Dave Boyer

Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, calls allegations of election hacking ‘absurd’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that he didn't discuss with President Trump the "absurd" allegations that Russia interfered in the U.S. election.

May 10, 2017

Trump: U.S., Russia working to ‘stop the killing’ in Syria

Emerging from a meeting with Russia's foreign minister at the White House, President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. and Russia are making progress to "stop the killing and the death" in Syria's civil war.

May 10, 2017

Donald Trump: James Comey ‘was not doing a good job’

President Trump said Wednesday he fired FBI Director James B. Comey because "he was not doing a good job."

May 10, 2017

Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, pokes fun at U.S. media over James Comey firing

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov poked fun Wednesday at the Washington media frenzy over President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey.

May 10, 2017

White House says no need for special prosecutor after James Comey firing

In the wake of President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, the White House is rejecting lawmakers' calls for a special prosecutor to take over the agency's probe of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

May 10, 2017

James Comey’s rocky relationship with Donald Trump

Days after his inauguration, President Trump met FBI Director James B. Comey at a White House reception and made a point to shake hands, with the president joking Mr. Comey had "become more famous than me" thanks to his involvement in the 2016 election.

May 9, 2017

Trump has no Russia dealings, White House says

President Trump has hired a private lawyer to inform Sen. Lindsey Graham that he has no business dealings with Russia, the White House said Tuesday.

May 9, 2017

Donald Trump delays decision on Paris climate-change agreement

As President Trump's advisers wage an internal battle over the fate of former President Barack Obama's climate change pact, the White House said Tuesday that Mr. Trump has postponed a decision on whether to withdraw the U.S. from the international accord until he returns from his first foreign trip this month.

May 9, 2017

White House congratulates new South Korean president

The White House congratulated President-elect Moon Jae-in of South Korea Tuesday and said the U.S. hopes to "strengthen the alliance" between Washington and Seoul.

May 9, 2017

Donald Trump extends national emergency order on Syria, condemns ‘brutal’ regime

President Trump notified Congress Tuesday that he is extending U.S. sanctions and other national-security actions against Syria due to the government's use of chemical and biological weapons in its long-running civil war.

May 9, 2017

Lawmakers ask VA to explain lethal methamphetamine experiments on dogs

Nine Democratic lawmakers have asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why the agency is conducting taxpayer-funded experiments in which dogs are killed to study the effects of methamphetamine and antidepressants on their brains.

May 9, 2017

Joan Larsen, David Stras among Trump judge nominees for federal appeals courts

President Trump nominated a slate of 10 conservatives to the federal judiciary Monday, building on his successful nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch in his biggest push yet to reshape the federal courts.

May 8, 2017

Obama warned Trump against hiring Michael Flynn

The White House confirmed Monday that President Obama discouraged President-elect Trump last November from hiring Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser, but said Mr. Obama took no steps on his own to yank Mr. Flynn's security clearance.

May 8, 2017

Donald Trump to nominate slate of conservative judges

President Trump is announcing his selection Monday of five conservative nominees to federal appeals courts, building on his successful nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

May 8, 2017

Trump congratulates Emmanuel Macron on France election win

The White House congratulated President-elect Emmanuel Macron of France Sunday on his election over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

May 7, 2017

Trump issues signing statement on spending bill, rejects limits on enforcing federal marijuana laws

Like his two immediate predecessors, President Trump signed a massive spending bill into law Friday by adding caveats in a "signing statement" that asserts his authority against the wishes of Congress on issues ranging from enforcement of medical marijuana laws to the transfer of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

May 5, 2017

Angella Reid, White House chief usher hired by Obama, fired by Trump administration

The White House has fired chief usher Angella Reid, who was hired by President Obama and was the first woman to hold the job.

May 5, 2017

Trump signs spending bill to keep government open

President Trump signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Friday to keep the federal government operating through September, the White House said.

May 5, 2017

Trump campaign says mainstream networks censoring TV ad

The Trump campaign accused mainstream television networks Friday of censoring a campaign ad celebrating the achievements of President Trump's first 100 days in office and referring to some of the media as "fake news."

May 5, 2017

Economy added 211,000 jobs in April; unemployment dips to 10-year low

Employers added 211,000 jobs last month, the government reported Friday, with the unemployment rate dropping to a near 10-year low of 4.4 percent.

May 5, 2017