Dave Boyer

Donald Trump vows to cut waste in first budget

President Trump vowed Wednesday that there will be "no more wasted money" in the federal budget as he prepares his first spending plan to be submitted to Congress.

February 22, 2017

Protesters at Republican town hall meetings are liberal plants Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday night that planted liberal activists are heckling some Republican lawmakers at town-hall meetings in their districts.

February 21, 2017

H.R. McMaster, Donald Trump hold first meeting

New White House national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster had a busy first day on the job Tuesday, including a closed-door briefing for President Trump in the ultra-secure Situation Room.

February 21, 2017

White House says transgender students are a states’ rights issue

Responding to reports that President Trump will reverse the Obama administration's rule on transgender bathrooms for students, the White House said Tuesday that Mr. Trump views it as a "states' rights" matter.

February 21, 2017

Donald Trump tours National Museum of African American History in D.C.

President Trump spoke with awe Tuesday about the contributions of black citizens after his tour of the nation's new African American history museum in Washington, but his outreach was met with scorn on the left.

February 21, 2017

Susan Rice urges H.R. McMaster to get rid of Stephen Bannon led group

Former Obama national security adviser Susan E. Rice on Monday urged her new counterpart in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, to get rid of a national security wing led by presidential strategist Stephen Bannon.

February 20, 2017

H.R. McMaster picked by Donald Trump as new national security adviser

Moving quickly to fill a critical White House vacancy, President Trump named Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser Monday, one week after ousting Michael Flynn.

February 20, 2017

Mike Pence says he was ‘disappointed’ by Mike Flynn

Vice President Mike Pence said Monday he was "disappointed" about being misled by former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn over his conversations with a Russian diplomat.

February 20, 2017

Mike Pence tells EU officials more cooperation needed in terrorism fight

Addressing Europeans' concerns about the U.S. commitment to their security, Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that the Trump administration will press the European Union for stronger cooperation on fighting radical Islamic terrorism.

February 20, 2017

Trump clarifies his comment about Sweden was on immigrants

President Trump on Sunday sought to clear up a comment he made at a campaign rally about problems in Sweden, saying he was referring to immigration concerns.

February 19, 2017

Rand Paul, Kentucky senator, warns Trump against John Bolton for national security adviser

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday urged President Trump against choosing former U.N. ambassador John R. Bolton as his national security adviser.

February 19, 2017

Trump to interview John Bolton, 3 others for national security adviser: White House

President Trump will interview former U.N. ambassador John Bolton and at least three military officers this weekend for the job of national security adviser, the White House said Saturday.

February 18, 2017

Trump calls Mar-a-Lago resort ‘The Southern White House’

President Trump is spending so much time at his posh Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that he's started to call it "The Southern White House."

February 18, 2017

Secret Service investigating incident after rock thrown at Trump’s motorcade in Florida

The Secret Service is investigating an incident in which someone threw a rock or other object at President Trump's motorcade in South Florida Friday afternoon.

February 17, 2017

Scott Pruitt sworn in as EPA administrator

Former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt was sworn in as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday night, hours after the Senate confirmed his nomination.

February 17, 2017

Small-business owners more optimistic about economy

Small-business owners have a "vastly improved economic outlook" compared with six months ago, a trade association said Friday.

February 17, 2017

Donald Trump visiting Boeing factory in S.C. for rollout of new jetliner

Speaking at the unveiling of Boeing's new jumbo airliner, President Trump told cheering workers in South Carolina Friday that he wants to promote more products "made by American hands."

February 17, 2017

John Podesta attacks Trump for emulating Putin on media manipulation

John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman, attacked President Trump late Thursday for "emulating" Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy of manipulating and undermining the media.

February 16, 2017

Vice Admiral Robert Harward turns down Trump’s National security adviser offer

Vice Admiral Robert Harward turned down the post of White House national security adviser Thursday, just days after President Trump fired Michael Flynn from the post.

February 16, 2017

Donald Trump orders Justice probe of intel leaks, says Michael Flynn was ‘just doing his job’

President Trump said Thursday he's ordered a Justice Department probe of leaks of classified information and defended fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying "he was just doing his job" by talking to a Russian diplomat before the inauguration.

February 16, 2017