WILL STARS ALIGN FOR HALEY IN BIZARRE GOP CONTEST? The political world spends a lot of time discussing former President Donald Trump's lead over the Republican field in national polls — currently at 44.5%, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. But of course the race will unfold as a series of state contests, beginning in Iowa on Jan. 15, New Hampshire on Jan. 23, Nevada on Feb. 8, and South Carolina on Feb. 24. By then, Republicans should have a pretty good idea who their 2024 presidential nominee will be.
If money can buy happiness, the average person thinks it can be bought for just over $1 million, according to a new poll. A study published by financial planner Empower found more than half of Americans, 59 percent, said they believe money can buy happiness. And if it does, they say it costs around $1.2 million. Still,...
Sixty-three percent of Trump primary voters said there is “at least some chance” they would support a candidate other than former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary, according to a new survey from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shared with The Hill on Monday. The findings come roughly two months before the first Republican presidential primary...
Thanksgiving dinner is less expensive this year than last, but costs are still way up from just a few years ago, per the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The group found that "this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast" for 10 people will cost approximately $6.12 per guest or $61.17 total. That's a decline from the “historically...
The world is on track to reach nearly 3 degrees Celsius of warming this century, double the United Nations’s threshold, even if developed nations meet their current emissions pledges, according to a report issued Monday by the UN. In its annual Emissions Gap report, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) projected that by the end of the century,...
Former President Trump’s lead over President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 match-up is growing, according to a new poll Monday. The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey, shared with The Hill, shows Trump receiving 48 percent support among respondents while Biden received 41 percent, while a separate 11 percent said they did not know or were unsure...
The majority of Americans say they support Israel, according to a new survey from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shared with The Hill on Monday. Eighty percent of voters said they supported Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that the US labels a terror organization. However, the polling showed the percentage of support...
Amazon hopes to provide two million people with free artificial intelligence (AI) training by 2025 as part of its new “AI Ready” initiative, the e-commerce giant announced on Monday. “Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology of our generation,” Amazon said a press release. “If we are going to unlock the full potential of...