S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
John Boehner urges Hillary Clinton to ‘come clean’ about email
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday urged Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton to "come clean" and turn over the private email server she used as secretary to state to the agency's inspector general. Published July 28, 2015
Senate Democrats call 2015 the ‘summer of gun violence’
Senate Democrats joined with gun-control activists Tuesday on Capitol Hill to demand tougher firearms laws in response to recent shootings in Charleston, Chattanooga and Lafayette, which they dubbed the "summer of gun violence." Published July 28, 2015
Lincoln Chafee won’t vouch for Hillary Clinton’s integrity
Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday refused to vouch for the honesty and trustworthiness of Hillary Rodham Clinton, as he cited scandals that dog her campaign and raised questions about her judgment and integrity. Published July 28, 2015
John Koskinen, IRS chief, must resign, say House Republicans
Republicans on House Oversight Committee on Monday called on President Obama to oust Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen for obstructing the committees investigation into the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups. Published July 27, 2015
Hillary Clinton talks big on climate change but silent on Keystone XL
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton's move to cozy up to the party's environmentalists came up short Monday when she again refused to take a position on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Published July 27, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s climate change goals include plan to ‘decarbonize’ America
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the climate change debate Sunday, setting ambitious goals to "decarbonize" America and blasting her Republican rivals for ignoring scientists who warn of a looming disaster from global warming. Published July 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton resurrects ‘90s tax policy
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday proposed resurrecting tax policies from the time of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, that she promised would promote long-term investments and build a stronger economy. Published July 24, 2015
Martin O’Malley sides with illegal immigrants in lawsuit against Texas
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley on Friday blasted Texas for denying birth certificates to some U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants without valid identification documents, declaring that "citizenship is a human right." Published July 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton defends Planned Parenthood in wake of undercover videos
Hillary Rodham Clinton rallied behind Planned Parenthood on Thursday, in the wake of multiple videos showing the group's representatives haggling over the prices for fetal organs and joking about "less crunchy" abortion methods that keep tissues intact. Published July 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton blasts China for U.S. trade woes
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday said the problem with trade deals is that the U.S. doesn't force other countries to live up to their end of the bargain. Published July 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton, upstaged by Bernie Sanders and other Democratic rivals, slides in polls
A crowd of several hundred cheered Wednesday outside the Capitol for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders, as he took the stage to demand a $15 national minimum wage and chided President Obama for paying "starvation wages" to federal workers. Published July 22, 2015
Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton depositions blocked by judge
A federal judge blocked a scheduled deposition of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in a civil lawsuit that claims the Clinton Foundation operated as a criminal organization. Published July 21, 2015
Hillary Clinton took maximum campaign donation from CEO in $30 million fraud case
While promising to put more Wall Street wrongdoers in jail, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton pocketed the maximum campaign donation of $2,700 form former Waste Management CEO Phillip B. Rooney, who was part of a $30.8 million settlement to a financial fraud case by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Published July 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton offers to trade tax credits for shared profits
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday presented a plan that would give tax breaks to corporation that share profits with employees, part of how the Democratic presidential front-runner says she'll keep her promise, if elected, to boost pay for working-class Americans. Published July 16, 2015
Congress unlikely to stop Iran deal
Congress will get 60 days to review the Iran nuclear agreement, and it's no sure thing lawmakers will accept the deal the administration struck -- though President Obama will still likely get his way in the end. Published July 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton calls Iran deal ‘important step,’ withholds full endorsement
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran an "important step" but she stopping short of giving the agreement a full-fledged endorsement. Published July 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s economic speech is heavy on attacking Republicans
Hillary Rodham Clinton moved sharply to the left Monday, promising, if elected president, she would demand pay raises for the working class, slap more taxes on the rich and increase government spending on a litany of liberal programs. Published July 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s liberal economic plan leaked
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton will call for higher taxes on the wealthy and higher pay for everyone else when she presents her economic agenda Monday, but her remedy for income inequality has already come under fire from the right and the left. Published July 12, 2015
Nikki Haley: Feds should fix gun background checks, not expand them
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said the botched FBI background check that allowed the man accused of the massacre at a historic black church in Charleston to buy the handgun used in the attack is tragic but does not justify expanding such checks. Published July 12, 2015
John Boehner, House speaker: Hillary Clinton is lying about State Department emails
House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday accused former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton of lying about the email scandal that is hounding her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Published July 12, 2015