S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Hillary Clinton announces 2016 White House run
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made her long awaited entry into the presidential race Sunday, with a top advisor announcing that her second run for the White House was on. Published April 12, 2015
Bob Menendez rules out White House retaliation for his corruption indictment
Sen. Robert Menendez says he doesn't believe the Obama administration orchestrated his indictment on corruption and bribery charges because of his opposition to the president's policies on Cuba and Iran. Published April 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton must address Benghazi, email scandal with 2016 bid official
The days of answering softball questions at paid speaking engagements have ended for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will face a slew of tough questions that she has sidestepped for months now that she has formally announced her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Published April 12, 2015
Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton missed ‘3 a.m. phone call’ on Benghazi
Rand Paul says Benghazi will be trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign because she failed to pick up the "3 a.m. phone call." Published April 12, 2015
Mitt Romney: Americans have doubts about Hillary Clinton for president
Mitt Romney says Republicans have an advantage against a presidential run by Hillary Rodham Clinton because she's a "creature of Washington." Published April 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton email scandal breeds voter distrust, sends poll numbers down
As former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares to announce her presidential run within days, her poll numbers in key states are moving in the wrong direction — down — and voters say they don't trust her in the wake of an email secrecy scandal. Published April 9, 2015
Lincoln Chafee explores 2016 presidential run as Democrat
Lincoln Chafee, a former governor and senator from Rhode Island, announced Thursday that he is considering a 2016 presidential run as a Democrat. Published April 9, 2015
Elizabeth Warren: All in for Warren, grass-roots liberals lack a Plan B
The "Run Warren Run" campaign's devotion to Sen. Elizabeth Warren could prevent its growing network of liberal grass-roots activists from rallying behind another Democratic presidential candidate if the Massachusetts freshman senator sticks to her refusal to run, the group's leaders said Wednesday. Published April 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton takes hit in poll; voters don’t trust her
The public relations disaster that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suffered in March registered in a poll Tuesday, with possible Republican candidates surging ahead of her as voters doubt her honesty in key presidential swing states. Published March 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton pressured by Iowa Democrats to hit campaign trail
Democratic officials in Iowa are increasingly antsy to hear from Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail and are pressuring her to get out and about even as the undisputed front-runner for her party's nomination hunkers down and waits for scandals to blow over. Published March 30, 2015
Martin O’Malley disputes notion Hillary Clinton 2016 Democratic nomination ‘inevitable’
Even when former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wows the crowds in Iowa and other early-voting states, they say the likely presidential hopeful would make a good vice president. Published March 29, 2015
Charles Schumer declares bid to replace Harry Reid
Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Friday afternoon he already has support of "so many of my colleagues" in his bid to become the next Senate Democratic leader, moving quickly to secure the position just hours after current Minority Leader Harry Reid announced he would retire at the end of this Congress. Published March 27, 2015
Harry Reid retirement spurs liberal attack on Sen. Charles Schumer
It didn't take long for the Democratic infighting to start after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday that he would retire next year. Published March 27, 2015
Republicans push Secret Service reforms
Top House Republicans on Thursday introduced legislation to clean up the Secret Service after a string of embarrassing scandals and security lapses, most recently involving two allegedly drunk agents driving into a barrier near the White House. Published March 26, 2015
GOP lawmakers aim to cut the District’s gun restrictions
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Jim Jordan took aim at the District's restrictive gun laws on Thursday, introducing bills that would make it easier for residents to buy and carry firearms. Published March 26, 2015
Subpoena proper after EPA chief Gina McCarthy deletes nearly 6,000 text messages, experts testify
Experts on federal record-keeping laws on Thursday agreed with a House committee subpoena of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy's cellphone records to help determine whether she was involved in a cover-up. Published March 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign announcement delayed by scandals
Many of the key figures cited in a scathing inspector general's report this week are allies of Hillary Rodham Clinton, marking the latest in a series of stumbles for the former first lady and secretary of state that likely forced her to delay her planned presidential campaign announcement. Published March 25, 2015
Liberals buck Obama for stopping Afghanistan pullout
A group of liberal House Democrats on Wednesday blasted President Obama's decision to halt the U.S. military pullout from Afghanistan, demanding a "political solution" rather than prolonging American's longest war. Published March 25, 2015
Obama scrambles to limit Hillary Clinton email scandal damage
Hillary Rodham Clinton's email practices are now becoming a legal headache for the Obama administration, which for the first time has admitted to a court that the former secretary of state withheld her emails. Published March 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton ponders who she’ll call after White House win
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday showed that an email scandal hasn't shaken her confidence in advance of a White House run, publicly joking about who she'll tap for her administration as she anticipates a 2016 win. Published March 23, 2015