S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls marijuana discussion for VA doctors ‘premature’
The usually progressive Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Wednesday that she broke ranks with fellow Democrats to vote against allowing federal doctors to discuss medical marijuana with patients because the move was "premature." Published May 7, 2014
DNC chief: Tea party has won GOP ‘civil war’
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that the victory of the candidate backed by the Republican Party establishment in the North Carolina Senate primary does not signal the decline of the tea party's power. Published May 7, 2014
Push for Keystone vote puts Senate Democrats in a bind in election year
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid got stuck this week in the political tangle of the Keystone XL pipeline, caught between the party's environmentalist base that fiercely opposes it and vulnerable Senate Democrats from red states who want to vote to approve the long-stalled project. Published May 6, 2014
Massachusetts ‘tossup’ threatens Obama agenda
The close Senate contest in usually reliably blue Massachusetts - a race that could prove crucial to the fate of President Obama's agenda - got tighter and uglier Thursday as the Democratic Party fought to hold on to the seat of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Published January 15, 2010
Weiner blasts health care ‘negotiation’
As President Obama prodded Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday to finish health care legislation, Rep. Anthony Weiner gave a stern warning to the White House: "We don't like negotiating with a gun to our head." Published January 13, 2010
Democrats chart dim midterm course
Facing a disgruntled electorate and bracing for losses in the November midterm elections, Democrats hope to make up ground by framing this year's campaign as a fight against Republicans who want to turn back the clock on progress. Published January 13, 2010
McCain slams court decision
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that President Obama's tougher talk about fighting terrorism after the attempted Christmas airline bombing does not match his decision to try the bomber in civilian court. Published January 11, 2010
Kaine: GOP ‘civil war’ ace in hole
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said Democrats will do better than expected in this year's midterm elections because the Republican Party is being torn apart by an internal "civil war" with conservative activists. Published January 11, 2010
McCain: Obama terror talk, policy don’t match
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that President Obama's tougher talk about fighting terrorism following the attempted Christmas airliner bombing does not match his decision to try the bomber in civilian court. Published January 10, 2010
Senate panel gavels set to change hands in ‘11
Surprise retirement announcements by two high-ranking Senate Democrats this week started a game of musical chairs to fill top seats in the committee system. Published January 8, 2010
‘Tea party’ head warns GOP of Fla. repeat
A founder of the "tea party" movement said Wednesday he had a warning for Republican state leaders: Back conservative candidates or else other states will suffer the same backlash that toppled Florida's Republican Party chairman this week. Published January 7, 2010
Tea Party head warns GOP of Fla. repeat
A founder of the Tea Party movement said Wednesday he had a warning for Republican leaders: Back conservative candidates or else other states will suffer the same backlash that toppled Florida's Republican Party chairman this week. Published January 6, 2010
Recruits for 2010 put glee in GOP
Conservative and Republican candidates who sat on the sidelines during the Democratic electoral surges of 2006 and 2008 are jumping into the 2010 midterm elections with renewed confidence after President Obama's first year in office. Published January 6, 2010
Dems tout year of wins but wait for more Obama priorities
The Senate's Christmas Eve passage of health care reforms capped a year of legislative victories for the Democrats, including a $787 billion economic stimulus and measures to expand government health insurance for poor children and fortify workplace discrimination laws. Published December 31, 2009
N.Y. Sen. Gillibrand appears safe in seat
Democratic freshman Sen. Kristin Gillibrand is one of her party's most vulnerable incumbents, but New York Republicans can't come up with a political heavyweight to knock her on the ropes, and her campaign gains momentum with each passing day. Published December 29, 2009
Obama union push stymies contractors
President Obama's plan to force contractors to hire union workers for large government construction projects is proving easier said than done, confusing and costlier than expected. Published December 27, 2009
Obama’s union push costly, confusing
President Obama's plan to force contractors to hire union workers for large government construction projects is proving easier said than done, confusing and costlier. Published December 26, 2009
Primary foe has yuletide jeer for Specter
Not even warm holiday wishes can soothe Pennsylvania's brutal Democratic primary fight between incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak. Published December 23, 2009
Democratic congressman defects to GOP
Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican on Tuesday, a startling defection from the majority party in the House that underscores the difficulties facing Democrats in midterm elections next year. Published December 23, 2009
Revision gives nonprofit insurers tax breaks
Among the changes Senate Democratic leaders made to the health care package was giving nonprofit health insurance companies a limited exemption from the excise tax levied on insurers. Published December 20, 2009
