S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
President Trump talks trade with Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister, in light of TPP pullout
President Trump talked trade and security Saturday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as the president began a series of calls with foreign leaders. Published January 28, 2017
Trump takes action to rebuild military, start ‘extreme vetting’ at border
President Trump signed executive actions Friday to begin rebuilding the U.S. military and to initiate an "extreme vetting" program to root out radical Islamic terrorists attempting to enter the country, both measures making good on top campaign promises. Published January 27, 2017
Donald Trump, Theresa May seek common ground in shifting landscape
The meeting of President Trump and British Prime Minister Teresa May on Friday — the first foreign leader the new U.S. president is hosting at the White House — will feature two leaders badly in need of a friend. Published January 26, 2017
Theresa May, British PM, says Trump brings new era of American renewal, global leadership
British Prime Minister Theresa May cozied up Thursday to Republican lawmakers, saying the political wave that swept them and President Trump into power would make America a stronger and bolder leader in the world. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump to GOP lawmakers: ‘We have to deliver’
President Trump declared Thursday that the era of the do-nothing Congress was over, telling Republican lawmakers that they would be busy passing his ambitious agenda -- as well as their own pent-up legislation -- to dramatically alter the direction of the federal government. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump says cancelled meet with Mexico president was mutual decision
President Trump said Thursday that he and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto mutually agreed to call off their meeting scheduled for next week in Washington, making the claim within hours of Mr. Nieto announcing that he wasn't coming. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump defends waterboarding: ‘It works’
President Trump is considering an executive order that would keep open the Guantanamo Bay prison and could lift a ban imposed by former President Obama on the CIA operating overseas clandestine prisons for terrorism suspects. Published January 25, 2017
Donald Trump invites India PM Naredndra Modi to U.S.
President Trump invited India Prime Minister Naredndra Modi to visit the United State in a phone call Tuesday, as the two leaders resolve to "stand shoulder to shoulder in the global fight against terrorism," according to the White House. Published January 24, 2017
Donald Trump revives Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipeline projects, demands U.S. steel used
President Trump resurrected the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines Tuesday, thrilling labor unions and advocates for domestic energy but outraging environmentalists and American Indians whose protests persuaded the Obama administration to kill both projects. Published January 24, 2017
Donald Trump coaxes Big Three automakers with carrot-and-stick tactic
At a White House breakfast meeting, President Trump upped the pressure on U.S. automakers to keep plants and jobs in the U.S. but also promised that he was making the nation an easier place to do business. Published January 24, 2017
Trump to revive Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines
President Trump plans to sign executive orders Tuesday that will revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipeline projects that were blocked by the Obama administration, according to sources. Published January 24, 2017
Donald Trump ups pressure on automakers ahead of White House powwow
President Trump previewed his pitch to U.S. automakers Tuesday on Twitter: "I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!" Published January 24, 2017
Trump vows lower taxes, fewer regulations at meeting with business leaders
President Trump said at a meeting with business executives Monday that he plans for massive reductions in taxes and federal regulations to spur economic growth, saying he wanted make America more business friendly to "make our products here again." Published January 23, 2017
Donald Trump pulls out of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Charting a new course on trade deals, President Trump signed an executive order Monday that pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Published January 23, 2017
Donald Trump swears in staff, to meet with foreign leaders
President Trump conferred Sunday with Israel's prime minister, scheduled meetings with the leaders of Canada and Mexico and oversaw the swearing-in of his senior White House staff, telling them they will do "great things over the next eight years" for America. Published January 22, 2017
Bikers for Trump celebrate victory on National Mall
The bikers stood out at the weekend's inauguration events in Washington with their leathers and colors, a visual reminder of the often-overlooked Americans who came out of the woodwork to unexpectedly propel Donald Trump to the White House. Published January 22, 2017
Trump calls Georgia governor, offers condolences for lives lost in violent storms
President Trump on Sunday offered condolences for lives lost in fierce weather that swept overnight across the Southeast, as forecasters warned of more fast-moving storms and unusually strong twisters along the Georgia-Florida line. Published January 22, 2017
White House blasts news media for ‘deliberately false reporting’
White House press secretary Sean Spicer lashed out at the news media Saturday over what he called "deliberately false reporting" about President Trump's first day in office. Published January 21, 2017
President Trump halts new federal regulations
President Trump put a hold on all new and pending federal regulation on his first day in office Friday, with a White House memorandum ordering federal agencies to subject the regulations to review by incoming secretaries. Published January 20, 2017
Bikers for Trump won’t confront protesters
The leader of Bikers for Trump, a band of motorcycle enthusiasts who often were an unofficial security force at Donald Trump's campaign events, said they were standing down rather than confront thousands of protesters at the inauguration. Published January 20, 2017