S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Obama to rename Mount McKinley as Denali in Alaska trip
President Obama plans to rename Alaska's Mount McKinley, the tallest peak in North America, as Denali to show the federal government's harmony with the state's native people, the White House announced Sunday. Published August 30, 2015
Bernie Sanders pushes back against claims he’s soft on gun control
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders, who is surging in the polls and becoming a threat to Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in early-primary states, pushed back Sunday against her campaign's charge that he is soft on gun control by promising that he will pass new gun control laws, if elected. Published August 30, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz refuses to budge on DNC debate schedule
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's own party leaders have accused her of being "undemocratic" and rigging the presidential primary debate schedule to help Hillary Rodham Clinton, but she is standing firm on her decision to strictly limit the number of presidential debates. Published August 30, 2015
Scott Walker, GOP presidential candidate, vows to ‘unleash’ U.S. military on terrorists
Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker vowed Sunday that he would defeat Islamic terrorism by "unleashing" U.S. military power that has been hamstrung by the Obama administration, part of a series of moves by the Wisconsin governor to convince voters that he has the national security chops to be commander in chief. Published August 30, 2015
Bobby Jindal, GOP presidential candidate, warns of immigrant ‘invasion’
Bobby Jindal said Sunday that immigrants who do not adopt American values represent an "invasion." Published August 30, 2015
Chris Christie, GOP candidate, calls Hillary Clinton a ‘disgrace’ for equating GOP with terrorists
Chris Christie on Sunday called Hillary Rodham Clinton a "disgrace" for saying he and fellow GOP presidential candidates have the same "extreme views" on women's health issues as terrorist groups. Published August 30, 2015
Bernard Sanders, presidential candidate, closes gap with Hillary Clinton in Iowa
Sen. Bernard Sanders has closed in on Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for Iowa caucus voters, cutting her lead to 7 percentage points. Published August 30, 2015
Bernard Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate, promises more gun control if elected
Sen. Bernard Sanders pushed back Sunday against the Clinton campaign's charge that he is soft on gun control by promising that he will pass new gun-control laws, if elected. Published August 30, 2015
Martin O’Malley blasts Debbie Wasserman Schultz in front of DNC meeting
A feud within the Democratic Party spilled into the open Friday at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in Minneapolis, as presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley used his speech to the convention to publicly chide DNC leaders for limiting the number of presidential debates. Published August 29, 2015
Hillary Clinton allowed to break rules in speech at DNC summer meeting
The Democratic National Committee demonstrated Friday that when it comes to Hillary Rodham Clinton, the rules do not apply. Published August 28, 2015
Democratic presidential debate schedule draws party disagreement
The anger over Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz imposing strict controls and limits on the number of presidential primary debates will come to a head this week when hundreds of party officials gather in Minneapolis at the DNC's summer meeting. Published August 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton vows to be gun-control president
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she felt "great heartache" over the shooting ambush that killed a TV news reporter and cameraman live on air in Virginia, pledging that as president she would fight for more gun-control laws. Published August 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton Wall Street ties blasted from left
A coalition of eight liberal activist groups Wednesday pressed Hillary Rodham Clinton on breaking her ties to Wall Street, demanding in a letter that the Democratic presidential front-runner take a stand on closing the "revolving door" between Wall Street and federal government. Published August 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton heads to Ohio to boost slipping poll numbers
Hillary Rodham Clinton will jump the primary queue for a campaign rally Thursday in Ohio, looking to the state that kept her campaign alive in 2008 to now give her a boost amid sliding poll numbers and a looming challenge by Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Published August 25, 2015
Donald Trump crowds reflect broad appeal; Jeb Bush draws mostly senior citizens
As the presidential candidate commanded the stage, cheers and shouts erupted from the standing room-only crowd in a high school amphitheater, and a man in the audience called out: "We love you!" Published August 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton yet to score endorsements from Maggie Hassan, other top N.H. Democrats
Several of New Hampshire's top Democratic figures are holding back their endorsements in the state's first-in-the-nation primary, which party insiders view as another sign of mounting troubles for Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign. Published August 23, 2015
Jeb Bush takes fight to Donald Trump in N.H.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush shifted into attack mode Thursday, railing against front-runner Donald Trump and accusing his billionaire rival of flooding the race with a "tidal wave of accusations [and] bombastic talk." Published August 20, 2015
Jeb Bush gives nod to his Catholic faith at N.H. campaign stop
Republican Jeb Bush told voters Thursday at a campaign stop in New Hampshire that, if elected, his first act as president would be to pray. Published August 20, 2015
Donald Trump draws New Hampshire town hall crowd wild; jabs Jeb Bush
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump held the first town hall meeting of his campaign Wednesday, with a rowdy crowd packing a high school auditorium to enthusiastically cheer him on, shout out praises for him and holler catcalls about his rivals. Published August 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton vows return to good old days in new TV ad
Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign is airing a new TV ad in which vows to boost incomes and expand opportunity for the middle class, saying she wants to recreate the economy from "when I came of age." Published August 19, 2015
