Dave Boyer

Obama campaigns for his legacy as 2016 Republican candidates’ attacks hit a nerve

President Obama is making a point of ignoring the Republican presidential debates, but the candidates' campaign rhetoric is obviously hitting a presidential nerve or two.

October 7, 2015

White House says Oregon town shouldn’t fear Obama’s visit to meet with shooting victims

The White House said residents of the Oregon town where a gunman killed nine people at a community college have "nothing to fear" from President Obama's scheduled trip to their community on Friday.

October 7, 2015

Obama apologizes to aid agency chief for U.S. bombing of hospital in Afghanistan

President Obama personally apologized Wednesday in an Oval Office phone call to the head of Doctors Without Borders for the U.S. military bombing of a charity hospital in Afghanistan that killed at least 22 patients and medical personnel working for the international aid agency.

October 7, 2015

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren to share stage in Washington

It could be the most intrigue-filled forum on infrastructure spending in the history of Washington.

October 6, 2015

Obama hails Trans-Pacific Partnership amid bipartisan skepticism

The U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached a sweeping free trade agreement Monday to cover 40 percent of the world's economy, sparking skepticism among the administration's scarce Republican allies in Congress and intensifying calls by liberals for Hillary Rodham Clinton to take a stand against the pact.

October 5, 2015

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Negotiators reach deal on Asia free-trade pact

A dozen Pacific-rim nations including the U.S. and Japan agreed early Monday to a massive free-trade pact that would cut trade barriers and set new labor and environmental standards, setting up a potentially contentious ratification vote before a skeptical Congress.

October 4, 2015

Obama: Hillary Clinton’s call for no-fly zone in Syria is political move

President Obama said Friday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's call for a no-fly zone is Syria was a political move, although he stopped short of calling it a "half-baked" proposal.

October 2, 2015

Obama says Russian military entering ‘quagmire’ in Syria

Responding to Russia's military intervention in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad, President Obama said Friday that Moscow is likely to get bogged down in a "quagmire" in the country's civil war.

October 2, 2015

Obama vows no more short-term budget measures

President Obama warned Congress Friday that he won't sign another stopgap spending bill to keep the government running when the current measure expires in December.

October 2, 2015

Arne Duncan, Obama’s education secretary, stepping down

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, one of President Obama's longest-serving Cabinet members, announced his resignation Friday as the president praised his service.

October 2, 2015

Iranian troops move into Syria as White House blames Russia for worsening crisis

Hundreds of Iranian troops have moved into Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar Assad's government, as the White House expressed fears Thursday that Russia's military intervention will worsen sectarian violence there and prolong the civil war.

October 1, 2015

Russia airstrikes in Syria alarm Obama critics

Russia followed its launch of airstrikes in Syria with a call Wednesday for the world to unite and form a coalition in the fight against terrorist groups, raising concerns that the Obama administration was caught flatfooted and prompting calls for President Obama to "wake up" and reassert American leadership in the Middle East.

September 30, 2015

McCain urges Obama to ‘wake up’ as Russia begins airstrikes in Syria

Sen. John McCain urged President Obama Wednesday to "wake up" and reassert American leadership in the Middle East, following reports that Russian military jets carried out their first airstrikes in support of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

September 30, 2015

Obama praises Secret Service for protecting Pope Francis

President Obama offered rare praise for the Secret Service Tuesday, saying agents worked "flawlessly" in protecting Pope Francis and other world leaders who visited the U.S. during the past week.

September 29, 2015

David Cameron confronts Obama on roots of Islamist extremism

British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged President Obama with some blunt talk on Islamist extremism Tuesday during a U.N. summit to develop an international strategy for defeating the Islamic State and other terrorist groups.

September 29, 2015

Obama stands up to Putin, rejects Russian’s strategy against ISIS in Syria

A day after tangling with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syria, President Obama said Tuesday that he is leading a "global movement" to defeat the Islamic State with a strategy that includes replacing Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is receiving more military aid from Moscow.

September 29, 2015

Watchdog finds padding in VA’s employee relocations, salaries

A government watchdog said Monday that the Veterans Affairs department routinely wasted taxpayer money in promoting and transferring senior executives, spending $1.3 million to relocate just 22 employees over a three-year period.

September 28, 2015

Pope Francis celebrates huge outdoor Mass in Philadelphia

Pope Francis celebrated a huge outdoor Mass Sunday to wrap up his six-day visit to the U.S., just hours after taking the dramatic step of meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and promising to hold accountable those responsible for the church scandal.

September 27, 2015

Pope Francis meets church sex abuse survivors, vows to punish offenders

Pope Francis met Sunday with survivors of the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and said he will hold offending clergy accountable for their "evil" acts.

September 27, 2015

Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia, final stop on U.S. visit

Addressing Hispanics directly at the site where the United States was founded, Pope Francis urged recent immigrants to embrace their heritage and to keep pushing for rights and freedom in America.

September 26, 2015