S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Donald Trump taps into populism, nationalism in Virginia
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hammered home his new populist and nationalist message at a rally Saturday, telling voters that he's fighting for all Americans and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is in it for political insiders. Published August 20, 2016
Donald Trump takes charge: ‘I will be a champion of the people’
Republican Donald Trump sharpened his attacks Thursday on Democrat Hillary Clinton for dishonesty, corruption and catering to special interests while offing himself as a champion of the people. Published August 18, 2016
Donald Trump retools campaign team, retains hard-charging style
Donald Trump retooled his campaign Wednesday with new hires and plans to finally launch a TV ad blitz, but the rambunctious real estate mogul signaled that he isn't changing the hard-charging style that got him this far in the presidential race. Published August 17, 2016
Clinton campaign: Trump shake-up doubling down on racism
Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign welcomed the Republican Donald Trump's campaign shake-up Wednesday as proof he was doubling down on a being a racist and a bigot who spouts crazy conspiracy theories. Published August 17, 2016
Donald Trump pushes law and order agenda in direct appeal to black voters
Republican Donald Trump made his most direct appeal yet Tuesday for black voters in the presidential race, pushing forward an agenda to restore law and order and revitalize inner-city neighborhoods that he said suffer from years of misguided Democratic policies. Published August 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton precedent tested: Navy, Justice asked to excuse classified info cases
A lawyer representing a Navy sailor facing prison for mishandling classified material plans to request probation at Friday's sentencing, citing the lenience shown for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her secret email setup, according to reports. In addition, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cited the Clinton precedent Tuesday in arguing that his publication should not be prosecuted for distributing classified information. Published August 16, 2016
Donald Trump wants ‘extreme vetting’ to stop terrorists at border
Donald Trump called for "extreme vetting" to root out potential terrorists attempting to enter the United States, as the Republican presidential nominee Monday rolled out a three-pronged strategy to fight and win what he described as an ideological war pitting radical Islamists against the West. Published August 15, 2016
Clinton camp slams Trump ahead of terrorism speech: ‘Erratic, vindictive, volatile, unqualified’
Ahead of Donald Trump's speech Monday outlining his plan to fight radical Islamic terrorism, Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign accused the Republican nominee of being "a volatile man who threatens our security." Published August 15, 2016
Obama administration provides Hillary Clinton’s first line of defense amid scandals
Just as stunning as the unending stream of reports of scandal and subterfuge that has come to define Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state is the Obama administration's tireless effort to keep a lid on it. Published August 14, 2016
Ivanka Trump wanted to walk back Donald Trump’s Mexican ‘rapists’ comments: deposition
Ivanka Trump last year drafted a statement for Donald Trump to walk back his remarks about Mexico sending "rapists" into the United States, the daughter of the Republican presidential nominee revealed in a deposition earlier this summer. Published August 13, 2016
RNC’s Reince Priebus wows Trump rally, vouches for party unity
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus made a surprise appearance at the Donald Trump rally Friday in Pennsylvania, pushing back against reports about a rift in the party and enthusiastically backing Mr. Trump. Published August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton widens big lead with Hispanic voters: poll
Democrat Hillary Clinton widened her lead over Republican Donald Trump among Hispanic voters in the presidential race, according to a new national survey of registered voters.Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton widened her lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump among Hispanic voters in the presidential race, according to a new national survey of registered voters. Published August 12, 2016
Justice Department denied FBI requests to investigate Clinton Foundation
The Obama administration rejected requests from three FBI field offices that wanted to open public corruption probes of the Clinton Foundation, according to a report that added to headaches for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Published August 11, 2016
Donald Trump sends Mike Pence to Pennsylvania in effort to salvage support
Just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and to fix it this week he sent Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, his staunchly conservative running mate who has roughly zero appeal to disaffected Democrats and swing voters that they need to turn the state red. Published August 11, 2016
Obama administration blocked FBI probe of Clinton Foundation corruption: Report
The Trump campaign seized on reports Thursday that the Obama administration rejected requests from three FBI field offices that wanted to open public corruption cases involving the Clinton Foundation and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Published August 11, 2016
Trump boasts that he’s playing ad-war waiting game
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump revealed his TV ad strategy Thursday, saying he was going to "sit back and wait." Mr. Trump has spent nothing on TV ads while being pummeled by millions of dollars in ads by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her allies, which are dominating the airwaves in battleground states. Published August 11, 2016
NRA takes on ‘hypocrite’ Hillary Clinton in new TV ad
The National Rifle Association's political arm debuted a new TV ad Wednesday that depicts Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as a wealthy and powerful elite who is protected by armed guards while opposing gun rights for average Americans. Published August 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton woos Utah voters, seeks to expand electoral map
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made a bold appeal to Utah's Mormon voters Wednesday, as her campaign moved to expand the map in red states potentially turned off by Republican nominee Donald Trump. Published August 10, 2016
Donald Trump jabs at Hillary Clinton need a better focus, GOP says
Donald Trump repeatedly took jabs at Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a rally Tuesday in North Carolina, hitting her for the email scandal, the spread of Islamic State terrorism and the Iran deal. Published August 9, 2016
Donald Trump under fire for suggesting ‘Second Amendment people’ can stop Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump warned voters at a North Carolina rally Tuesday that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton if elected would appoint Supreme Court justices who would revoke gun rights, and then he pondered whether "Second Amendment people" could do something about it. Published August 9, 2016