S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Hillary Clinton celebrates Benghazi performance, calls Planned Parenthood probe another ‘witch hunt’
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday celebrated her successful performance in front of House Select Committee on Benghazi in remarks delivered to a friendly crowd at that Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum. Published October 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Libyan gun-running scheme not ‘serious’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was forced Thursday to address for the first time reports of U.S. involvement in supplying arms to Libyan rebels during the revolution and later transferring weapons to Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow the government of President Bashar Assad. Published October 22, 2015
Clinton confronted for contradictions on video’s role in Benghazi attack
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brushed aside emails Thursday that showed she privately told family and world leaders that the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi was a terrorist assault, and said Ambassador Christopher Stevens was responsible for his own decisions regarding skimpy security ahead of his death. Published October 22, 2015
Gowdy, Cummings meet before Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony
Before the public and invited guests began filing the seats for an ornate congressional hearing room for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's much anticipated testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi, the committee's Republican chairman and the panel's top Democrat met on the dais. Published October 22, 2015
Hillary Clinton Benghazi testimony, demeanor crucial in bid to earn voters’ trust
The burning question on Capitol Hill is which Hillary Rodham Clinton will show up Thursday to testify before the House Select Committee on Benghazi: the affable and polished politician who wowed the Democratic presidential debate last week or the combative woman whose 2013 testimony has become a campaign liability. Published October 21, 2015
Hillary Clinton defenders blast Benghazi probe as waste
A day before Hillary Rodham Clinton's testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi, her Democratic allies intensified attacks Wednesday on the Republican-run panel. Published October 21, 2015
Jim Webb drops Democratic bid for president, mulls independent run
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb quit his run for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, saying his views were out of sync with Democratic Party hierarchy and announcing that he was considering running as an independent. Published October 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton scores big with black mayors
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton boasted Tuesday that she had racked up endorsements from more than 50 black U.S. mayors, highlighting the weakness of rival Sen. Bernard Sanders with black voters. Published October 20, 2015
Jim Webb to explore independent White House run
Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb plans to explore a run as an independent, his campaign announced Monday. Published October 19, 2015
Joe Biden 2016 buzz intensifies as Rep. Brendan Boyle tweets that source confirmed bid
The buzz that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will soon enter the Democratic race for president intensified Monday as a Pennsylvania congressman insisted he has heard on good authority that the Biden campaign is a go. Published October 19, 2015
Bernie Sanders’ socialist agenda carries price tag in the trillions
Sen. Bernard Sanders' socialist views have made him a colorful and enticing presence in the Democratic presidential race, but he's under increasing pressure to explain his political philosophy as his plans for massive social programs and huge tax increases start to sink in with voters. Published October 19, 2015
Bill Clinton to stump for Hillary on campaign trail in Iowa
Former President Bill Clinton will join Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend, making his first visit to the state in support of his wife's 2016 Democratic run for president. Published October 19, 2015
Joe Biden ready to run for president: lawmaker
Expectations that Vice President Joseph R. Biden will soon enter the Democratic race for president are mounting in Washington, with sources spreading the word that the announcement is imminent. Published October 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton blasts Benghazi panel as ‘partisan arm of the Republican National Committee’
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday blasted the Benghazi committee, calling it nothing more than a "partisan arm of the Republican National Committee." Published October 18, 2015
Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s aide, is interviewed by House panel on Benghazi
Huma Abedin, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest and longest-serving aide, underwent more than five hours of questioning Thursday by the House Select Committee on Benghazi that lawmakers described as a productive interview. Published October 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders busts a move on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernard Sanders broke out his best moves as he danced onto the set of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for an interview that airs Thursday. Published October 15, 2015
Democratic debate viewers frustrated over lack of hard questions
Some of the toughest questions facing the country were never put to the candidates in the first Democratic presidential debate, prompting activists for hot-button issues such as illegal immigration and abortion to declare CNN the biggest loser out of Tuesday night. Published October 14, 2015
Bernie Sanders scores $1.3 million post-debate haul
Sen. Bernard Sanders raked in more than $1.3 million in contributions in the first four hours after his performance in the first Democratic presidential debate, according to the campaign. Published October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton on defensive about flip-flopping during debate
Hillary Rodham Clinton was taken to task in the first Democratic presidential debate here Tuesday for flip-flopping on issues, but she pushed back forcefully by saying she always remained true to her "values and principles." Published October 13, 2015
Tulsi Gabbard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz feud ahead of Democratic debate
A nasty fight within the Democratic Party spilled into the open as the party readied for its first presidential debate Tuesday. Published October 13, 2015