These are 7 superstars of 2023 (and you might be surprised)
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In 2023 we've seen a year with both heroes and villains but beyond that, let's take a look at the people whose stars shone bright this year.
No one has influenced pop culture in 2023 more than Taylor Swift. She is the first A-list celebrity to truly dominate the post-COVID-19 world. You name it, she’s done it. Taylor Swift is named Time Magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. (Inez and Vinoodh for TIME) Taylor Swift played three shows at Gillette Stadium this summer while on her Eras Tour. (Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift arrive at SNL Afterparty in New York City on October 15, 2023. (Gotham/GC Images) Taylor Swift stayed warm in the chilly New York weather Tuesday night as she turned 34. (Getty Images) Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce (Getty Images) Taylor Swift celebrates after being presented with her first Grammy, winning the best female country vocal performance award for her song "White Horse" at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Swift now holds 12 Grammy Awards. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) Dan Gainor is a freelance opinion editor for Fox News Digital.
In 2023, many of the heroes were trying to push back. Most of the people on my heroes list made their marks fighting for speech.
Nikki Baird, a former Wichita high school art teacher, will stand trial for allegedly grooming and engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student.
House Republicans scramble to address healthcare costs as enhanced Obamacare subsidies face expiration, with Speaker Mike Johnson promising a vote by month's end.
A civilian managed to escape a gas station bathroom in Omaha, Nebraska, moments before an armed suspect began shooting at responding officers, police said.
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn in by Speaker Mike Johnson, giving the GOP a 220-213 House majority after winning a special election.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked President Donald Trump for his pardon, claiming he was "wrongfully convicted."
According to two sources briefed on the arrest, the individual accused of placing pipe bombs just blocks from the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021 has been identified as Brian Cole.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled Senate Democrats' plan to prevent expiring Obamacare subsidies from sunsetting at the end of this year.
Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti faced the wrath of a Republican congressman on Wednesday as the SCORE Act failed to make its way to the House floor.
During a Wednesday appearance on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., struggled to answer a question about how fraud in Minnesota got "so out of control."
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., suggested the military could "help save us" from President Donald Trump after other Democratic figures have suggested the same.
Lake Street Church of Evanston faces criticism for displaying a Nativity scene showing baby Jesus with zip-tied hands guarded by ICE agents.
The FBI arrested a suspect connected to the two pipe bombs found blocks from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, marking a major breakthrough in a yearslong investigation.
Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina who is running for governor, slapped down the idea that she may retire early from the House of Representatives.