Dave Boyer

Obama reshuffling cabinet with Shaun Donovan moving to OMB, Julian Castro to HUD

President Obama is preparing to shuffle his Cabinet, with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to take over at HUD, according to various media reports.

May 18, 2014

Obama, Republicans trade barbs over infrastructure projects

Visiting a bridge construction project in New York state, President Obama blasted congressional Republicans Wednesday for blocking his $302 billion plan to repair the country's transportation system.

May 14, 2014

White House: No special forces to Nigeria ‘at this time’

The White House said Wednesday that President Obama isn't considering — yet — sending U.S. special forces to Nigeria to rescue nearly 300 girls kidnapped by a terrorist group.

May 14, 2014

Obama to push for more highway spending, blame GOP on blocked bill

Residents of the Hudson River valley of New York are being warned to expect commuter delays Wednesday when President Obama visits a heavily used bridge as a backdrop for a speech urging Congress to support his $302 billion transportation plan.

May 14, 2014

Questions on racism, drone attacks plague Obama judicial nominees

The White House is facing another tough battle over one of its judicial nominees — only this time President Obama faces opposition from his own party, with his former Senate colleagues accusing one of his picks for a federal judgeship in Georgia of turning a blind eye to racism in a debate over the Confederate symbol on the state's former flag.

May 13, 2014

Obama: Immigration bill with amnesty provisions would make U.S. safer

Just a day after the release of a report showing his administration has set free hundreds of illegal immigrants convicted of murder and other serious crimes, President Obama told law enforcement groups Tuesday that an immigration bill with amnesty provisions would make America safer.

May 13, 2014

White House says U.S. rescue team now searching for Nigerian girls

Under pressure from a growing social media campaign, the White House said Monday that it is providing 26 U.S. personnel to the Nigerian government to help find more than 200 girls kidnapped four weeks ago by an Islamic terrorist group.

May 12, 2014

White House blasts ‘illegal’ balloting results in eastern Ukraine

The White House said Monday it rejects the results of balloting in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists declared independence for the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions a day after holding "self rule" elections to break away from the government in Kiev.

May 12, 2014

Uruguay leader: Americans better learn Spanish

The leader of Uruguay told President Obama Monday that all Americans should learn Spanish because Spanish speakers will soon "fill this country."

May 12, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama appeals for return of Nigerian girls in Mother’s Day address

In a Mother's Day address to the nation, first lady Michelle Obama said she and President Obama are "outraged and heartbroken" by the kidnapping of 276 girls in Nigeria by a terrorist group.

May 10, 2014

Biden lauds his generation to inspire USC graduates

To hear Vice President Joseph R. Biden tell a class of college graduates Friday, his generation from the 1960s solved many of the world's problems.

May 9, 2014

Biden hails end of voter ID effort in Pa.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Friday cheered a decision by Pennsylvania's Republican governor not to challenge a court ruling that struck down the state's voter ID law.

May 9, 2014

Ukraine presidential candidate expects Russia to interfere with election

A candidate for president of Ukraine said Thursday the future of his country hinges on May 25 elections free from intimidation of pro-Russian militants, even as separatists in eastern Ukraine vowed to move forward with a divisive referendum this weekend.

May 8, 2014

Obama’s actions on night of Benghazi attack under scrutiny

As House investigators gear up for a new probe of Benghazi, one question they'll likely pursue is what President Obama did or didn't do on the night that the terrorist attack was unfolding 20 months ago.

May 7, 2014

Obama hits campaign trail for wary Democrats

Although he's shunned by some fellow Democrats on the campaign trail, President Obama will work to fill their coffers when he embarks Wednesday on a three-day fundraising trip to the West Coast.

May 6, 2014

With eye on Ukraine’s May 25 elections, U.S. warns Russia to quell crisis as violence intensifies

As violence escalated in Ukraine on Monday ahead of critical elections, the Obama administration stood pat with calls for Russia to obey the terms of a diplomatic agreement to ease the crisis and warned that the West was ready to impose more economic sanctions.

May 5, 2014

Merkel: Still ‘differences’ with U.S. on snooping

With President Obama standing beside her, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she still has "differences of opinion" with the U.S. over the level of spying needed to combat terrorism.

May 2, 2014

Talk of Russia to dominate Obama, Merkel meeting

The crisis in Ukraine, and Germany's reluctance to impose deeper sanctions on Russia, will dominate a meeting Friday when President Obama hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.

May 1, 2014

Boehner: Kerry must answer for concealing key Benghazi email

House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday demanded that Secretary of State John F. Kerry testify to Congress about why his department hid a key email that seems to show the White House tainted the talking points following the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack.

May 1, 2014

White House under fire again on Benghazi emails

For the second straight day, the White House struggled to explain its rationale for withholding an email from Congress that detailed Susan E. Rice's infamous "talking points" about the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

May 1, 2014