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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

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, billionaire investor and Democratic activist Tom Steyer speaks during a news conference where he announced his decision not to seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa.  Steyer is now joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tom Steyer wealth sparks wariness at Netroots Nation

Lisa Hastings stands out as one the most rebellious activists at this year's Netroots Nation, not because of her far-left politics but because she is not opposed to billionaire Tom Steyer, the latest entry into the Democratic presidential race. Published July 11, 2019

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses the crowd during her appearance at the Netroots Nation conference in Detroit, Friday, July 18, 2014. Warren has captured the hearts of Democratic activists beginning to think about an heir to President Barack Obama. But their minds tell them that Hillary Rodham Clinton could help them hang onto the White House. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)

Netroots Nation abandoned by Dem field; Warren only one to court rabid left

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only top-tier Democratic presidential candidate attending the gathering of liberal activists at this year's Netroots Nation convention, as most of the radical leftists in the race scramble to avoid an event notorious for brazen hecklers and demonstrators. Published July 10, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala D. Harris has been on a tear since the first primary debate, where she confronted Joseph R. Biden over federally mandated busing to desegregate public schools. (Associated Press/File)

Kamala Harris seeks Barack Obama’s path to Democrat win

Sen. Kamala D. Harris' breakout performance on the debate stage and subsequent surge in polls rekindled the narrative that she is the next Barack Obama, poised to dominate the crucial black vote in the Democratic primaries and cruise to the presidential nomination. Published July 9, 2019

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk through the Crypt of the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, for Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) ** FILE **

Joe Biden ‘baggage,’ not Obama ties, focus of Trump campaign strategy

The prevailing opinion inside the Trump campaign is that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden remains the most likely candidate to capture the Democratic nomination, and the campaign is plotting ways to sever Mr. Biden from the image of beloved former President Barack Obama. Published July 3, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden noticeably missed an opportunity to visit the emergency shelter for unaccompanied alien children in Homestead, Florida, while he was in the state last week for the first primary debate. (Associated Press/File)

Joe Biden skips visit to immigrant children’s facility in Florida

The one guy who should have some answers for activists protesting what they see as "imprisonment" of unaccompanied alien children, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden passed up a chance to join most of the other 2020 presidential hopefuls in making the pilgrimage to an emergency shelter for youths in South Florida. Published June 30, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Kamala Harris attacks Joe Biden on race, busing

Sen. Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke of former Vice President Joe Biden's history on race - taking particular aim at his opposition to the federal government playing a role in busing to desegregate schools in the 1970s. Published June 27, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, speaks during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami, as former vice president Joe Biden listens. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Bernie Sanders defends Medicare for All push

Sen. Bernard Sanders defended his Medicare for All plan in the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, arguing people are fed up with their private insurance and would be much happier under a government run system. Published June 27, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wave before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Joe Biden rejects Eric Swalwell call to ‘pass the torch’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden slapped down a younger rival who urged him to "pass the torch," putting the generational rift in the party at center stage in the Democratic presidential debate Thursday. Published June 27, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates from left, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., former Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., wave as they enter the stage for the second night of the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Bernie Sanders opens Democratic debate with call for tax increases

Sen. Bernard Sanders kicked off the second night of Democrats' first 2020 presidential primary debates by acknowledging middle class Americans will have to pay more in taxes to get the massive new government programs he's offering. Published June 27, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during an American Federation of Teachers town hall, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Beto O’Rourke joins protest at UAC detention center

Beto O'Rourke on Thursday climbed atop a stepladder and peered over the fence of a detention center for Unaccompanied Alien Children, calling out a message of support in Spanish to the youngsters inside. Published June 27, 2019