Dave Boyer

Obama tabs HIV-positive activist for AIDS czar

President Obama on Monday appointed as his new AIDS czar Douglas Brooks, an activist on health care policy who has been living with the HIV virus for more than 20 years.

March 24, 2014

Ukraine pulls out troops in Crimea as Group of Eight boots Russia

Powerless to stop Russia's takeover of its territory, Ukraine ordered the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Crimea on Monday while the U.S. and other countries suspended Russia from the Group of Eight industrialized nations.

March 24, 2014

Obama sets new sanctions against Russia for Crimea takeover

Escalating a tense standoff with Moscow, President Obama announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against 20 top Russians for their role in the takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region and threatened further economic punishment if Russian President Vladimir Putin invades other regions of Ukraine.

March 20, 2014

On Persian holiday, Obama calls on Iran to forgo nuclear weapons

President Obama marked the Persian New Year Thursday by telling Iranians that a verifiable agreement to scale back their nation's suspected nuclear weapons program would put them on a "new path" to prosperity.

March 20, 2014

Obama pushes to close pay gender gap

Although his own White House pays women less on average than men, President Obama called on congressional Republicans Thursday to approve measures aimed at paying women better salaries and granting them more generous family leave.

March 20, 2014

Obama: Cesar Chavez ‘an American hero’

President Obama called the late labor leader Cesar Chavez "an American hero" Wednesday at a White House screening of a new movie about the civil rights activist.

March 19, 2014

Russian-speaking troops take over 2 naval bases

Russian-speaking troops seized a Ukrainian naval base in the contested Crimea region Wednesday, while the Obama administration effectively ruled out a military response and scolded Russia for its "naked aggression."

March 19, 2014

Biden warns of Moscow’s ‘naked aggression’ as Crimea crisis deepens

As pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian naval base in the breakaway region of Crimea, Vice President Joseph R. Biden warned Wednesday that Moscow would pay a price for "naked aggression."

March 19, 2014

WH spokesman Jay Carney denies interest in Russian ambassador post

White House press secretary Jay Carney refuted reports Tuesday that he's interested in the job as the next U.S. ambassador to Russia.

March 18, 2014

NATO allies criticize U.S. for being caught off guard by Russia’s military buildup

Brushing aside President Obama's threat of more sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed the Crimean region of Ukraine on Tuesday with the stroke of a pen, while NATO members criticized Washington for getting caught off guard by Russia's military buildup.

March 18, 2014

Probe demanded after Pa. prosecutor drops sting case against Democrats

A watchdog group is calling for an independent-counsel probe after Pennsylvania’s Democratic attorney general dropped the prosecution of four Democratic legislators accused of taking bribes in exchange for votes.

March 18, 2014

Despite Obama’s praise for higher pay, The Gap Inc. has spotty record on sweatshops

President Obama is hailing The Gap Inc. for raising wages in the U.S., even though the firm has a spotty record when it comes to selling apparel made in sweatshops halfway around the world.

March 16, 2014

Bill Clinton struggled to address Islamic extremism: documents

As President Clinton campaigned for reelection in 1996, his national security team worried about the political impact of another terrorist bombing against U.S. military forces after the lethal Khobar Towers attack in Saudi Arabia.

March 14, 2014

Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah vows to fight federal subpoena

At the center of a 7-year-long federal probe, Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania told Congress this week that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from his congressional offices.

March 13, 2014

Critics point to Obama’s attempts to sell health care as no laughing matter

Falling behind in his race to enroll young people in Obamacare, President Obama is showing his willingness to try anything to get their attention at the last minute, including an awkward comedy sketch and a pitch by a pop music star that went wrong Wednesday.

March 12, 2014

Hillary Clinton staying mum on 2008 cash tied to D.C. convict

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her team were mum Wednesday about the revelations of close ties between her 2008 presidential campaign and an illegal fundraising operation based in Washington, while a new poll showed erosion in her popularity.

March 12, 2014

Susan Rice tells diplomats she still ‘mourns’ Benghazi deaths

White House national security adviser Susan E. Rice told U.S. diplomats Tuesday that she still mourns the deaths of four Americans who were killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012.

March 11, 2014

Hillary Clinton aide claims campaign funds from Jeffrey Thompson were legal

Minyon Moore, identified by federal prosecutors as "Individual A" in the criminal complaint against Jeffrey Thompson, said through representatives that she asked Thompson in 2008 to pay for "street teams" that would raise Mrs. Clinton's profile in urban communities in the Democratic presidential primary.

March 11, 2014

Obama unilaterally expands California monument land

Wielding his pen again, President Obama signed an executive order Tuesday to set aside public lands in California for a national monument, bypassing the Democratic-controlled Senate in the process.

March 11, 2014

Hillary Clinton campaign received funds from Jeffrey Thompson

Prosecutors said Jeffrey E. Thompson used two firms to disburse $608,750 in "excessive and unreported contributions to pay for campaign services in coordination with and in support of a federal political candidate for President of the United States and the federal and the candidate's authorized committee." That candidate was Mrs. Clinton.

March 10, 2014