S.A. Miller

Power grab: EPA wants to garnish wages of polluters

The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly floated a rule claiming authority to bypass the courts and unilaterally garnish paychecks of those accused of violating its rules, a power currently used by agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service. Published July 8, 2014

Harry’s rules: Reid dominates crippled Congress

Harry Reid is one of 100 senators, but so far in 2014, he's been responsible for one-third of all the amendments proposed on the Senate floor — a number that underscores just how much one man has come to dominate the legislative process. Published July 7, 2014

Mark Pryor touts political lineage in Ark. Senate race

Sen. Mark Pryor is getting some help from mom and dad on the campaign trail. Published July 7, 2014

Mark Udall finds little time for Obama in Colorado

Colorado's vulnerable Sen. Mark Udall won't stump beside President Obama in Denver this week but will join him for a fund-raising event, the senator's campaign said Monday. Published July 7, 2014

Democrats microtarget blacks in South in effort to keep Senate

Black voters across the South increasingly recognize that they have the electoral muscle to swing statewide races, but that doesn't guarantee they will show up at the polls this year to save white Democrats struggling to hold on to their Senate seats. Published July 6, 2014

Fight over North Carolina voter ID law heads to court

The legal challenge to North Carolina's voter ID law goes before a federal judge Monday, as the fight over whether the law suppresses minority votes flares up in the state's U.S. Senate race. Published July 6, 2014

Congressional perks like free gym, haircuts and cars prove a tempting target for candidates

While crises mount abroad and at home, some candidates this year are betting that a big issue for voters will be free gym use and subsidized haircuts on Capitol Hill. Published July 3, 2014

Judicial Watch takes legal action against IRS over lost emails

The government accountability group Judicial Watch filed a legal motion Friday that threatens to drag the Obama administration into federal court to answer questions about the lost emails of ex-IRS official Lois Learner and others implicated in the tea party targeting scandal. Published June 27, 2014

Mexican law enforcement chopper fires at U.S. border agents in Arizona

A Mexican police helicopter flew across the border into Arizona and fired two gunshots near U.S. border agents, Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed. Published June 27, 2014

Mark Mayfield, tea party official accused in Cochran photos case, found dead

The Mississippi tea party leader and lawyer facing charges in the conspiracy to photograph Sen. Thad Cochran's ill wife in a nursing home has apparently committed suicide, according to reports. Published June 27, 2014

Rep. Louie Gohmert touts $1 million bounty on lost IRS emails

Rep. Louie Gohmert insisted Friday that he knows how to find the lost email of former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner: Put up a $1 million reward. Published June 27, 2014

Mitch McConnell boasts lead in internal poll

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign released an internal poll showing him with a 7-point lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, contradicting recent surveys of Kentucky voters that show it's a neck-and-neck race. Published June 27, 2014