S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Donald Trump demands military buildup, border security in new Dreamer debate
President Trump on Tuesday push military buildup and border security as key issues new negotiations to make permanent that DACA amnesty for illegal immigrant "Dreamers." Published January 23, 2018
Trump, Democrats losing trust in each other after shutdown
The government shutdown crisis subsided Monday but left a massive trust gap in its wake, with President Trump increasingly suspicious he'll be double-crossed in negotiations with Senate Democrats. Published January 22, 2018
Dems give up shutdown fight
Democrats ended their filibuster Monday and agreed to reopen the government, ending a three-day work shutdown that embarrassed Washington and only deepened the gridlock that has gripped Capitol Hill. Published January 22, 2018
Donald Trump losing trust in negotiations with Senate Democrats, says White House official
President Trump is losing trust in negotiations with Senate Democratic leaders after they repeatedly mischaracterized talks on the government shutdown and immigration, said a top White House adviser. Published January 22, 2018
Dems reject deal, shutdown to last into Monday
Senators were reaching for a deal overnight Sunday to try to end a 2-day-old government shutdown, hoping to prevent the worst of the effects of furloughs that hits in earnest on Monday. Published January 21, 2018
Chuck Schumer blames Donald Trump for government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that President Trump's rotten deal making and inept leadership caused the "Trump shutdown," as finger-pointing intensified on the second day the federal government was partially shuttered. Published January 21, 2018
National parks, monuments open under Trump shutdown
President Trump's top aides said the open-air parks of national parks and monuments would remain open as part of the administration's determination to do a shutdown the right way -- if such a thing is possible. Published January 21, 2018
White House hits Sen. Chuck Schumer’s ‘hazy’ memory in shutdown blame game
The White House accused Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of suffering from a "hazy" memory after he blamed President Trump for the government shutdown. Published January 21, 2018
House GOP hang tough in shutdown standoff, won’t negotiate DACA until government reopens
House Republicans vowed to hold the line in the shutdown standoff and refuse negotiations on illegal immigrant "Dreamers." Published January 21, 2018
Trump’s answer to shutdown: ‘Nuclear option’
President Trump urged Senate Republicans to use "nuclear option" rule change to eliminate the filibuster if Democrats keep blocking a spending bill that would end the government shutdown. Published January 21, 2018
Trump summons Schumer in attempt to stave off shutdown
President Trump is getting personally engaged in the talks to end a government shutdown, holding an afternoon meeting at the White House Friday with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. Published January 19, 2018
House votes to stay in town as shutdown looms
The House voted not to adjourn Friday, as GOP leaders told their members to "remain flexible" amid the threat of a government shutdown. Published January 19, 2018
Donald Trump vows to stay in D.C. until shutdown stopped, ready to cancel Florida weekend
President Trump will cancel a planned weekend in Florida and won't leave Washington until a spending bill is passed to stop a government shutdown, White House officials said. Published January 19, 2018
Donald Trump’s tweets send mixed messages to Congress
For the second time in the span of a week, President Trump on Thursday went on Twitter to contradict the very deal his own White House was trying to sell to Capitol Hill. Published January 18, 2018
House passes temporary funding bill to avert shutdown
President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress tamped down a conservative rebellion and pushed a stopgap spending bill through the House on Thursday evening, setting up a shutdown showdown in the Senate just hours before the Friday deadline. Published January 18, 2018
House Freedom Caucus getting behind bill to stop shutdown
Rep. Mark Meadows, the leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said Thursday that he had been convinced by President Trump and House GOP leaders to back the stop-gap spending bill to stop a government shutdown.Mr. Meadows said he was recommending to the more than 30 members of the House Freedom Caucus that they support the bill, likely clearing the way for it to pass later this evening. Published January 18, 2018
Mike Rounds ready to vote for government shutdown, says it’s for the troops
Sen. Mike Rounds said Thursday that he was willing to vote for a government shutdown and help pin the blame on his Republican Party because the military needs full-year funding. Published January 18, 2018
Donald Trump muscles in on GOP strategy to stop shutdown
President Trump took a shot Thursday at the Republican's stopgap spending bill to keep the government open, saying it shouldn't include funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Published January 18, 2018
Republicans aim to avert rebellion, shutdown
Republicans were trying to tamp down a conservative rebellion Wednesday and keep a stopgap spending bill on track ahead of a major vote Thursday, hoping to prove their party could govern and in the process trap Democrats in a shutdown showdown. Published January 17, 2018
Senate Democrats dig in for shutdown fight over DACA
Senate Democrats are digging in to oppose a stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown Friday, convinced they've got the upper hand in the budget battle and can force a deal to save "Dreamers" from deportation. Published January 17, 2018
