Dave Boyer

White House insists Democrats are unified

The White House showed Monday how heavily President Obama is depending on Sen. Bernard Sanders -- a socialist who isn't even a member of the Democratic Party -- to hold Democrats together as they prepare to nominate Hillary Clinton.

July 25, 2016

Marcel Groen, Pa. Democratic chairman, pleads with Bernie Sanders’ supporters for unity

The chairman of Pennsylvania's Democratic Party pleaded with supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders Monday to unite behind presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

July 25, 2016

Philadelphia homeless advocates seek Democrats’ attention

On any given day, Philadelphia has more than 7,000 homeless people, nearly twice the number of delegates who will fill seats of the Wells Fargo Center on Monday for the start of the Democratic National Convention.

July 24, 2016

McAuliffe begins to grant voting rights for convicted felons individually after court ruling

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Saturday he's already begun restoring the voting rights of convicted felons one-by-one, after the state Supreme Court rescinded his executive action granting voting rights en masse to more than 200,000 people convicted of serious crimes.

July 22, 2016

Obama vetoes bill to cut allowances for ex-presidents

President Obama vetoed a measure late Friday that would have cut the allowances for former presidents such as Bill Clinton and, as of January, Mr. Obama himself.

July 22, 2016

Newt Gingrich calls out Obama for sunny outlook as Munich erupts

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called out President Obama late Friday for giving a rosy view of world affairs at nearly the same hour that suspected terrorists were attacking again, this time in Germany.

July 22, 2016

Obama urges police not to ignore causes of tension with minority communities

President Obama told a group of police officers Friday afternoon that ignoring the causes of tension between police and minorities "is not going to make things better."

July 22, 2016

Obama says Mexico is crucial to ‘well-being’ of U.S.

Rejecting anti-Mexico rhetoric from Republican nominee Donald Trump, President Obama said Friday that Mexico is "critically important to our own well-being."

July 22, 2016

Obama denies U.S. involvement in Turkey coup attempt

President Obama said Friday the U.S. had no role in last week's failed coup attempt in Turkey.

July 22, 2016

Obama hits back at RNC criticism of crime, illegal immigration rates

President Obama hit back Friday at criticism from the Republican National Convention of his leadership, saying crime and illegal immigration in the U.S. are at their lowest levels in decades.

July 22, 2016

Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico’s president, gets voice against Donald Trump in Obama visit

On the heels of Donald Trump's acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination, President Obama will give his Mexican counterpart a megaphone Friday to criticize Mr. Trump's plans to build a border wall and restrict immigration.

July 21, 2016

White House, Hillary Clinton quick to hit Donald Trump’s NATO talk

The Obama White House and Hillary Clinton's campaign were quick to pounce Thursday on new comments from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raising fresh questions over the U.S. commitment to its NATO allies, while GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Mr. Trump would honor U.S. treaty obligations while getting NATO's European members to pay their fair share.

July 21, 2016

Obama says it’s a ‘difficult time’ for Muslims in U.S.

President Obama praised Muslim Americans Thursday as patriots and heroes, and decried an increase of violence against Muslims in the U.S.

July 21, 2016

White House, refuting Donald Trump, says U.S. commitment to NATO is ‘ironclad’

Rejecting comments by Republican nominee Donald Trump, the White House said Thursday that the U.S. would come to the defense of any NATO country attacked by a foreign invader.

July 21, 2016

Philadelphia police union slams Hillary Clinton over choice of speakers at convention

Philadelphia's police union is blasting Hillary Clinton for inviting relatives of victims of police shootings to speak at the Democratic National Convention next week, but failing to include relatives of slain police officers.

July 21, 2016

Obama says U.S. foreign aid won’t be cut after he leaves office

With Donald Trump vowing to scrub America's foreign aid budget, President Obama promised Wednesday that the U.S. would maintain its spending on developing countries long after he leaves office.

July 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton will be ‘her own president,’ White House says

The White House said Wednesday that Hillary Clinton "will be her own president" if elected in November, not a clone of President Obama.

July 20, 2016

Joe Biden tells Australians ‘better angels’ in U.S. will prevail in November

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told Australians Wednesday that America's "better angels" will carry the day in the November election.

July 20, 2016

Loretta Lynch, James Comey meet with Obama on police protection

Stung by criticism that his rhetoric has encouraged lethal attacks on police, President Obama met with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday to discuss ways to protect law enforcement officers.

July 19, 2016

Obama offers Turkey’s Erdogan help in prosecuting coup plotters

President Obama told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call Tuesday that the U.S. is willing to provide "appropriate" help to Turkish authorities investigating an attempted coup plot, but the White House's description of the call sidestepped Mr. Erdogan's desire to extradite an opposition cleric living in the U.S.

July 19, 2016