S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Hillary Clinton laughs at possible criminal charges in email scandal
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton burst into laughter when asked Thursday about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie saying she should be prosecuted for using a private email account and home-based email server for official business as secretary of state. Published September 18, 2015
Nancy Pelosi is adamant in Planned Parenthood debate: Republicans don’t respect women
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said that Republican were attempting to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood because they don't respect women and don't believe in family planning. Published September 17, 2015
Republicans divided on how to defund Planned Parenthood, avoid government shutdown
House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Wednesday deeply divided about how to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood while avoiding a budget standoff that threatens another government shutdown at the end of the month. Published September 16, 2015
Tom McClintock quits House Freedom Caucus amid spending fights over Planned Parenthood
The conservative House Freedom Caucus, which is at the forefront of a spending fight over Planned Parenthood that threatens to result in a government shutdown at the end of the month, has lost a member who said he quit because the group's tactics were backfiring. Published September 16, 2015
House GOP offers anti-abortion bills to avert shutdown
House Republican leaders gave conservative lawmakers the hard sell Tuesday on two anti-abortion bills that will get a vote this week, hoping the measures will appease members whose demand to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood threatens a government shutdown at the end of the month. Published September 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton targets women voters in Iowa as poll numbers slide
Hillary Rodham Clinton added passion and verve to her speech Monday for a crowd of women voters in Iowa, laboring to stop a skid in the polls among a demographic that is key to her campaign strategy for winning both the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House. Published September 14, 2015
Bernie Sanders courts conservative, religious voters at Liberty University
Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernard Sanders on Monday sought to make inroads with conservative voters with a speech at Liberty University, telling students at the Christian-based college that they should be able to find common ground on his economic justice agenda. Published September 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton will come roaring back, top Dem adviser says
Hillary Rodham Clinton's rapid fall in the polls and her struggle to escape the email scandal hasn't shaken the confidence of veteran Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, who says the former secretary of state is poised for a comeback. Published September 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, slide in polls raising doubt among congressional backers
Hillary Rodham Clinton's backers in Congress put on a brave face Wednesday as their Democratic presidential candidate continued her stunning slide in the polls, but some of them acknowledged worry spreading through the ranks. Published September 10, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC chairwoman, hangs tough, won’t allow more debates
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, held firm Thursday on her decision to strictly limit the number of the party's presidential debates, despite outcry from candidates and state party leaders. Published September 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton breaks with Obama, threatens war to enforce Iran deal
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton tempered her support for President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran by pledging Wednesday that, if elected, she would back it up with the threat of military action, subtly breaking with the war-averse president she served as secretary of state. Published September 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: Senators offer immunity to Bryan Pagliano for testimony
Two top Senate investigators floated the idea of immunity Tuesday to Bryan Pagliano, the staffer who set up the email server in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's home, in exchange for testimony about her activities. Published September 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton wants to rid politics of secret money, announces campaign finance reform agenda
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday rolled out her plan to overhaul campaign finance laws, courting the party's liberals with a vow to break the "stranglehold that wealthy interest have over our political system." Published September 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton classified emails mostly sent by Jake Sullivan, Cheryl Mills, Huma Abedin
Nearly a third of the classified messages released so far from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails came from one man: Jake Sullivan, who served as her deputy chief of staff in the department, and is now the top foreign policy adviser to her presidential campaign. Published September 3, 2015
Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democrats rejected by black activists in Baltimore protests
Outside the courthouse where pretrial hearings began Wednesday for six officers accused in the death of a black man in their custody, demonstrators gathered to voice outrage over police brutality and race relations tearing the city apart -- but their antagonism was just as intense when asked about the leading Democratic presidential candidates. Published September 2, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails show foundation shaped policy
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails reveal how prominently the Clinton Foundation factored into her thinking as America's top diplomat, raising questions about where she drew the line between official business and aiding the family charity run by her husband and daughter. Published September 1, 2015
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO boss, calls Donald Trump ‘racist’
AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka on Tuesday blasted GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump for pushing an immigration agenda that he called "un-American" and "racist." Published September 1, 2015
State Dept. says 150 more classified emails in latest Hillary Clinton release
The Obama administration is increasingly finding classified information in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, declaring secret material in nearly 3 percent of the new batch of emails released late Monday night. Published August 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton bows to left, takes swipe at Wall Street
Bowing to pressure from liberal activists, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday threw her support behind legislation that would close the "revolving door" between Wall Street and the federal government. Published August 31, 2015
Bernie Sanders’ voter base is growing but narrow
Sen. Bernard Sanders has become a force in the Democratic presidential race this year with a base of supporters who would look at home on a university quad -- young, wealthy and college-educated voters -- many of them getting involved in politics for the first time in their lives. Published August 30, 2015