S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Tax reform details will be left to Congress, Trump promises
President Trump has adopted a CEO-style approach to getting tax reform through Congress: He's the big-picture guy who gives marching orders and waits for House and Senate committees to hammer out the details. Published October 26, 2017
Donald Trump, Jeff Flake rift raise Republican Party questions
President Trump touted "great unity" in the Republican Party on Wednesday and dismissed flashes of insurgency, but the political self-immolation this week of Sen. Jeff Flake highlighted the struggle for the soul of the GOP, which has been raging for years between tea party and chamber of commerce types. Published October 25, 2017
Cambridge Analytica, Trump data firm linked to Julian Assange
The head of a data analytics firm that worked for President Trump's 2016 campaign wanted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to help locate Hillary Clinton's missing emails, according to a report Wednesday. Published October 25, 2017
Donald Trump hints at ‘surprise’ visit to Korean DMZ
President Trump hinted Wednesday that he could make a surprise visit to the Korean Demilitarized Zone during a trip to Asia that starts next week. Published October 25, 2017
Jeff Flake blames Senate exit on Donald Trump
President Trump visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday trying to mend fences with Senate Republicans. Instead, he ended up chasing another one out the door. Published October 24, 2017
Protester confronts President Trump at U.S. Capitol: ‘Treason’
A protester confronted President Trump on Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, shouting "Trump is treason!" Published October 24, 2017
Donald Trump’s Asia trip to skip Korean Demilitarized Zone
President Trump embarks next week on a trip to Asia to boost U.S. economic and security alliance and confront first-hand the looming nuclear threat from North Korea -- but as of now he doesn't plan to step foot in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a senior White House official said Monday. Published October 23, 2017
Donald Trump building tax reform support through Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner
President Trump has an aggressive game plan to corral senate support for tax reform, including repeated phone calls, golf outings, formal meetings and deploying Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in a charm offensive. Published October 22, 2017
Donald Trump lauds ‘great potential’ of the United Nations
President Trump said Friday that the United Nations has "great potential," and he expects it to soon start operating in a brand-new manner. Published October 20, 2017
Frederica Wilson strikes back at John Kelly: ‘Lying,’ ‘racist’
Rep. Frederica Wilson on Friday accused White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly of lying about her and using a "racist term" when he publicly admonished her for politicizing the president's condolence call to a Special Forces' widow. Published October 20, 2017
John Kelly ‘stunned’ over criticism of Trump’s ‘sacred’ call to Army widow
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Thursday admonished a Democratic congresswoman for defiling something sacred by politicizing President Trump's condolence call to the widow of a Green Beret killed in action in Niger. Published October 19, 2017
Donald Trump boasts Puerto Rico recovery effort a ‘10’
President Trump said Thursday that his administration deserves a "10" for its response to the devastation wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, rejecting criticism over millions on the island still lacking electricity and clean water a month after the storm hit. Published October 19, 2017
Donald Trump demands answers about discredited dossier
President Trump on Thursday fumed about the discredited opposition-research dossier that first linked his campaign to Russia, after executives from the firm that created it invoked the Fifth Amendment right not to testify in Congress' Russia probe. Published October 19, 2017
Political attack on Trump’s call to Green Beret’s widow ‘appalling,’ says White House
The White House on Wednesday defended President Trump's conduct in calling the widow of a Green Beret killed in Niger, describing his remarks as "respectful and sympathetic." Published October 18, 2017
Donald Trump prods Senate Democrats to back tax reform
President Trump looked for Democratic buy-in for tax reform Wednesday at a meeting with bipartisan members of the Senate's tax-writing committee, three Republican senators said after the meeting. Published October 18, 2017
Donald Trump tangles with Democratic congresswoman over call to Green Beret’s widow
President Trump vehemently rejected a Florida congresswoman's account of his conversation with a soldier's widow Wednesday, saying the lawmaker's story alleging his insensitivity is false "and she knows it." Published October 18, 2017
52 percent of Americans oppose Donald Trump’s tax plan: Poll
Over half of Americans oppose President Trump's tax proposals, according to a new CNN poll. Published October 18, 2017
Joe Biden marshals political center against Donald Trump
It looked to some like a bipartisan dream ticket, bringing together Democrats and establishment Republicans. But the centrist politics extolled in a joint appearance by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich amounted to little more than a shared distaste for President Trump. Published October 17, 2017
Donald Trump backs Mitch McConnell in abrupt reversal
President Trump endorsed an intraparty revolt Monday aimed at ousting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but hours later stood beside the Kentucky Republican in the Rose Garden and said their relationship was "outstanding." Published October 16, 2017
Donald Trump uses Twitter, not press leaks, for policy trial balloons
President Trump has replaced the carefully placed story with the Washington press corps with tweets to his more than 40 million followers at a time when less than a third of Americans trust the news media, according to polls. Published October 16, 2017
