Dave Boyer

Obama plays hoops early on Election Day; Joe Biden votes in Delaware

President Obama engaged in a little bit of Election Day superstition Tuesday morning by playing basketball with friends, while Vice President Joseph R. Biden voted in his home state of Delaware.

November 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton plays ‘woman card,’ but political baggage overshadows historic campaign

Shadowed by scandal and hindered by her low-key campaign style, Hillary Clinton has made it easy at times to overlook the historic nature of her candidacy as the first female major-party nominee for president.

November 7, 2016

President Obama slams Republican Pat Toomey for using his image in campaign ad

President Obama took the unusual step Saturday of criticizing Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania for the endangered incumbent's use of the president's image in a campaign ad.

November 5, 2016

Obama scolds Democrats at rally booing Trump supporter

President Obama had to shout down a crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters Friday after they became incensed by a Donald Trump supporter holding up a sign for the Republican nominee at a Democratic rally.

November 4, 2016

Obama grants 72 more commutations to federal inmates

President Obama granted another 72 commutations Friday for federal prisoners sentenced mainly for drug crimes, bringing his record total to 944 over eight years.

November 4, 2016

Democrats call on Christie to quit Trump transition team after ‘Bridgegate’ verdicts

The Democratic National Committee called on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to step down as transition chairman to Republican nominee Donald Trump Friday after a jury convicted two of the governor's former aides in the "Bridgegate" scandal of political payback.

November 4, 2016

Donald Trump camp blasts ‘disastrous’ jobs report as unemployment dips to 4.9 percent

The government said Friday the labor market continued to improve in October, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 percent, as employers added 161,000 jobs last month.

November 4, 2016

Obamas to hold final campaign rally with Clintons in Philadelphia

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will join Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in an election-eve campaign rally Monday night in Philadelphia.

November 3, 2016

Obama says Donald Trump is no friend of the working class

President Obama voiced frustration Thursday at a campaign rally in Florida that working-class voters support Donald Trump, saying the Republican nominee was "born with a silver spoon."

November 3, 2016

Obama rips FBI Director James Comey over Hillary Clinton email investigation

President Obama on Wednesday criticized FBI Director James Comey's decision to alert Congress about a new probe of emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server, suggesting the move was unfair to the Democratic nominee.

November 2, 2016

Obama slams Sen. Richard Burr for joking about violence against Hillary Clinton

President Obama worked over incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr in his home state Wednesday for joking about violence against Hillary Clinton and for promising to block any of her Supreme Court nominees.

November 2, 2016

Obama admits black turnout for Clinton is lagging

Democrats' fears are coming true about Hillary Clinton's limited appeal among blacks, as numbers from early-voting states show the bloc isn't as fired up for the Democratic nominee as it was for President Obama.

November 2, 2016

Democrats claim Hillary Clinton unfairly scrutinized because she’s a woman

Democrats played the "gender card" on Donald Trump with full force Tuesday, as President Obama described Hillary Clinton as a victim of sexism and Mrs. Clinton assailed the Republican nominee in a speech and on the airwaves over his alleged mistreatment of women.

November 1, 2016

Obama on pace for a legacy of most red tape

The Obama administration is on a course to set a new record for red tape by year's end.

November 1, 2016

Obama says Hillary Clinton a victim of sexism

President Obama has suggested in an interview that sexism is playing a role in the controversy over Hillary Clinton's emails.

November 1, 2016

Donna Brazile fired as CNN contributor after tipping off Clinton campaign

CNN announced Monday that it had severed ties with acting Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile in the wake of leaked emails showing that she shared questions for CNN-sponsored candidate events with friends on Hillary Clinton's campaign.

October 31, 2016

White House calls FBI Director Comey ‘a man of integrity’

The White House said Monday that President Obama still believes FBI Director James B. Comey is "a man of integrity," and refused to criticize his announcement that the FBI is reviewing more emails pertaining to Hillary Clinton.

October 31, 2016

VA increased employee bonuses in 2015 to $177 million

Despite more problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency handed out more than $177 million in bonuses in fiscal 2015 to nearly 189,000 employees.

October 31, 2016

Joe Biden says FBI Director James Comey is ‘a straight guy’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden called FBI Director James Comey a "straight guy," in spite of being a Republican, who will be fair in his renewed investigation of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's emails.

October 29, 2016

Obama pleads with Florida Democrats not to get complacent, says GOP has ‘given up’ on Trump

Campaigning for Hillary Clinton hours after the FBI announced it was reopening a probe of her emails, President Obama urged voters in Florida Friday not to allow the election "to slip away."

October 28, 2016