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S.A. Miller

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S.A. Miller is the Politics Editor for The Washington Times. He can be contacted at smiller@washingtontimes.com.

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President Donald Trump speaks during the Public Safety Medal of Valor awards ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s first economic report forecasts strong growth

President Trump's economic team on Wednesday declared the end of the "new normal" of the Obama-era's stagnant wages and lackluster economic growth, forecasting a return to the robust and dominant American economy that will last into the next decade. Published February 21, 2018

"This morning, we had a very positive and productive meeting on fixing the broken [ethanol] system. I commend President Trump for bringing the two sides together and for leaning in hard to find a win-win solution that benefits both Iowa farmers and blue-collar refinery workers," said Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Ted Cruz stock rises with Trump base after amnesty ‘betrayal’

Sen. Ted Cruz's stock is rising among members of President Trump's base who feel double-crossed after the president offered amnesty to illegals in the immigration debate. Some who opposed Mr. Cruz in his 2016 run for the White House are even clamoring for the Texas Republican to mount a primary challenge to Mr. Trump in 2020. Published February 20, 2018

In this photo taken Feb. 12, 2015, cut panels of steel used to make blades to build fans for industrial ventilation systems are stored on the production floor in Harmony, Pa. President Donald Trump pledged during the campaign to help U.S. factory workers by slapping tariffs on foreign steel, but his long-awaited decision on the issue is running behind schedule. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Trump administration eyes tariffs on steel, aluminum

The Commerce Department recommended the administration slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imported to the U.S. after a lengthy investigation into the products' impact on national security. Published February 16, 2018

President Donald Trump pauses as he arrives to speak about the mass shooting at a South Florida High School from the White House, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump to meet with families of Fla. mass shooting victims

President Trump said Friday he was heading to Florida to meet with victims of the school shooting massacre there this week, as Washington struggles with how to prevent repeated episodes of deadly gun violence. Published February 16, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, leans in to speak to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., before his speech at the McConnell Center's Distinguished Speaker Series Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) **FILE**

Immigration debate shunned nearly 100 proposals

Nearly 100 immigration plans were left to rot in the hopper when the Senate concluded a long-awaited immigration debate Thursday. What was heralded as a freewheeling debate and a weeklong floor fight was whittled down to about two hours of votes to kill a total of four measures. Published February 15, 2018

President Donald Trump meets with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the G20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump meeting with Mexico president in the works

President Trump plans to meet with Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto, the White House said Thursday, providing face-to-face talks between neighbors with tense relations over trade and immigration. Published February 15, 2018

FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file photo, protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse where a federal judge was to hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities in San Francisco. California state lawmakers passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 900 new laws in 2017, most of which take effect Jan. 1, 2018. Among them is one making California a sanctuary state in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Senate dismisses sanctuary-crackdown bill

The Senate on Thursday killed a bipartisan bill that would have cracked down on sanctuary cities, as the long-awaited immigration floor fight turned into a massacre. Published February 15, 2018

From left, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., finish a news conference on the bipartisan immigration deal they reached during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The Trump administration is already denouncing their deal in the Senate, saying it will "create a mass amnesty for over 10 million illegal aliens, including criminals." " (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain’s immigration proposal dies in Senate

With dozens of Dreamers looking on from the viewing gallery, the Senate was unable to muster the votes Thursday to approve an amnesty for them and 1.8 million other illegal immigrants, leaving their fate in doubt with just weeks to go before many of them start to lose their DACA protections. Published February 15, 2018

"We want to do two things: protect Dreamers and get 60 votes," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. "It's not an easy needle to thread. But we're making good headway." (Associated Press)

Democrats block vote on sanctuary cities

Democrats blocked an attempt Tuesday to crack down on sanctuary cities as they tried to steer the Senate's immigration debate toward their goal of legalizing "Dreamers" and away from major new security or policy changes that might upend the current immigration system. Published February 13, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jeff Flake seeks to outbid Trump in amnesty deal

Seeking an immigration middle ground, Sen. Jeff Flake is working on a bill that would outbid President Trump's amnesty, but would include funding for his border wall and at least some action toward limiting the chain of family migration. Published February 13, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s beginning to look like Congress’ election-year battle over immigration could end up in stalemate or a narrowly focused bill. The kind of broader measure that President Donald Trump has proposed is running into trouble. The reasons: Deep gaps between the two parties, internal divisions particularly among Republicans and political incentives that might leave each side content with a minimal compromise or even nothing at all. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats lack plan to protect Dreamers as immigration debate begins

Democrats enter this week's immigration debate with the goal of protecting illegal immigrant Dreamers but with little strategy for how to get there, saying they will take their chances when the fight plays out on the floor of the Senate. Published February 12, 2018

President Donald Trump on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan, a $1.5 billion proposal that fulfills a number of campaign goals, but relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding. The administrations plan is centered on using $200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America's infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Donald Trump to release $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Monday

President Trump will roll out Monday a long-awaited $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that sticks to his "on time and under budget" mantra by seeking to speed up and cut costs of construction projects via a major overhaul of the federal permit process. Published February 11, 2018