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S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller is the Politics Editor for The Washington Times. He can be contacted at smiller@washingtontimes.com.

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With a new Congress set to convene in January, Republicans are casting their lot with Democratic New York Sen. Charles Schumer, whose more moderate policies the GOP believes it can work with over the far more liberal beliefs trumpeted by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. (Associated Press)

Charles Schumer emerges over Elizabeth Warren as GOP’s preferred dealmaker

New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer used to be considered one of the Senate's most liberal members until Sen. Elizabeth Warren burst onto the scene, making him look moderate by comparison and convincing Republicans that he's the go-to guy for making deals across the aisle. Published December 15, 2014

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds what may be his last news conference of the 113th Congress Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Spending bill passes House after pleas from Obama, GOP leaders

A last-minute plea from President Obama and fatigued House GOP leaders overcame rebellions from both conservatives and liberals, clearing the $1.1 trillion spending bill through the House in a dramatic late-night vote. Published December 11, 2014

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the bill an insult to her constituents, and while she said her Democratic colleagues were free to vote however they wanted, she would oppose it and urged them to do the same. (Associated Press)

Spending bill in doubt as GOP searches for votes

President Obama had to plead with fellow Democrats on Thursday night to try to avert a looming government shutdown after his troops in the House rejected the $1.1 trillion spending deal to fund the government Published December 11, 2014

"Without a threat of a government shutdown, this sets up a direct challenge to the president's unilateral actions on immigration when we have new majorities in both chambers of Congress," House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio told reporters after meeting in a closed-door session with his Republican caucus on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers face a midnight deadline to pass a budget. (Associated Press photographs)

Spending bill: Government shutdown looms as congressional leaders court centrists

Congressional leaders were trying to hold the center in the run-up to Thursday's government shutdown deadline, with Senate Democrats and House Republicans pleading for their troops to back a $1.1 trillion spending bill that had those on both extremes of the ideological spectrum fuming. Published December 10, 2014

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined at left by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., wraps up a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, following a House GOP caucus meeting. With time running short before Congress adjourns, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over President Barack Obama's new immigration policy until the new year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP scrambles for votes as conservatives, liberals balk at $1.1T spending bill

The IRS takes a $300 million cut and the EPA's staffing is reduced to levels not seen since the 1980s under the $1.1 trillion spending bill written by congressional negotiators, and which GOP leaders are pleading with their members to support ahead of key showdown votes this week. Published December 10, 2014

Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan vowed to roll back proposed regulations that would limit phosphorus runoff from farms, siding with Eastern Shore farmers who rely on phosphorus-rich chicken manure for fertilizer. (Associated Press)

Larry Hogan vows fight against Martin O’Malley anti-farm regulations

After weeks of promising bipartisanship and refusing to make policy announcements that might rile Democratic lawmakers, Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan has picked his first political fight, coming out swinging against environmentalists and their powerful allies in the General Assembly. Published December 8, 2014

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, about the looming fight over terrorism insurance. As Congress races to its lame-duck finish, time is running out on a government program that provides a backstop to private-sector insurance against terrorist attacks.The program was enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks and has been renewed twice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats find downside in economic surge

Democratic leaders in Congress used an upbeat jobs report Friday to spread fear about a possible government shutdown next week, pressuring Republicans make concessions in upcoming spending bills. Published December 5, 2014

President Barack Obama meets with community leaders at the Copernicus Community Center in Chicago to discuss immigration reform, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Obama visited his hometown to promote his executive action on immigration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP vows to fight Obama’s amnesty early next year

House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Tuesday to say they are leaning toward funding the government now, but setting up a fight early next year over President Obama's temporary amnesty. Published December 2, 2014

More than 170,000 homes were sold in short sales in the U.S. from January through September this year, with an estimated $8.1 billion of mortgage debt forgiven, according to the latest data available from housing research and analytic firm RealtyTrac. (Associated Press)

‘Short sales’ home sellers face huge tax bills if breaks aren’t reinstated

The wrangling in Congress that has prevented a package of expired tax breaks from being reinstated threatens to slap massive tax bills on thousands of Americans who have given up their homes in "short sales," a common practice after the 2008 real estate crash in which banks allow homes to be sold at lower prices than the amounts owed on the mortgages. Published November 30, 2014

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the BYU Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann)

Mitt Romney still favorite of GOP voters for 2016

Republican voters haven't given up on Mitt Romney for president, putting him at the head of the pack of the potential GOP field for 2016 in a new national poll. Published November 26, 2014

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Charles Schumer plans Democratic comeback built on big government

The Democratic Party can rebound from devastating loses in the midterm elections and triumph in 2016 by embracing its affinity for big government and offering big-government solutions to middle-class economic concerns, the Senate Democrats’ top political strategist said Tuesday. Published November 25, 2014

Oscar Alfaro and Enriqueta Juarez and their daughter Gelin Alfaro, 16, become emotional as they watch President Obama's speech on his plans for a protections for undocumented immigrants because it will stop Oscar's deportation, at a watch party held at CASA de Maryland's multicultural center, Hyattsville, Maryland, Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Illegal immigrants see hope and change in Obama action

The crowd of undocumented residents waved American flags, cheered and fought back tears as they watched President Obama give a speech they had waited for years to hear, offering them a chance to gain legal status to stay in the United States. Published November 20, 2014