S.A. Miller

Martin O’Malley’s longtime allies not sold on 2016 White House bid

As former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley prepares to announce his run for president this weekend, even some of his oldest allies in the state's Democratic political establishment are not behind his long-shot bid.

May 28, 2015

Martin O’Malley gets the blues for his campaign announcement

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed up a blues band to entertain the crowd at a rally in Baltimore this weekend where he is expected to announce his run for president.

May 28, 2015

Hillary Clinton jokes about her age, hair color

Hillary Rodham Clinton joked about her age Wednesday, telling a group of Democratic women that at least she wouldn't go gray like most presidents because she already dyes her hair.

May 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders promises ‘revolution’ in announcing Democratic presidential bid

Promising a "revolution" that would wrest political power from the clutches of America's billionaire class, Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont officially kicked off his presidential campaign at a rally Tuesday and then headed out on a barnstorming tour to make his populist pitch directly to working-class voters.

May 26, 2015

Hillary Clinton campaign raffling off backstage pass to meet candidate

Hillary Rodham Clinton's first big campaign rally also will be the prize in a fundraising raffle, her campaign announced Wednesday.

May 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton-backing super PAC hit with FEC complaint, charges of illegal in-kind contributions

Correct the Record, a super PAC providing a rapid-response team and opposition research for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential run, has been hit with a complaint to the Federal Elections Committee that alleges the group's activity violates campaign finance law.

May 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton Benghazi emails prioritized in ‘rolling’ State Department release

A federal judge Tuesday ordered the State Department to speed up release of former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's private emails, giving special priority to the messages on Benghazi -- and Mrs. Clinton said she's eager to see them all quickly made public.

May 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton takes tough questions, gives easy answers

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton broke her silence Tuesday on scores of questions dogging her campaign, from her State Department email to foreign donations to her family's charity and the massive wealth she's amassed.

May 19, 2015

Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator, pushes for free college, wants Wall Street to pay

Sen. Bernard Sanders introduced a bill Tuesday that would make college tuition free and pay for it with a "Robin Hood tax" on Wall Street, drawing fresh attention to the liberal agenda fueling his Democratic campaign for president.

May 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton meets Iowa Obama supporters at gay rights activist’s home

Hillary Rodham Clinton returned Monday to Iowa, cozying up to grass-roots activists who backed President Obama over her in 2008 and will be key to her campaign in that early-voting state.

May 18, 2015

Rand Paul eager to question Hillary Clinton on Iraq, Libya

Theoretical questions about starting the Iraq War have flummoxed Republican presidential hopefuls, but Sen. Rand Paul said Monday that he welcomed the opportunity to revisit history and had a few what-ifs he wanted to ask Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

May 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s GMO support, Monsanto ties spark backlash in Iowa

Hillary Rodham Clinton's ties to agribusiness giant Monsanto, and her advocacy for the industry's genetically modified crops, have environmentalists in Iowa calling her "Bride of Frankenfood."

May 17, 2015

Top Democrat second-guesses U.S. raid on Islamic State, cites ‘extraordinary risk’

The top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence questioned Sunday whether it was worth the risk for U.S. special forces to conduct the raid in Syria that killed an Islamic State commander.

May 17, 2015

GOP leaders vow to pass Obama’s trade bill

Republican leaders on Sunday vowed that Congress will pass trade deal legislation that's a top priority of President Obama but threatened by fierce opposition from his fellow Democrats.

May 17, 2015

A left hook: Bernie Sanders criticizes Hillary Clinton on trade deal

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Sunday jabbed rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for remaining silent on a major trade deal that is a top priority of President Obama but is fiercely opposed by the left.

May 17, 2015

Marco Rubio takes digs at Hillary Clinton on ‘constant scandal,’ age

Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday said voters will reject Hillary Rodham Clinton because of the "cloud of constant scandal" she brings to the political process.

May 17, 2015

Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush take opposite tacks on family legacies, and neither is working

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Republican contender Jeb Bush have taken opposite tacks to addressing their families' political legacies, with her avoiding it and him hitting it head-on, but neither course has helped advance their campaigns.

May 14, 2015

Martin O’Malley to announce presidential plan on May 30

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce his run for president May 30 in Baltimore, providing frontrunner Hillary Clinton with a second liberal challenger for the Democratic nomination.

May 14, 2015

Harry Reid wants NFL to punish ‘racist’ Redskins, not Tom Brady

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday slammed the NFL for focusing on "Deflategate" and punishing New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady instead of forcing the Washington Redskins to change the team's name.

May 12, 2015

Hillary Clinton, comfortable in 2016 front-runner status, silent on Asia trade deal

As calls intensify for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton to take a stand on a major trade deal that has split her party, she's wagered that she can ignore them, and campaign veterans say it's a safe bet.

May 11, 2015