WASHINGTON—Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders drew another overflow crowd Sunday night in his campaign for the U.S. presidency, as he brings his anti-billionaire message and calls for addressing income inequality in America. Sanders is the rumpled independent senator from Vermont who has so far emerged as the leading opponent of former Secretary of State Hillary […]
WASHINGTON—Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has scored the top spot for Thursday night’s first debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential race. He will be joined by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and seven other Republican contenders who made the campaign’s first cut. Host Fox News announced the 10 GOP White House hopefuls […]
With alcohol and drug abuse being an enormous problem among Alaska Natives, Senator Lisa Murkowski Wednesday took the opportunity of a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) hearing to press for answers about how effectively federal government agencies are collaborating to crack down and counter the flow of illegal substances. Murkowski recounted a recent meeting […]
WASHINGTON—The first Republican presidential debate will take place in the Ohio city of Cleveland on August 6, and a mad scramble is underway among some of the contenders who fear they will be excluded from the event. Under the debate rules, only 10 of the 16 Republican contenders will be allowed to take part in […]