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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. For nearly two years, Mitch Landrieu, senior advisor to

Opinion by John Spencer (CNN) — All war is hell. All war is killing and destruction, and historically civilians are inordinately the innocent victims of wars. Urban warfare is a unique type of hell not just for soldiers, who face assaults from a million windows or deep tunnels below them, but especially for civilians. Noncombatants

Opinion by Mary Ellen O’Connell (CNN) — Editor’s note: Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short professor of law and professor of international peace studies-Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame. She is the co-author of “Self-Defense Against Non-State Actors” (2019), among many other publications. The views expressed in this commentary are the author’s

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial despairingly pressed the ex-president’s lawyer: “I beseech you to control him if you can.” Judge Arthur Engoron’s plea reflected his frustration at an incorrigible witness who boasted Monday about his piles of cash, aimed scathing political attacks and spouted uniquely illogical logic. But Engoron,

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — The biggest question in Tuesday’s elections may be whether Democrats can maintain their advantages in the nation’s biggest population centers – despite all the headwinds buffeting the party. Geographic polarization has been one of the most powerful trends in American politics for roughly the past two decades, with

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s easy to forget how much we used to rely on real, physical paper and, like, other people to buy basic things. It wasn’t all that long ago that you’d call a travel agent to book a flight. Maybe you’d pick up the telephone (a landline, even) and

Opinion by John Avlon (CNN) — Why should you care about Tuesday’s elections in Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia? Because the results of these key 2023 races will tell us a lot about the strategy, tactics and ground game before the everything-at-stake presidential election of 2024. The storylines to watch include abortion, disinformation, dirty money and

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — If you were to dream up a hypothetical case that demanded cameras in federal courts, it would be United States of America v. Donald J. Trump. Every American voter will have a unique and pressing interest in watching the federal government present evidence next March that the

Opinion by Suzanne Nossel (CNN) — College campuses are in crisis. As universities churn over the war between Hamas and Israel, many college presidents seem flummoxed or paralyzed. Leaders at Harvard, Rutgers, Penn, Duke, Stanford and elsewhere have issued multiple statements on the conflict, seeking to appease stakeholders irate that their first efforts either failed to forthrightly

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Geopolitics and AI are at the top of most investors’ minds right now as they worry about growing tension between the US and China, wars in Europe and the Middle East and other disruptive forces to the global economy. Goldman Sachs is betting that those worries

Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Justice Samuel Alito is the tip of the spear for conservatives challenging the Biden administration during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. He’s a fierce questioner, ready to trap advocates in their arguments. And he becomes demonstrably riled when he fails to get the answer he wants. He

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A year away from Election Day 2024, former President Donald Trump is set to testify in a civil fraud trial and separately faces more than 90 criminal charges, setting up the possibility that a convicted felon tops the Republican ticket next November. But it’s President Joe Biden’s political prospects that are plunging. In another extraordinary twist

Opinion by Shannon Watts (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Shannon Watts, who founded the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, is the author of “Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World.” The opinions in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion

Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room With Peter Bergen,” also on Apple and Spotify. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A year away from Election Day 2024, former President Donald Trump is set to testify in a civil fraud trial and separately faces more than 90 criminal charges, setting up the possibility that a convicted felon tops the Republican ticket next November. But it’s President Joe Biden’s political prospects that are plunging. In another extraordinary twist to

Opinion by Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dennis Aftergut, a former federal prosecutor, is currently counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the rule of law. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. Years ago, as a prosecutor prepping unsavory witnesses — cooperators against drug kingpins, for instance — I

CNN By Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and

By Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and Siena

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In a 2009 book, Gideon Rose wrote that Americans think of wars as “street fights on a grand scale, with the central strategic challenge being how to beat up the bad guys.” The military leaders focus on the fighting, paying little attention to the long-term consequences. “But at

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (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. Welcome to an economic version of the chicken-or-the-egg dilemma: