Dave Boyer

Donald Trump to visit home of hero Andrew Jackson

When President Trump visits the homestead of his hero Andrew Jackson in Tennessee on Wednesday, he'll pay tribute to Washington's first outsider president, a comparison he relishes.

March 14, 2017

White House dismisses Steve King’s comments about ‘someone else’s babies’

President Trump Tuesday rejected comments by Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa that America "can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies."

March 14, 2017

Donald Trump holds first Cabinet meeting, minus four members

President Trump convened his first Cabinet meeting Monday at the White House, minus four members who have yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

March 13, 2017

Donald Trump wants media to decide where to donate his salary

President Trump intends to follow through on his promise to donate his government salary to charity, and the White House said Monday that Mr. Trump wants journalists to decide where the money should go.

March 13, 2017

Donald Trump, Angela Merkel postpone meeting due to snow forecast

President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have postponed their first meeting on Tuesday due to the forecast of a snowstorm expected to hit Washington.

March 13, 2017

White House says firing of U.S. attorneys is standard practice

Responding to media outrage over the Trump administration's firing of 46 U.S. attorneys, the White House said Monday that President Trump was merely engaging in the same clearing out of political appointees that other presidents before him have done.

March 13, 2017

Donald Trump says people are ‘miserable’ under Obamacare

President Trump met with critics of Obamacare at the White House Monday and said the health care law "has put businesses in financial ruin."

March 13, 2017

Donald Trump’s powers of persuasion to be tested in attempt to rework Obamacare

As the new guy in town with an agenda, President Trump is waging a charm offensive unseen in Washington in years, an effort that is galling Democrats and beguiling some Republicans who opposed his candidacy.

March 12, 2017

Donald Trump holds partial Cabinet meeting at his northern Virginia golf club

President Trump held what he called "part of a Cabinet meeting" Saturday afternoon at his golf club in suburban Virginia for a discussion on the military, border security, health care and the economy.

March 11, 2017

Mike Pence defends Trump-backed plan to replace Obamacare in critic Rand Paul’s backyard

Traveling to the home state of a Republican critic of the administration-backed health care bill, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that Obamacare is falling apart and must be replaced.

March 11, 2017

Secret Service arrests intruder on White House grounds

President Trump praised the Secret Service Saturday for apprehending a "troubled person" who breached White House security late Friday night.

March 11, 2017

Trump tells Abbas ‘time has come’ for peace deal with Israel

President Trump told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Friday that it's time for a comprehensive agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

March 10, 2017

Donald Trump nominates former George W. Bush official to head FDA

President Trump said Friday night he will nominate Scott Gottlieb, a former deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to lead the agency.

March 10, 2017

Donald Trump now a believer in government jobs report

President Trump, who as a candidate often criticized the government's jobs' reports during the Obama administration as "phony," became a believer on Friday.

March 10, 2017

Donald Trump urges lawmakers to ‘get it done’ on Obamacare repeal

In a meeting with key Republican lawmakers, President Trump said Friday that Congress must act swiftly to "save Americans" from Obamacare, which he said was designed for consumer costs to soar after President Obama left office.

March 10, 2017

Jobs surge, wages rise in Donald Trump’s first month

The first monthly employment report under President Trump showed businesses adding 235,000 jobs in February, the unemployment rate falling slightly to 4.7 percent and Mr. Trump becoming a believer in what he once derided as a rigged statistic.

March 10, 2017

Michael Flynn acted as ‘private citizen’ while lobbying for Turkey in 2016, White House says

The White House said Thursday that President Trump didn't know his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was working as a foreign agent for Turkey during the campaign last year.

March 9, 2017

White House insists new health care law will reach Donald Trump’s desk

The White House pushed back Thursday against lawmakers' objections to legislation to replace Obamacare, saying President Trump expects to sign the new bill into law.

March 9, 2017

Donald Trump vows to ‘spare no effort’ to find American missing in Iran for 10 years

The White House said President Trump is "unwavering" in his determination to bring home CIA contractor Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran 10 years ago on Thursday.

March 9, 2017

Elijah Cummings gives Donald Trump earful on voter fraud, health of black communities

A prominent black House Democrat told President Trump Wednesday that his administration must investigate voter suppression along with voter fraud, and told reporters after the meeting that the president "got it."

March 8, 2017