S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
K.T. McFarland, Don McGahn tapped for Trump White House team
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he decided on two more members of his team: Katherine Troia "K.T." McFarland for deputy national security adviser and Don McGahn for White House Counsel. Published November 25, 2016
Trump sets up next round of interviews for Monday
President-elect Donald Trump has scheduled a full day of interviews for Monday back at Trump Tower with business leaders and law enforcement professionals, transition team officials announced. Published November 25, 2016
Donald Trump taps Nikki Haley, Betsy DeVos for Cabinet posts amid diversity complaints
President-elect Donald Trump picked two women -- one an Indian-American -- for Cabinet-level appointments Wednesday, answering critics who complained about the preponderance of white men in the running for prominent roles in the administration. Published November 23, 2016
Donald Trump’s realigned Republican Party leaves #NeverTrump establishment behind
The "Never Trump" movement has gone to ground, digging in for a long political winter while the man they vehemently opposed takes control of what was once their Republican Party. Published November 23, 2016
Donald Trump selects Betsy DeVos for education secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his nominee for secretary of education would be Betsy DeVos, a national leader in the school choice movement. Published November 23, 2016
Donald Trump picks Nikki Haley to be U.N. ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was nominating South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, calling her a "proven dealmaker" who knows how to bring people together. Published November 23, 2016
Donald Trump won’t pursue Hillary Clinton investigations as president
President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team signaled Tuesday that his administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton, backing off a vow on the campaign trail to appoint a special counsel to probe his Democratic rival's secret email setup as secretary of state and suspected pay-to-play deals involving her family's foundation. Published November 22, 2016
Donald Trump disavows racist alt-right: ‘Not a group I want to energize’
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he disavowed racist elements of the "alt-right" and that his campaign was not about staring racial hatred. Published November 22, 2016
Donald Trump eyes Ben Carson for HUD chief: ‘Greatly talented person who loves people’
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is giving "serious consideration" to appointing retired neurosurgeon and former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Published November 22, 2016
Americans urge Donald Trump to give up Twitter: Poll
Americans have a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Stop tweeting! Published November 22, 2016
Donald Trump reaches across aisle, outside Beltway to recruit ‘patriots’ for administration
President-elect Donald Trump isn't putting together a team of rivals; he is interviewing an ensemble cast of characters -- reaching across the aisle, into the business world and all the way to Hollywood as he puts together his administration. Published November 21, 2016
Trump eyeing Democrat rebel Tulsi Gabbard for administration
President-elect Donald Trump's first meeting Monday was with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat known for bucking her party and challenging President Obama on confronting radical Islamic terrorism. Published November 21, 2016
Mitt Romney offers to assist Donald Trump in Cabinet
Mitt Romney went hat in hand to meet President-elect Donald Trump this weekend and offer his services to someone he denounced as unfit to be commander in chief, signaling the GOP establishment's near-complete capitulation to an outsider who defied the party and captured the White House. Published November 20, 2016
Donald Trump tackles foreign policy with Mitt Romney: ‘very thorough and in-depth discussion’
The meeting between former foes President-elect Donald Trump and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney opened with glad-handing and ended with words of optimism. Published November 19, 2016
President-elect Trump has packed meeting schedule Saturday, seeks ‘broad and diverse team’
President-elect Donald Trump's most dramatic meeting Saturday will be his sit-down with outspoken critic Mitt Romney, but he'll also be holding discussions and interviews with more than a half dozen high-profile visitors. Published November 19, 2016
Jeff Sessions has powerful character witness amid racism accusations
Civil rights and immigration advocacy groups are blasting Sen. Jeff Sessions as the nearest thing to a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but one prominent black lawyer in Alabama says he's no racist. Published November 18, 2016
Donald Trump transition team ‘landing parties’ descend on Justice, State, Defense departments
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team got down to nuts and bolts Thursday, deploying "landing parties" to federal agencies responsible for national security and reportedly having offered the next administration's first big appointment. Published November 17, 2016
Donald Trump to meet with Mitt Romney amid Cabinet speculation despite past dust ups
President-elect Donald Trump will meet this weekend with former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Published November 17, 2016
Donald Trump moves transition meetings to private golf club in New Jersey
President-elect Donald Trump is moving the transition meetings Friday from Trump Tower in New York to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, said transition team officials. Published November 17, 2016
Donald Trump sends ‘landing parties’ to federal agencies to prepare handover
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team got down to nuts and bolts Thursday, deploying "landing parties" to federal agencies responsible for national security, where they laid groundwork for the handover in January. Published November 17, 2016