S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Donald Trump declares California wildfires a federal emergency
President Trump on Friday declared an emergency in California and ordered federal assistance for wildfires stoked by strong winds that now stretch from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara County. Published December 8, 2017
Devin Nunes cleared of revealing classified material in Trump probe
The House Ethics Committee on Thursday cleared House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes in its investigation of whether he gave classified material to the White House. Published December 7, 2017
Blake Farenthold under ethics probe for sexual harassment
The House Ethics Committee said Thursday that it had opened an investigating of Rep. Blake Farenthold for sexual harassment of a female aide and retaliation against her when she complained. Published December 7, 2017
Trent Franks resigns from Congress over talk of surrogate motherhood
The sex-harassment scandals have ended the career of a conservative congressman who says his sin was discussing surrogate motherhood. Published December 7, 2017
Trump meet with Congress leaders moved to Situation Room for military briefing, says White House
President Trump's meeting with congressional leaders Thursday was moved from the Oval Office to the Situation Room for a military briefing, said the White House. Published December 7, 2017
Donald Trump marks Pearl Harbor Day with WWII vets
President Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation designating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and hosted several veterans of the Pearl Harbor attack at the White House to mark the occasion. Published December 7, 2017
White House knocks health concerns: Trump’s slurred speech from ‘dry throat’
The White House vouched for President Trump's good health Thursday, saying that he slurred words at the end of a speech a day earlier due to a "dry throat." Published December 7, 2017
MoveOn: move on from Al Franken, go after Trump
Almost immediately following Sen. Al Franken's resignation announcement Thursday, the activist organization MoveOn quickly tried to refocus the outcry against sexual harassment on President Trump. Published December 7, 2017
Al Franken quits Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations
Sen. Al Franken on Thursday denied accusations that he forced himself on women, declared himself a champion of women's rights and begrudgingly announced he would quit the Senate for the good of the people in his home state. Published December 7, 2017
Al Franken must go, female Democratic senators say
Sen. Al Franken is expected to resign Thursday after a stampede of fellow Senate Democrats demanded he quit amid mounting accusations that he groped women or sexually forced himself upon them, making him the second casualty on Capitol Hill since the Harvey Weinstein scandal sparked a national movement against sexual harassment. Published December 6, 2017
How Donald Trump turned tide of illegal immigration in first year: Border crossing hits 45-year low
Illegal border crossing tumbled to a 45-year low and interior arrests of illegal immigrants soared in 2017, according to data released Tuesday that showed President Trump's enforcement crackdown netted tangible results during his first year on the job. Published December 5, 2017
Debate rages over moving U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
President Trump is determined to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to the disputed city of Jerusalem, a White House spokesman said Monday, but a fierce debate still rages in the Oval Office over the timing of the announcement. Published December 4, 2017
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Donald Trump’s travel ban
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Monday by giving the green light to impose fully the president's travel ban for residents of six Muslim-majority countries. Published December 4, 2017
Donald Trump urges lawsuits against ABC News for fake report, stock market loses
President Trump urged people Saturday to sue ABC News over a false on-air report that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was prepared to testify about Trump campaign collusion with Russia. Published December 3, 2017
Trump says he fired Flynn for lying
President Trump said Saturday that he fired Michael Flynn for lying -- the same lies to which the former national security advisor pleaded guilty. Published December 2, 2017
Trump charged up at New York fundraiser: ‘We are unbeatable’
President Trump had a spring in his step Saturday after the Senate passed the GOP tax cut bill, telling a crowd at a campaign fund-raising event in New York that his re-election campaign was "unbeatable." Published December 2, 2017
Trump applauds Senate GOP for tax cut vote
President Trump celebrated the Senate passage Saturday morning of the GOP's more than $1.4 trillion tax cuts bill, saying "great Republicans" are on schedule to give the package final approval by Christmas. Published December 2, 2017
Congress’s compliance office paid just one sexual harassment claim in past five years
Congress's Office of Compliance paid out a settlement on one sexual harassment complaint over the past five years, costing taxpayers $84,000, according to data released Friday. Published December 1, 2017
House Ethics probe targets hush money for sexual harassment
The House Ethics Committee on Friday took a step toward discovering the names of lawmakers who secretly settled sexual harassment complaints by congressional employees. Published December 1, 2017
White House defends Rex Tillerson — sort of
The White House pushed back Thursday against reports that plans were set to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying that he would already be gone if President Trump had lost confidence in him. Published November 30, 2017
