Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times. He is a graduate of Penn State University. Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
The Trump administration has activated 400 National Guard troops to protect monuments in Washington from vandals and demonstrators who have been defacing and toppling statues.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers put the National Guard on notice Wednesday to protect state buildings, including the Capitol, after vandals smashed windows at the Statehouse, tore down statues and attacked a state senator.
President Trump told cheering conservative students Tuesday that America "will never surrender to mob violence," warning that Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden would be a caretaker president who would allow leftist activists to control the streets.
The White House Correspondents Association has canceled its annual dinner, saying health concerns during the coronavirus outbreak have made it impossible to hold the event.
Twitter flagged President Trump for an "abusive" tweet Tuesday after the president warned that he would deploy "serious force" against demonstrators if they try to create an autonomous zone in the nation's capital.
White House deputy press secretary J. Hogan Gidley is moving over to President Trump's reelection campaign team to serve as a top spokesman, campaign officials said Tuesday.
President Trump stormed back onto the campaign trail with a full-throated attack on Joseph R. Biden, challenging the presumed Democratic nominee's fidelity to black voters and mental fitness for office.
President Trump restarted his reelection campaign with a comeback rally Saturday night in Oklahoma, telling cheering supporters "the silent majority is stronger than ever before."
The Trump campaign canceled planned outdoor speeches by President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at their comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night after protesters "interfered" with Trump supporters, campaign officials said.
The White House defended President Trump's "gut" instincts on hiring advisers such as John R. Bolton who later turn on him, saying the president seeks a Lincolnesque "team of rivals" in the West Wing.
President Trump and his backers went into overdrive Thursday in their campaign to discredit former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton as a liar and ideological warmonger, as the administration tries to block the release of his tell-all book.
President Trump told The Washington Times in an interview Thursday that he believes Joseph R. Biden is a weaker candidate than Hillary Clinton in 2016 but Democrats are more "desperate" to beat him, and he's counting on a strong economic recovery and a renewed push for conservatives on the Supreme Court to win reelection in November.
President Trump said Thursday he'll soon release a new list of conservative potential nominees for the Supreme Court for his second term, a move that he said is "more important than ever" after a string of high-court rulings that have gone against his administration.
President Trump said Wednesday night that former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton "broke the law" by publishing a book containing classified information from his tenure inside the Trump White House.
Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton claims in his upcoming book that President Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase agricultural purchases from the U.S. to improve his electoral prospects in farm states, according to advance copies and a newspaper column he wrote Wednesday.
An emphasis on gun safety is part of President Trump's announcement Wednesday of a national strategy to reduce suicides, senior administration officials said.
Stocks surged Tuesday on better-than-expected retail sales numbers and hopes for more stimulus as the Federal Reserve pledged to continue supporting a U.S. economy showing signs of inching back from the coronavirus-related lockdowns.
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at reducing fatal encounters between police and minorities, after the nationwide outcry and violent protests over police brutality in the deaths of George Floyd and others.