran if it interferes with civilian protests, a top adviser to President Trump said Tuesday.

January 2, 2018

Donald Trump uses golf course for business, unlike Barack Obama

President Trump opened himself up to accusations of hypocrisy by playing golf more often in 2017 than President Barack Obama, but he was also more likely than his predecessor to mix business with pleasure on the links during his first year in office.

January 1, 2018

Obama challenges Trump on Obamacare, Paris climate pact

Barack Obama promised upon leaving the White House that he would stay out of President Trump's hair unless it was really, really important.

December 31, 2017

Trump expresses support for Iranian protests as regime’s hard-liners counter opposition

President Trump voiced support Saturday for Iranians protesting in the streets against their government, saying Tehran's oppressive regime "cannot endure forever."

December 30, 2017

White House congratulates new Liberian president on victory

The White House congratulated President-elect George Weah Friday for his victory in a runoff election in Liberia, and commended Liberians on their first democratic transfer of power since 1944.

December 29, 2017

Trump hosts Coast Guard members for golf tournament in Florida

About 60 lucky Coast Guard members came ashore Friday to play in a golf tournament hosted by President Trump in Florida.

December 29, 2017

Donald Trump says lengthy Mueller probe is ‘bad for the country’

Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is "bad for the country," and the only collusion with Russia during the presidential campaign was by Democrats, President Trump said in an interview published Friday.

December 29, 2017

Donald Trump’s staff turnover rate at 33% in first year of presidency

Dozens of senior administration officials quit or were forced out in Mr. Trump's first year, a turnover rate of roughly 33 percent -- triple the pace of some previous administrations, according to a researcher who tracks White House staffing changes.

December 28, 2017

White House condemns deadly Islamic State suicide attack in Afghanistan

The White House condemned the "barbaric" terrorist attack Thursday on a cultural center in Afghanistan that killed at least 41 people and injured at least 84 others.

December 28, 2017

Donald Trump says Chinese oil shipments to North Korea ‘very disappointing’

President Trump said Thursday that he is "very disappointed" with China for selling oil to North Korea, warning that such transactions would thwart a "friendly solution" to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs.

December 28, 2017

Donald Trump meets with firefighters in Florida, promises more ‘good things’ for economy in 2018

President Trump visited Wednesday with first responders at a firehouse in Florida, thanking them for their job and giving himself a pat on the back for his own job on the surging economy.

December 27, 2017

Obama takes veiled shot at Trump: ‘People can have entirely different realities’ on social media

Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that leaders should use social media responsibly and not rely on it exclusively.

December 27, 2017

Donald Trump slow to fill administration posts

Draining the swampy Washington bureaucracy is hard, and President Trump also is still having trouble filling his administration with appointees who share his vision for reshaping government.

December 26, 2017