S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Amy Klobuchar hits Trump with post office zinger
Sen. Amy Klobuchar used her brief speaking spot Monday at the Democratic National Convention to try to zing President Trump on post office politics. Published August 17, 2020
George Floyd’s brothers tout ‘good trouble’ at DNC: ‘Carry on the fight for justice’
George Floyd's two younger brothers appeared Monday in the virtual Democratic National Convention to call for action against racial injustice in America. Published August 17, 2020
Democrats boast convention ‘jam’ session for Biden
C'mon, man, Joe Biden is groovy. That's the message the Democratic National Committee sent out Friday promising that next week's nomination celebration would be "a jam." Published August 14, 2020
Trump on Durham probe netting guilty plea: ‘It’s just the beginning’
President Trump said Friday the expected guilty plea from a former FBI lawyer for wrongdoing in the Russia collusion probe was "just the beginning." Published August 14, 2020
Nearly half of Democrats say Biden can’t last 4 years, give Harris top marks as White House heir
A new poll showed strong favorability ratings for Sen. Kamala Harris, who this week was tapped by Joseph R. Biden to be the first woman of color on a major party's presidential ticket. Published August 14, 2020
Kamala Harris, like Joe Biden, has history of making questionable comments
Joseph R. Biden has long reigned as the Gaffe King, but his newly minted running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris, threatens to seize that title. Published August 12, 2020
Donald Trump: Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer ready to make a deal after executive orders
President Trump on Monday said Democratic leaders suddenly want to make a deal on a coronavirus relief package after he blew past the stalled negotiations with executive orders to send aid to Americans. Published August 10, 2020
Biden slams Trump’s executive action for coronavirus relief: ‘Half-baked,’ ‘cynical ploy’
Joseph R. Biden on Saturday assailed President Trump's executive action to send coronavirus relief to Americans, calling it "half-baked measures" and a failure of leadership. Published August 8, 2020
Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri
Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush defeated longtime Rep. Willam Lacy Clay in Missouri's Democratic primary Tuesday, chalking up another win for the far-left insurgency. Published August 5, 2020
Secret weapon: Hidden Trump voters tell pollsters they are ‘undecided’
Trump campaign officials are convinced that polls showing Joseph R. Biden with a big lead are tilted left by undercounting Republican voters and are missing a hidden cache of the president's supporters who are leery of pollsters. Published August 2, 2020
Bishops beg Black lawmakers to help Catholic schools, urban children in coronavirus bill
Catholic bishops on Friday pressed the Congressional Black Caucus to support coronavirus relief spending on private schools, especially those serving urban children. Published July 31, 2020
Trump campaign says undercount, hidden support skews polls
Trump campaign officials are convinced that polls showing Joseph R. Biden with a big lead are tilted left by undercounting Republican voters and are missing a hidden cache of the president's supporters who are leery of pollsters. Published July 29, 2020
Biden recalls hard times as single dad with a six-figure income
Presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden says he can relate to struggling families, having been a single dad making $42,000 a year. But Mr. Biden, 77, was far from cash-strapped in the early 1970s when he was the junior senator from Delaware raising two sons after his wife and daughter died in a car crash. Published July 28, 2020
Rep. Bobby Rush: Donald Trump wants ‘a race war’
Rep. Bobby Rush on Wednesday said President Trump was trying to "instigate a race war" by sending federal officers to break up violent protests in Portland, Oregon. Published July 22, 2020
Transit union workers to join Strike for Black Lives, demand city governments end systemic racism
The union of public transit workers is joining nationwide Strike for Black Lives on Monday to protest what it describes as systemic racism and oppression of communities of color. Published July 16, 2020
Wesley Purkey, Kansas child killer, executed after last-minute Supreme Court intervention
In its second execution this week after a 17-year hiatus, the federal government Thursday morning executed Wesley Ira Purkey, a Kansas man who confessed to killing a teenager in 1998. Published July 16, 2020
Trump slams Joe Biden’s agenda to combat climate change
President Trump and Joseph R. Biden both delivered speeches Tuesday on the same topic: the Biden agenda. Published July 14, 2020
Joe Biden tops Donald Trump in national poll, but lead shrinking
Joseph R. Biden has a 7-point advantage over President Trump in a new national poll released Monday, but his lead has been cut nearly in half since late May. Published July 13, 2020
Joe Biden unveils ‘Buy American’ economic plan: ‘Trump has simply given up’
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday unveiled a massive economic plan that he described as the way out of a wave of crisis for which he said President Trump "threw in the towel." Published July 9, 2020
Joe Biden tackles economy with big $700 billion spending plan
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday is rolling out a sweeping economic plan that would spend $300 billion on high-tech, $400 billion on a federal "Buy American" project and empower unions. Published July 9, 2020
