Haley as a holdout could still be more than a speed bump for Trump
Nikki Haley was never a good bet to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump in 2024.
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Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy
Not so long ago, if you overheard a political conversation about isolationism, you assumed it was about the past.
Impeachment may not remove an official but even using the word leaves a mark
Impeachment is a crusty old word from a distant century. It is uncommon in present day English usage.
Early polls don't always foretell the fate of a first-term president. Does anything?
Presidential approval numbers, like swimmers, cause alarm if they stay underwater too long.
A cold snap could swipe the spotlight in low-drama Iowa caucuses
The forecast now calls for sub-zero temperatures on the night Iowans caucus to commence their presidential nominating process. But some in the state have been feeling another chill: the sense that their much ballyhooed "first in the nation" exercises might not matter all that much this year.