Katherine Miller

New York

Staff Writer and Editor at The New York Times

Writer and Editor at The New York Times Opinion

Writing + editing about elections and democratic issues @nytopinion

Articles

Commentary: The high cost of big government

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Richard Stern |Katherine Miller

$521 billion. That's the estimate the federal government itself put forward of annual fraud levels. That's enough money to rebuild every crumbling bridge and school in the country - all squandered due to government incompetence. In fiscal year 2024, just 16 agencies reported improper payment estimates that totaled $162 billion - money lost to error, fraud, overpayments, or ineligible claims. That's part of a staggering $2.8 trillion lost since 2003.
Opinion | David French on the Case for Banning TikTok - The New York Times

Jan 14, 2025 | nytimes.com | David French |Katherine Miller |Vishakha Darbha

The Opinion columnist explains the threat to national security posed by the app’s Chinese ownership.
The Budget Fight and Trump's Nihilistic Style

Dec 20, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller

Instead, Mr. Trump has made running the Defense Department - which encompasses a wide range of geopolitical and logistical questions, from potential airstrikes in Iran to ship procurement with a global work force of more than three million people at a time of deteriorating world order - about the redemption of one man and whether a handful of senators can be compelled to do something they don't want to as a matter of principle. There's real dissonance in the nominees he's suggesting.
Flattery as Trump Management Strategy

Nov 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller

One of the things that has been clear with Donald Trump's win this time is how different it is: no shock wave jolting society. This is, according to polling, one of the presidential election outcomes most widely accepted as legitimate of the past 25 years. The reaction from some of those who didn't vote for him seems more restrained, with a widespread interest in preservation of self amid potential chaos - a retreat from the news to focus on family, friends and peace of mind.
Trump and Harris Supporters on Election Night

Nov 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller

The election results came a lot faster than most people expected. On Tuesday, it was just voting and waiting and anxiety and an inner sense that anything was possible, and then by Wednesday morning, one answer: Donald Trump had shifted the country toward him in a decisive win.
Where Do Nikki Haley Voters Turn?

Nov 2, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller

For Kamala Harris to win, are there enough Nikki Haley voters and other disaffected Republicans who will vote for her or sit this one out? It's kind of incredible that it might all come down to this group. The Haley voter obviously isn't the whole story of the election; there are all kinds of voters moving in and out of the edges of the two parties now, from the people red-pilled by the Covid era to those voting first on Israel and Gaza.
The Symbolism and Spectacle of Harris and Trump's Closing Arguments

Oct 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller |Damon Winter

Kamala Harris stood before the warmly lit White House on Tuesday night, American flags behind her and in the hands of the estimated 75,000 people in the crowd before her. She talked about America as the greatest idea humanity ever created. "Here's what I promise you," she said. "I will always listen to you even if you don't vote for me. I will always tell you the truth even if it is difficult to hear. I will work every day to build consensus and reach compromise to get things done.
The Point: Conversations and insights about the moment.

Oct 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katherine Miller

Polling suggests that as we go into Election Day, the Republicans' advantage on the economy is substantially smaller than it was a few months ago. But if you look at the numbers, what's astonishing is that the advantage doesn't go the other way. Wednesday's data release on gross domestic product for the third quarter, the last one before the election, paints a portrait of remarkable economic success.
Alanine Scanning to Define Membrane Protein-Lipid Interaction Sites Using Native Mass Spectrometry

Oct 25, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Hiruni S. Jayasekera |Farhana Afrin Mohona |Katherine Miller |Michael Marty

AbstractLipids surrounding membrane proteins interact with different sites on the protein at varying specificities, ranging from highly specific to weak interactions. These interactions can modulate the structure, function, and stability of membrane proteins. Thus, to better understand membrane protein structure and function, it is important to identify the locations of lipid binding and the relative specificities of lipid binding at these sites.
This is Why Trump Imagines He Will Win

Oct 22, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Katherine Miller |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Ross Douthat

If Donald Trump wins, the people who voted for him would have a range of reasons for putting him in office. There are a lot of potential Trump voters who don’t like him that much or who really like only parts of his personality or platform and tolerate the rest. There are probably also those who have their own understanding of what they’re getting, possibly rooted in the way they felt about the Trump administration or feel about the Biden one.