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As a true challenger, Nikki Haley is more vulnerable but would also have more upside

Nikki Haley would also be better suited than Trump to run on a message of change that appeals to swing voters, who want to move on from both Biden and Trump.

US sinks 3 Houthi boats in Red Sea after attack on merchant ship 

The United States sunk three small Houthi boats in the Red Sea early Sunday morning following another attack on a merchant ship as tensions continue to rise in the region.   U.S. Navy helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and the Gravely responded to a distress call issued by the container ship Maersk Hangzhao — the...

Six Americans who left lasting legacies in 2023

Remembering their compassion, convictions and courage reminds us that self-absorbed, self-interested cynics need not dominate our public life.

No Labels’ Lieberman: ‘I’ve never seen this much anger at the two major parties’

Political organization No Labels’ founding chair and former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said the anger among Americans at the Republican and Democratic parties is unlike anything he's seen before. “I've never seen this much anger at the two major parties,” Lieberman said in a Sunday interview with radio host John Catsimatidis on “The Cats...

‘The year that defied all odds’: How Wall Street powered through recession fears

The stock market closed to books on a winning year on Friday despite earlier recession fears. “2023 may go down in history as the year that defied all odds,” Kelly Milligan, co-founder of Quorum Private Wealth, told The Hill. “At the end of 2022, nearly every expert at the major banks predicted a recession and/or...

Houthi squeeze on Red Sea shipping risks enormous cost to global economy 

The Houthi rebel group in Yemen has almost completely shut down a key shipping route in the Red Sea, costing the global economy and setting up a huge challenge for the White House. The relentless Houthi attacks on merchant vessels and commercial boats pushed several of the world’s largest shipping companies to cancel transits through the Red Sea. Oil-producing...

The political winners and losers of 2023

Political winners were hard to come by in 2023. At home, congressional dysfunction and toxic partisanship dominated. Overseas, in Ukraine and the Middle East, grave conflicts posed big challenges to the United States. The signature political accomplishments, such as they were, tended to be centered on the avoidance of disaster. A U.S. default was headed...

A crazy ride through 2023 on the Cartoon Carousel

2023, it was one crazy year. A Chinese spy balloon flies across the country ... pretty crazy. Kevin McCarthy dousing his speakership with gasoline...

MLB great Steve Garvey looks to revive ‘heartbeat’ of California ‘for all the people’ with Senate run

California Senate candidate and MLB legend Steve Garvey is looking to represent everyone and bring stability to a "dysfunctional Washington" while brushing off his opposition.

2023 in political scandals: A Senate sex tape and indictments galore

The year 2023 was not short of political drama. Here is a look back at some of the most prominent scandals that rocked Washington, D.C., and the country.

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