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Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court justices had a message for the American public Monday as they announced a code of conduct: We hear you, but you really don’t get us. The justices said, right at the start, they were issuing the code because of some confusion – a “misunderstanding” – regarding their ethical

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — The most important question in the GOP presidential race for the next few weeks isn’t if anyone can narrow Donald Trump’s imposing lead over his rivals; it’s whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley can surpass the other clearly enough to create a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is promising a second presidency that would be an aberration in American history. The former and possibly future commander in chief aspires to strongman power if he wins back the White House next year. He believes his authority would be absolute. He wants vengeance against his

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Disney has a mess on its hands to marvel at. Its $200 million-plus “The Marvels” bombed at the box office over the weekend, posting an anemic $46 million in domestic ticket sales, with audiences firmly rejecting the “Captain Marvel” sequel in a not-so-subtle fashion. The embarrassingly weak debut marked the worst opening for

Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — As America plays chicken with another government shutdown, Moody’s Investors Service, the credit rating agency, warned that it is changing its outlook on the US rating from stable to negative. This might sound like Wall Street mumbo-jumbo, but it is a real-world reminder that hyper-partisan polarization has a concrete cost. In addition

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Is this deja vu or something new? The broad outlines of the government spending fight as it stands in November are the same as they were in October. ►A deadline looms. Funding expires after Friday, November 17, and lawmakers do not have a definitive plan to pass

Opinion by Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg (CNN) — Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg is based in Minneapolis and serves on the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinic Council. She is the co-author, with Rabbi Ariana Katz, of “For Times Such as These: a Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year,” which is due to publish next year, and author of an ”Introduction

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — Across the political spectrum, there’s a consensus that social media is dangerous. Republicans promise to ban TikTok, because they claim it is collecting data for the Chinese government and spreading antisemitism. Critics on the left worry that X, formerly Twitter, has become “a sewer of disinformation,” boosting hate speech and right wing state

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Ever since he became British prime minister a little over a year ago, Rishi Sunak has tried to bring calm to the chaotic government he inherited. His predecessor Liz Truss’ economic policies had caused the pound to fall to its lowest level against the dollar in decades.

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Longtime political analyst Larry Sabato was asked by CNN anchor Jim Acosta this weekend about former President Donald Trump’s increasingly frequent mental lapses. Trump’s recent verbal slip-ups includes a recent campaign stop when he spoke about former President Barack Obama — alarmingly — as if he were the current occupant of the White

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Just days before he would lead an unprecedented strike against the Big Three automakers, Shawn Fain, the president of the United Auto Workers, did something extraordinary. Fain, a middle-aged, bespectacled man who could pass for a high school science teacher, was warning auto workers they would probably have

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The $5.1 billion whiskey industry is big business. While

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson may already be losing his first big clash with the hard-right lawmakers who are making the Republican majority and the nation ungovernable as time races down to yet another federal funding cut-off. The Louisiana conservative, who was just lifted from obscurity to second

Opinion by Maggie Mulqueen (CNN) — United Airlines recently changed its boarding process in an attempt to save two minutes per plane on the ground. A plane on the ground is not making money for the airline. Lining up to board a plane has become a stark indicator of how our society has commodified the

Opinion by David A. Andelman Paris (CNN) — Since 1986, the 40 “immortals” of the French Academy, the ultimate guarantors of the purity of the language, have been working on the ninth edition of the French dictionary, going laboriously from letter to letter. Earlier this year, they disclosed their latest tranche — from “sommation to spermatophytes.” They began work on

Opinion by Thomas G. Moukawsher (CNN) — Don’t misunderstand Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision Friday to stick to the established May date of the Mar-a-Lago trial. Though it could be read as a defeat for former President Donald Trump, as he wanted to push the date back further, in fact the defendant has just won a partial victory for his top legal

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — On the day after Republicans lost pivotal races in Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia last week, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene offered a diagnosis for her party’s ills. “There’s multiple problems,” the Georgia representative said to CNN’s Manu Raju. “One of them being that I think Republicans are weak. They

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A worrisome sign for the Federal Reserve is starting to emerge. The Fed keeps a close eye on several risks that could make its job of taming inflation even more difficult, such as red-hot consumer demand keeping some upward pressure on prices and the possible effects

Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — For years, experts and self-anointed experts like momfluencers have been telling parents like me that following certain practices would get our kids to put themselves to sleep and sleep through the night. Now, a new study suggests the reason some kids don’t sleep well is because they’re genetically predisposed to insomnia

Opinion by James E. Clyburn (CNN) — For most of my decades in the US House of Representatives, I have served in the minority. So, I am very familiar with political frustrations. As a leader in the House that sometimes — like now — functions poorly, I have railed against partisan intransigence. As Democratic whip, I