Dave Boyer

Donald Trump advisers say North Korea not willing to discuss dismantling its arsenal

As President Trump turned to China for help resolving the nuclear standoff between the U.S. and North Korea, the president's advisers acknowledged Wednesday that the regime in Pyongyang isn't showing any signs of a willingness to talk about dismantling its arsenal.

November 8, 2017

Donald Trump: North Korea must dismantle nukes before talks

President Trump called on North Korea to begin dismantling its nuclear weapons and missiles as a precondition for talks, and warned Pyongyang not to test the resolve of the U.S. and its allies in the nuclear standoff.

November 7, 2017

North Korean aggression will be discussed by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

On the highest-stakes stop of his Asia tour, President Trump visited China for the first time Wednesday as he seeks communist Beijing's cooperation to control nuclear North Korea and to slash the "embarrassing" U.S. trade deficit.

November 7, 2017

Donald Trump scraps surprise visit to Korean demilitarized zone due to poor weather

President Trump has scrapped a surprise visit to the Korean demilitarized zone due to poor weather.

November 7, 2017

Donald Trump says hero with gun prevented ‘hundreds more’ deaths at Texas church

Rejecting a reporter's suggestion for "extreme vetting" of gun buyers in the U.S., President Trump said Tuesday that the gunman who killed 26 people in a Texas church would have slain "hundreds more" if a heroic resident hadn't returned fire and wounded the murderer.

November 7, 2017

Donald Trump marks anniversary of his election during Korean visit

President Trump reflected on the one-year anniversary of his election Tuesday, saying it was "a victory that made a lot of people very happy."

November 7, 2017

Donald Trump in South Korea urges North Korea to come to the bargaining table

President Trump said Tuesday it "makes sense" for North Korea to negotiate with the U.S. about its nuclear weapons and missile programs, as the U.S. Navy prepares for a major show of force in the tense region.

November 7, 2017

Michael Arega, who wanted to kill white police, arrested by Secret Service at the White House

The Secret Service arrested a Texas man Monday who reported had traveled to Washington to kill "all white police" at the White House.

November 6, 2017

Trump says Japan will shoot down North Korean missiles with purchase of more U.S. military equipment

President Trump came closer than ever to the North Korean nuclear standoff Tuesday, arriving in South Korea for security talks with the key U.S. ally as the regime in Pyongyang accused Mr. Trump of driving tensions on the peninsula "to the extremes."

November 6, 2017

Donald Trump says Texas shooting was caused by ‘mental health’ issue, rejects calls for new gun laws

President Trump said Monday that the Texas church shooting was caused by a "mental health problem" and he doesn't believe stricter gun laws would have prevented the tragedy.

November 6, 2017

Perez on hot seat as feuding Democrats fear more election losses

As Democrats head into two key off-year elections on Tuesday, their party is a mess.

November 5, 2017

In reference to North Korea, Donald Trump says ‘no dictator’ should underestimate U.S. military

At the start of a 12-day trip through Asia to confront North Korea, President Trump told U.S. service members in Japan on Sunday that no dictator should underestimate American military power and determination.

November 5, 2017

Trump predicts Mueller will exonerate him if Russia probe conducted ‘fairly’

Days after his former campaign manager was indicted for money laundering, President Trump says he'll be proven innocent in the Russia investigation if special counsel Robert Mueller treats "everything fairly."

November 3, 2017

Donald Trump ‘disappointed’ that Justice Dept. not probing Clinton’s deal with DNC

President Trump said Friday that he's "disappointed" that the Justice Department isn't investigating Hillary Clinton's campaign for stealing the Democratic presidential primary election in 2016.

November 3, 2017

Donald Trump says U.S. hitting ISIS harder as payback for New York attack

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military is hitting the Islamic State "10 times harder" since an extremist pledging allegiance to the terrorist group killed eight people in New York this week.

November 3, 2017

Trump urges GOP lawmakers to kill diversity visa lottery program during meeting

President Trump said after meeting with Republican lawmakers Thursday that he expects Congress to kill the diversity visa lottery program under which the suspected New York truck-driving terrorist came to the U.S.

November 2, 2017

Sam Clovis withdraws from nomination at Agriculture amid Russia probe

Former Trump campaign official Sam Clovis, who was linked this week to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, withdrew Thursday from nomination to a post in the Agriculture Department.

November 2, 2017

Brazile says Obama left DNC in deep debt; Clinton camp controlled party finances before 2016 primary

Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile says President Obama decimated the party's finances to win re-election in 2012 and that Hillary Clinton's campaign took control of the DNC long before she defeated Sen. Bernard Sanders for the party's presidential nomination last year.

November 2, 2017

GOP voters sour on Trump’s tweeting in new survey

Nearly half of Republicans and two-thirds of independents now think President Trump should stop using Twitter, according to a new survey that shows about one in four GOP voters believe the president is hurting the Republican agenda.

November 2, 2017

White House says Saipov should be considered ‘enemy combatant’

The White House said Wednesday that it considers the New York terrorist attacker to be an enemy combatant, a status which would make him subject to military justice.

November 1, 2017