Dave Boyer

Trump candidate’s loss in Texas not an indication the ex-president has lost clout, strategists say

The first loss of a Trump-endorsed candidate this year, in a special election in Texas, doesn't diminish the former president's clout in the Republican Party but shows that his endorsement alone isn't enough for victory, analysts said Wednesday.

July 28, 2021

Harris calls on Black lawyers to fight states’ voter-integrity laws

Vice President Kamala Harris urged Black lawyers Tuesday to challenge new election laws in mostly Republican-led states that she said are intended to restrict minority voting and shift vote-counting to partisan entities.

July 27, 2021

L.A. considers guaranteed income plan as more Democratic cities offer no-strings cash

The Los Angeles County board of supervisors is set to approve on Tuesday guaranteed taxpayer-funded income of up to $1,200 per month for certain low-income young adults, as more Democrat-led cities around the nation push for universal monthly aid checks without work requirements.

July 26, 2021

Cuomo blames ‘toxic politics’ by Trump administration for probe of COVID-19 nursing home deaths

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday blamed "toxic politics" by the Trump administration for launching an investigation last year into allegations that the state caused more COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes and then covered up the data.

July 26, 2021

Yellen tells Congress that U.S. will reach debt limit on Aug. 1

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders Friday that the U.S. will reach its borrowing limit on Aug. 1, and Treasury officials will take "extraordinary measures" after that if Congress doesn't raise the ceiling and avoid a default on government debts.

July 23, 2021

House GOP seeks budget caps as check to Biden’s ‘harmful spending agenda’

Republicans on the House Budget Committee urged congressional leaders on Thursday to include spending controls in any discussion of raising the nation's borrowing limit, saying Congress needs to tackle inflation caused by President Biden's "harmful spending agenda."

July 22, 2021

‘Isn’t a random sampling’: Biden finds extremely pro-Democratic audience at CNN town hall

The questioners had a decidedly liberal tone at President Biden's town-hall meeting hosted by CNN on Wednesday night in Cincinnati.

July 21, 2021

Biden’s addresses son Hunter’s crack recovery

President Biden said Wednesday night he's "so damned proud" of his son Hunter for overcoming his addiction to crack cocaine.

July 21, 2021

Biden backs Pelosi’s move on Jan. 6 probe: Can’t listen to people who say ‘nothing happened’

President Biden said Wednesday night that an all-Democratic committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol "can't listen to people who say 'this is a peaceful march.'"

July 21, 2021

Trump to meet Cheney’s opponents to narrow field of GOP challengers

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll meet next week with some of the seven Republican challengers hoping to defeat Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, saying he wants only his endorsed candidate to square off against Ms. Cheney in the 2022 GOP primary.

July 20, 2021

Biden ignores bipartisan warnings, insists spike in inflation is ‘temporary’

President Biden said Monday that a spike in inflation and consumer prices is temporary but the economy is still riding "ups and downs," and urged more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

July 19, 2021

American taxpayers, not foreign investors, are on the hook for Dems’ trillions in new spending

Democrats' plan for $3.5 trillion of new spending on social programs -- the biggest ever proposed -- would eat up nearly all of the government's annual tax collections in a single spending plan.

July 16, 2021

Biden says he expects GOP senators to ‘keep their commitment’ on infrastructure deal

President Biden said Thursday he's still confident that Congress will approve his multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure packages and he expects Republican senators to "keep their commitment" on the less costly proposal.

July 15, 2021

GOP candidates for Pa. governor anxiously vie for Trump’s support amid calls for 2020 election audit

The Republican primary campaign for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 is shaping up as a battle for the Trump vote, and as a sometimes clumsy rush to gain the former president's endorsement.

July 15, 2021

A new inflation number, a new headache for Biden

U.S. consumer prices spiked again in June, extending the highest rate of inflation in 13 years and emerging as a political threat to President Biden's big-spending infrastructure proposals ahead of next year's midterm elections.

July 13, 2021

U.S. consumer prices surged in past year the most since 2008

Consumer prices spiked again in June, extending the highest rate of inflation in 13 years and emerging as a midterm campaign issue over President Biden's big-spending programs.

July 13, 2021

Pennsylvania orders counties not to comply with GOP senator’s request for 2020 election data

The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has ordered counties not to comply with a Republican state senator's request for voting data to be used in an audit of the 2020 election.

July 9, 2021

White House paints Hunter Biden’s art sales system as ethical, transparent

The White House has acknowledged helping to create a system for handling sales of artwork by presidential son Hunter Biden, saying the high-priced sales won't influence President Biden because he won't know the buyers' identities.

July 9, 2021

Hunter Biden still trying to sell stake in Chinese firm, White House says

Hunter Biden is still working to untangle his ownership stake in a Chinese government-linked investment firm, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.

July 9, 2021

Biden again urges Putin to stop ransomware attacks against U.S.

President Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Friday to take action to stop persistent ransomware attacks against the U.S.

July 9, 2021