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S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller is the Politics Editor for The Washington Times. He can be contacted at smiller@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by S.A. Miller

Donald Trump

Donald Trump fans get out vote in Iowa

With a close race here between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz hinging on turnout for the Republican presidential caucuses in just 18 days, Trump supporters are taking matters into their own hands with a grass-roots GOTV effort. Published January 13, 2016

Union officials say Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland Democrat, betrayed working-class Americans by championing a move that potentially quadruples the number of nonagricultural guest workers. (Associated Press)

Barbara Mikulski’s guest worker program steals jobs, wages from Americans, unions say

A coalition of trade unions is publicly shaming Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski for helping insert a provision into the end-of-year spending bill that massively expanded a guest worker program, which invites a flood of cheap, low-skilled labor from abroad that critics say will drive down wages and take jobs from Americans. Published January 10, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump  shows off recent poll numbers during a campaign stop Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Donald Trump winning over evangelicals despite lacking overt faith

Republican presidential contenders are proudly announcing their faith, quoting Scripture on the stump and cozying up to religious leaders Wednesday, as the battle heated up to win over evangelical voters who often are key to victory. Published January 6, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is aiming to be the last man standing in the anti-Trump camp, but some political strategists are skeptical. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush attacks Donald Trump in long-game Republican primary strategy

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush on Tuesday called front-runner Donald Trump a "bully," a "buddy of the Clintons" and a threat to Republicans' chance of winning the White House this year, as he settled into a strategy of sustained attacks on the billionaire businessman designed to distinguish himself as the ultimate anti-Trump candidate. Published January 5, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush talks with an attendee at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Maria Lorenzino/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) ** FILE **

Jeb Bush: Donald Trump will throw election to Hillary Clinton

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush on Monday intensified his attacks on front-runner Donald Trump, warning that the billionaire businessman's bullying and insults were sabotaging the chances for a conservative to win the White House. Published January 5, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was advertising on TV, spending at least $2 million per week, to play it safe. Still, he insisted he was confident about his position in the race and his huge level of support. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump starts TV ads as GOP race tightens in Iowa, New Hampshire

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump's first TV ad was set to hit the airwaves Tuesday and hammer home some of his most controversial stances on Muslims and illegal immigrants, a message aimed at revving up his base for increasingly tough nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. Published January 4, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush and his super PAC burned through more than half of the $133 million they raised in the first three quarters this year. The return on that investment has been a drop in polls from about 15 percent when he entered the race in June to about 4 percent in recent surveys. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush burns through campaign cash, slides in polls

After starting 2015 as the presumptive front-runner with a huge bankroll, Jeb Bush has to be ending the year wondering what went wrong with his presidential campaign, what happened to his Republican Party and where all his money went. Published December 24, 2015

Donald Trump has been a target for Democrats' attacks throughout the campaign. But the attacks have grown sharper as he defied predictions that his unconventional campaign would flare out and remained atop most polls. (Associated Press)

Obama, Hillary Clinton may be setting up Donald Trump to win nomination

President Obama and Hillary Clinton have intensified attacks on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, accusing him of manipulating voters' "fear and ignorance" and using anti-Muslim rhetoric that helps recruit Islamic State terrorists — jabs that appear to be energizing his supporters and strengthening his campaign. Published December 21, 2015

GOP presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, stresses the need for a broad international coalition of European and Arab allies in the Middle East. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush split over Middle East policy

The Republican presidential field is cleaved over questions of how deeply the U.S. should be involved in the Middle East, but analysts say the debate is healthy for the GOP, freeing candidates from the shackles of President George W. Bush's foreign policy. Published December 20, 2015