S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Donald Trump cancels Camp David trip, hunkers down at White House
President Trump abruptly canceled plans to travel to Camp David on Thursday, instead opting to hunker down at the White House amid a growing backlash over the protest violence in Washington a day earlier. Published January 7, 2021
Congress affirms Biden win; Trump vows ‘orderly transition’
Congress confirmed the Electoral College vote count early Thursday morning and President-elect Joseph R. Biden's victory, finishing its work after an all-night joint session and a day of mob violence on Capitol Hill. Published January 7, 2021
Republican officials stand by Trump effort to remake party
Republican Party officials from across the country are not blaming President Trump for the party's defeats in Georgia's runoffs but instead are rallying to make election security its top priority in the next cycle. Published January 6, 2021
Arkansas governor slaps Electoral College fight: ‘Don Quixote jousting at windmills’
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday compared Republican senators' plans to challenge the presidential election results to "Don Quixote jousting at windmills." Published January 3, 2021
Ohio Gov. DeWine backs election security probe: ‘People need to have confidence in the system’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called for a commission to investigate election security, citing "potential fraud or fraud" in the November presidential election. Published January 3, 2021
Mitch McConnell digs in against $2,000 checks: ‘Senate is not going to be bullied’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said Republicans wouldn't be "bullied" into a scattershot handout of $2,000 stimulus checks, declaring the effort all but dead in the upper chamber. Published December 30, 2020
Trump tweet rant rips Congress, Senate Republicas, Supreme Court, Justice Department
President Trump on Saturday went on a Twitter tear, railing against election fraud and Congress' coronavirus relief package and annual defense policy bill. Published December 26, 2020
Biden education secretary pick bucks school shutdowns: ‘No substitute for in-classroom learning’
President-elect Joseph R. Biden introduced Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary Wednesday, declaring the public school chief from Connecticut to be "as American as apple pie and rice and beans." Published December 23, 2020
Donald Trump pardons Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins, others
President Trump on Tuesday handed out 20 pardons and commutations, including two to men snared in former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe and three to Republican former congressmen. Published December 22, 2020
Trump discounts cyberattack on U.S. government, Russia’s involvement
President Trump on Saturday downplayed the widespread hack of government systems and Russia's involvement, contradicting his secretary of state. The president tweeted that the "lamestream" media exaggerated the scale of the cyberattack and continued to be fixated on "Russia, Russia, Russia." Published December 19, 2020
Trump voting fraud claims divide Republicans
President Trump's unrelenting claims of election fraud have galvanized his base, cementing both a diehard belief in the illegitimacy of a Biden administration and the gaping fissure between Trump Republicans and the rest of the GOP. Published December 13, 2020
Trump labels a Biden presidency ‘illegitimate’
President Trump said Joseph R. Biden would be an "illegitimate president," saying that is more important than worries about election fraud lawsuits dividing the country. Published December 13, 2020
Doc says Biden’s dog-chasing foot fracture is healing: ‘Very encouraging’
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's foot, which he fractured two weeks ago while roughhousing with his dog, is on the mend, his transition team announced Saturday. Published December 12, 2020
Trump responds to Supreme Court rejection of Texas election challenge with litany of fraud charges
President Trump doubled down on his election fraud allegations Friday after the Supreme Court rejected Texas' massive lawsuit challenging the Nov. 3 results. Published December 11, 2020
Rudy Giuliani cites election fraud video evidence ahead of new legal challenges
The Trump legal team's top attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, is pointing to reams of evidence that expose a pattern of fraud and corruption in the Nov. 3 election that he thinks was directed by Democrats in Washington. Published December 6, 2020
Tales of ballot capers convince Trump fans, not judges, of stolen election
The Trump campaign and its allies offered video footage and sworn affidavits attesting that trucks, vans and suitcases full of suspect ballots were sneaked into voting centers for tabulation in a number of states won by presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published December 5, 2020
Arizona legislature demands forensic exam of Dominion machines: ‘Voters believe fraud occurred’
The leaders of the Arizona State Legislature on Friday demanded an independent audit of the Dominion Voting Systems machines used in the Nov. 3 election. Published December 4, 2020
Joe Biden pledges Hunter Biden’s business deals won’t create conflicts of interest
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden that when he's in the White House his son, Hunter Biden, and the rest of his family will not have any conflicts of interest. Published December 4, 2020
William Barr gives John Durham special counsel status to protect probe
Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday announced that he elevated the attorney investigating the origins of the Russia collusion probe to a special prosecutor, ensuring that the investigation can't easily be squashed by presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published December 1, 2020
Trump files lawsuit in Wisconsin Supreme Court, claims ‘fraud and abuse’ altered election outcome
The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court that challenges the results of the Nov. 3 election and cited "fraud and abuse" at the polls. Published December 1, 2020
