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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

Larry Hogan (right) the Republican candidate for Maryland governor, has made tax increases of the past eight years such a large issue in his campaign that he has forced Democrat Anthony Brown to promise no new taxes in the deep-blue state.

Democrats in blue states in peril as Republicans ride anti-tax wave

They call it "crushing the middle class" or "the big squeeze" or just plain "irresponsible." Regardless of the description they use, Republican candidates for governor in some of the Democratic Party's most dependable strongholds are finding receptive audiences of voters fed up with too many taxes. Published October 27, 2014

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Thom Tillis Senate bid imperiled by tea party toll-road disdain

They spoke one after another at a tea party meeting at an upscale pub — conservative voters and activists vowing to derail Republican Thom Tillis' run for U.S. Senate because, as state House speaker, he muscled through a toll road project. Published October 21, 2014

Maryland Republican Larry Hogan speaks to supporters during the "Change Maryland" event in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, Nov. 22,  2013. Hogan says he is planning to run for governor, even though he may not formally launch his campaign until January. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Larry Hogan blasts Anthony Brown over ‘Redskins’ name

Maryland gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan on Thursday said nobody should tell a storied business such as the Washington Redskins to change its long-held name and called opponent Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown a "hypocrite" for refusing to speak the name. Published October 16, 2014

Rep. Steve Israel, New York Democrat, is seen Sept. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Steve Israel wants outside money groups to stave off losses

The head of House Democrats' campaign operation scolded outside groups allied with the party Wednesday for sitting on their wallets in the final stretch of the campaigns when their candidates face a "one of the toughest environments" since the Republican wave election in 2010. Published October 15, 2014

Shaking it up: Libertarian Party candidate Sean Haugh gets in the middle of a tight race between Democratic Sen. Kay R. Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis. He said most of his supporters are fed up with the major parties. (Associated Press)

Senate control could be decided by third-party candidates

The list includes a humorist, an Army reservist and a pizza delivery driver. They run to the right of Republicans or to the left of Democrats, and sometimes as libertarians who run simultaneously in both directions. Published October 14, 2014

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks at the Canadian American Business Council in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Sean Kilpatrick)

Terrorists not breaching U.S. border: Jeh Johnson

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is contradicting a GOP lawmaker who claimed this week that members of the terrorist army known as Islamic State have already tried to sneak into the United States across the southern border. Published October 9, 2014