Dave Boyer

Obama hasn’t decided whether to visit Hiroshima, White House says

On the heels of Secretary of State John F. Kerry's visit to Hiroshima, the White House said Tuesday that President Obama hasn't decided whether to visit the site of the world's first nuclear weapon attack when he travels to Japan next month.

April 12, 2016

Obama dedicates national monument for women’s equality

President Obama gave a not-so-subtle plug for Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy Tuesday as he designated a new national monument in Washington to honor the movement for women's equality.

April 12, 2016

Chuck Grassley tells Judge Garland that the Senate won’t act on his nomination

Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley told Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to his face Tuesday that the Senate won't consider his nomination, sparking a fresh round of partisan criticism and praise for the veteran lawmaker at the center of the battle.

April 12, 2016

Merrick Garland is no moderate, small-business group says

An influential small-business group on Tuesday rated Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland as anti-business and biased in favor of government regulators, dealing a blow to his long-shot candidacy.

April 11, 2016

Business leaders pledge with Obama to hire more ex-cons

Officials from 19 top U.S. companies including Koch Industries and Google signed a pledge with the Obama administration Monday to hire more people with criminal records.

April 11, 2016

Obama learned lessons from Libya ‘mistake,’ White House says

The White House said Monday that President Obama learned lessons from his "worst mistake" — failing to prepare for the aftermath of ousting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi — and said this has led to smarter military decisions in Syria's civil war and against the Islamic State.

April 11, 2016

Obama to honor women’s equality with national monument in Washington, D.C.

President Obama will designate a new national monument in Washington Tuesday to honor the movement for women's equality.

April 11, 2016

Obama’s rising approval rating opens door to increased campaign role

President Obama's job approval rating has reached its highest level in three years, buoyed by a slowly improving economy, the battle with Senate Republicans over his Supreme Court nominee and the chaotic tenor of the campaign to replace him.

April 10, 2016

VA under fire again for widespread phony patient wait-lists

Senior Republican lawmakers called Friday for more changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs after internal investigations found widespread falsifying of patient wait times at 40 VA medical facilities in 19 states and Puerto Rico.

April 8, 2016

Obama says he wishes he could use ‘Iron Man’ instead of drones

During a discussion of civilian casualties caused by U.S. drone strikes, President Obama said Thursday that he wishes he could deploy a superhero to carry out counterterrorism missions.

April 7, 2016

Mitch McConnell: Dem nominees for Supreme Court are never ‘moderate’

As President Obama made another pitch Thursday for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Americans not to fall for the media's characterization of Judge Garland as a "moderate."

April 7, 2016

Obama flying to Los Angeles for more Democratic fundraising

President Obama will tap the Democratic Party's most reliable piggy bank, Hollywood, for the 40th time as president when he travels to southern California Thursday night for more fundraising.

April 7, 2016

Obama’s constitutional credentials questioned on visit to Chicago Law School

In his push to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, President Obama is returning Thursday to the school where he once taught constitutional law — a subject critics and some judges say he has failed to master as president.

April 6, 2016

Obama’s Donald Trump rhetoric puts him in middle of campaign fray

President Obama likes to say he has run his last race, but he is increasingly campaigning against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump while Hillary Clinton and Bernard Sanders wage their protracted battle for the Democratic nomination.

April 6, 2016

Obama imposes more regulations on financial advisers

The Obama administration announced new regulations Wednesday requiring retirement advisers to always act in the best interest of their client, a move the White House said will save families $17 billion per year but critics say will hurt ordinary investors by making financial advice more costly.

April 6, 2016

Obama vows to keep pressure on Islamic State in Syria, Iraq

Trying again to reassure Americans in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe, President Obama said Tuesday that the U.S.-led coalition will "squeeze" the Islamic State in its strongholds and defeat the extremist group.

April 5, 2016

Obama calls on Congress to end U.S. tax loopholes for wealthy

President Obama used a burgeoning scandal about offshore tax havens Tuesday to call on Congress to enact tax fairness measures that he said would benefit middle-class taxpayers.

April 5, 2016

McConnell says no weakening among Republicans in opposition to Garland nomination

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland met Tuesday with more senators on Capitol Hill, including the Republican who is most receptive to his nomination, while GOP leaders boasted that the liberal media pressure campaign for President Obama's nominee is failing.

April 5, 2016

Obama’s confidence higher over Supreme Court pick

With senators returning to Washington this week from a two-week recess, the White House is expressing growing optimism it can break a Republican blockade of a Senate confirmation hearing for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland.

April 3, 2016

VA still plagued by problems two years after scandal

If you thought the Obama administration had put its problems with veterans behind it, think again.

April 3, 2016