S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
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
Donald Trump worries Ted Cruz ‘too close for comfort’ in Iowa
In his trademark blunt style, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump beseeched supporters to help him beat Sen. Ted Cruz in this state's leadoff caucuses in less than three weeks. Published January 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton gets Brady Campaign endorsement, makes gun control focus of race
Hillary Clinton picked up the endorsement Tuesday from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, as she made advancing gun-control measures a centerpiece of her run and a top argument against her chief rival for the nomination, Sen. Bernard Sanders. Published January 12, 2016
Marco Rubio amplifies call for constitutional convention, courts conservative voters
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday made one of his most forceful calls yet for states to convene an Article V convention to amend the constitution, which as become key to his courtship of tea party voters. Published January 11, 2016
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 candidates’ travel schedules hint at popularity, campaign endurance
Only four of the major candidates in the Republican presidential race have regularly ventured beyond early-voting states since October, as the travel schedules illuminate which campaigns are laying the groundwork for a sustained run and which are just hanging on. Published January 7, 2016
Donald Trump video links Hillary Clinton to sex scandals of Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, Bill Cosby
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump went a step further Thursday in taunting Hillary Clinton about her ties to sexual deviants and accused serial abusers of women. Published January 7, 2016
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
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
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
El Chapo Joaquin Guzman recaptured, Mexican president says
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced Friday that fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison. Published January 4, 2016
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
Chris Christie takes on Donald Trump, appeals for support from ‘angry voters’
Republican presidential contender and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday will take on front-runner Donald Trump in a speech in which he plans to argue that beating Democrats in 2016 requires his proven leadership and not a campaign fueled by anger and "bluster." Published January 4, 2016
Marco Rubio emerges as establishment’s tea party rebel
Sen. Marco Rubio rode into Washington as a tea party champion from Florida, but four years later, he has become a top pick for the Republican establishment in the presidential race. Published December 27, 2015
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
Conservative activists target Paul Ryan in 2016 primary for backing spending bill
Conservative activists are targeting House Speaker Paul D. Ryan for a primary challenge next year as retribution for the massive spending bill the Wisconsin Republican ushered through Congress at the end of the recent session. Published December 24, 2015
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
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
Donald Trump teams up with Joe Arpaio in Mesa, Arizona, talks tough on border security
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump teamed up with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a post-presidential debate victory lap Wednesday, drawing a crowd of thousands to see the two conservative stars of the illegal immigration debate on the same stage. Published December 16, 2015
Donald Trump, Republican candidates stoking bigotry, violence, Muslim voters say
American Muslims at a debate watch party Tuesday recoiled in disgust from Donald Trump and nearly every other presidential candidate on the stage, saying Republicans had made them targets for anti-Muslim bigotry and violence. Published December 15, 2015