Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Fed raises interest rate a quarter-point; 10th hike in past year to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, the 10th increase in just over a year that is hitting consumers with higher costs for home mortgages, auto loans and credit card balances. Published May 3, 2023
Police hunt for active shooter in Atlanta; multiple people wounded
Police in Atlanta were searching Wednesday for a gunman who wounded multiple people at a medical building in the midtown area. Published May 3, 2023
Stocks dive ahead of Fed meeting, bank shares decline
Stocks fell sharply Tuesday, led by bank shares, as investors prepared for another possible interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Published May 2, 2023
Secret Service blocks Muslim mayor from White House Eid al-Fitr celebration
New Jersey's longest-serving Muslim mayor said Monday he was blocked from attending a White House reception to celebrate an Islamic holiday. Published May 1, 2023
Regulators seize failed First Republic, as Biden pronounces banking system ‘safe and sound’
Regulators seized First Republic Bank early Monday and struck a deal to sell most of its operations to JPMorgan Chase, averting a wider banking crisis even as some Republicans say the Biden administration's economic policies create the risk of more trouble. Published May 1, 2023
House GOP bill blocks Biden fee hike for good-credit mortgage borrowers
A House Republican has introduced legislation to block the Biden administration from imposing higher fees on mortgage borrowers with relatively high credit scores to subsidize home buyers with lower credit scores. Published April 28, 2023
Charges against Alec Baldwin dropped, lawyers say
Criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western movie "Rust" have been dropped, his lawyers said Thursday. Published April 20, 2023
Senate GOP fails to block Biden’s taxpayer-funded abortions at Veterans Administration
Two Republican senators thwarted a bipartisan effort Wednesday to overturn the Biden administration's policy that allows the Veterans Administration to perform taxpayer-funded abortions. Published April 19, 2023
Biden to hike payments for good-credit homebuyers to subsidize high-risk mortgages
Homebuyers with good credit scores will soon encounter a costly surprise: a new federal rule forcing them to pay higher mortgage rates and fees to subsidize people with riskier credit ratings who are also in the market to buy houses. Published April 18, 2023
Inflation rate falls for 9th straight month, but some regions hit harder amid recession fears
Inflation eased in March but remained high, especially in states looming as battlegrounds in next year's presidential election. Published April 12, 2023
Trump slams DeSantis, Biden, criminal probes in wide-ranging criticisms of election interference
Former President Donald Trump on Monday ripped into his adversaries, saying Democrats are relying on the "Soviet Union playbook" to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign with multiple investigations. Published April 10, 2023
Florida sheriff says teen gang members, not guns, responsible for three slayings
A Florida sheriff announced the arrests Friday of two alleged gang members and the hunt for a third suspect in the shooting deaths of three teen companions, while the lawman warned the media not to turn the slayings into a call for more gun control. Published April 7, 2023
Obama says Tennessee lawmakers showed ‘weakness’ in expelling two Democrats over gun protest
Former President Barack Obama says the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers who participated in a gun violence protest is a "sign of weakness." Published April 7, 2023
McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan leader follows fears Pelosi’s visit made the island less secure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he has no plans to visit Taiwan, which should come as a relief to many Taiwanese people who believe Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island last summer made them less secure by raising tensions with China. Published April 6, 2023
Al Sharpton says Trump’s arrest is ‘spiritual’ payback for racial injustice
Some prominent civil rights figures, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, are calling the arrest of former President Donald Trump a moment of "social justice," while Mr. Trump is slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and two other Black prosecutors pursuing him as racists. Published April 5, 2023
Trump pleads not guilty at arraignment to 34 felony counts; first former president to be arrested
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday in front of a New York state judge to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records as he became the first ex-president in history to be arrested, in a prosecution hotly challenged by Mr. Trump and his lawyers as a partisan probe. Published April 4, 2023
New York mayor warns Marjorie Taylor Greene and ‘rabble-rousers’ to behave for Trump’s court date
New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Monday to be on her "best behavior" while protesting the arrest of former President Donald Trump in the city, saying she "is known to spread misinformation and hate speech." Published April 3, 2023
Trump to speak from Mar-a-Lago after Tuesday’s arraignment
Former President Trump will address the public Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago residence following his arraignment in Manhattan, his campaign announced. Published April 3, 2023
Trump campaign says it raised more than $4 million in a day after indictment
Former President Donald Trump's campaign raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours following Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment of Mr. Trump, the campaign said Friday night. Published March 31, 2023
Trump says New York judge assigned to his case is biased against him
Former President Donald Trump says the New York City judge who is expected to preside over his arraignment next week hates him. Published March 31, 2023
