S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Trump on North Korea summit: ‘Nothing has changed’
Shifting into dealmaker mode, President Trump extended a potentially enticing offer Thursday to North Korea's Kim Jong-un: If the dictator gives up his nuclear weapons, he will remain in power, and would even get assurances of "protections" from the U.S. Published May 17, 2018
White House defends Trump’s ‘animal’ comment
The White House on Thursday fiercely defended President Trump's use of the word "animals" to describe illegal immigrants in the MS-13 gang. Published May 17, 2018
Immigrant-rights groups: Trump is ‘racist’ to call MS-13 ‘animals’
After President Trump called some illegal immigrants "animals" in a plea for better enforcement this week, immigrant-rights activists blasted him for using a "racist dog whistle." Published May 17, 2018
Sanctuary battle pits states against own cities, counties
While President Trump still dominates the sanctuary city conversation, the battleground has shifted from feds versus the states to one that pits states against their own cities and counties. Published May 16, 2018
Trump vows to get ‘full funding’ for border wall
President Trump said Wednesday that he was going for "full funding" for a border wall in the upcoming spending bill. Published May 16, 2018
Donald Trump gets pass on John McCain ‘dying’ flap from Senate Republicans
The White House communications aide who sparked days of bad press when she dismissed Sen. John McCain as "dying anyway" still had her job Tuesday, but the staffer who leaked the remark to the news media might not be as lucky. Published May 15, 2018
Donald Trump: Melania Trump ‘doing really well’ after medical procedure
First lady Melania Trump is "doing really well" after undergoing treatment for a kidney condition, President Trump said Tuesday. Published May 15, 2018
Donald Trump: No big leak problem here
White House officials struggled Monday to get beyond the latest leak to the news media that embarrassed and distracted the Trump administration, acknowledging that the ever-present fear of seeing their private conversations in the press or on TV had created "a very difficult work environment." Published May 14, 2018
White House hangs tough: No public apology for McCain ‘dying’ flap
The White House on Monday stood by the aide Kelly Sadler, saying she still had a job despite outrage over her insensitive remark that Sen. John McCain didn't matter because "he was dying anyway." Published May 14, 2018
White House blames Gaza deaths on Hamas: ‘Propaganda attempt’
The White House on Monday blamed the political and militant group Hamas for the deadly violence on the Gaza border as the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem. Published May 14, 2018
Donald Trump breaks from conservative policies, reshapes GOP
Traditional conservative groups that have long dominated Republican Party politics have found themselves locked out of the White House on crucial issues on which President Trump goes his own way, most glaringly on get-tough trade policy and his use of tariffs to squeeze trade rivals. Published May 13, 2018
White House on John McCain ‘dying’ flap: ‘We have respect for all Americans’
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to comment on an aide who said Sen. John McCain's opposition to a nominee didn't matter because "he was dying anyway." Published May 11, 2018
White House slams Iran for spreading terror in Middle East
The White House on Friday called out Iran's special forces Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for spreading terror and political unrest though the Middle East, urging America's allies to help confront the regime in Tehran. Published May 11, 2018
Trump tells auto execs to build cars in U.S.: ‘That’s what we like’
President Trump prodded top auto industry executives Friday to make more cars and trucks in the U.S., promising that his tough trade policies also would make it easier to sell those vehicles overseas. Published May 11, 2018
Trump thanks Singapore PM for hosting nuke talk with Kim Jong-un
President Trump spoke Friday with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, thanking him for hosting the upcoming summit between the president and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Published May 11, 2018
China’s tariffs on cars spurs U.S. automakers to meet with Donald Trump
Despite President Trump grousing about China's high tariffs on American cars, China ranks as the second-largest importers of U.S. automobiles, according to the administration's own numbers. Published May 10, 2018
Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un talks set for Singapore
President Trump announced Thursday that he will hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore. Published May 10, 2018
White House backs Israel’s strikes on Iranian outposts in Syria
The White House on Thursday blamed Iran for an exchange of rocket and missile strikes between Israel and the Islamic regime's outposts in Syria. Published May 10, 2018
Donald Trump slaps sanctions on Iran after formally withdrawing from nuclear deal
President Trump ripped up what he called the "horrible one-sided" Iran nuclear deal Tuesday and vowed to reimpose crippling sanctions on the Islamic regime, leaving the world guessing what Tehran would do next and wondering whether the Middle East would be safer now or closer to war. Published May 8, 2018
Trump officially pulls out of Iran nuclear deal
By quitting the Obama-era agreement, President Trump will set course for the U.S. to reinstate economic sanctions that had been waived under the deal, potentially adding new sanctions against the Islamic regime in Tehran. Published May 8, 2018
