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Opinion by Mike Lawler (CNN) — Recent polling reveals that only around 25% of Americans believe our country is headed in the right direction, and there are a lot of reasons for them to feel that way. For starters, for a lot of people, the economy stinks. “Bidenomics” has failed. Reckless spending and radical policies created near-record inflation,

Analysis by Nathan Hodge (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “vertical of power” – the way in which the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man – has undergone profound stress testing in the wake of the Wagner mercenary group’s aborted march on Moscow in June. But everything is now business as

Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Years ago I bought a book to help me learn more about football. I wish I could tell you the title, but I have no idea where the book is because I barely cracked it. Surely I am not the only person who’s just not that into

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A “government shutdown” – as we’ve come to define it – is expected starting October 1 if lawmakers can’t agree to pass a spending bill. It will affect everyday lives, creating headaches for government workers who won’t get paychecks, costing taxpayers billions in lost productivity and cutting

Analysis by Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn’t always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan’s ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as a form of “alternative care” to cope with stress and settle her mind. “I struggled with depression for many years,”

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Most people don’t want to work into their 80s and 90s, but the powerful in Washington refuse to let go. As Americans approach the second straight presidential election in which they are on course to be offered two candidates who both would be the oldest president ever

Opinion by Brian Riedl (CNN) — On Monday, Moody’s announced that a government shutdown would threaten Washington’s AAA credit rating. Both Fitch and Standard and Poor’s have already downgraded Washington’s credit rating based on past fiscal recklessness. Downgrading a bond signals to investors that the bond issuer is more likely to eventually default, which typically leads investors to demand a higher interest rate

Opinion by Rob Rosenthal (CNN) — It’s clear to everyone that a government shutdown would mean massive disruption to the country and considerable hardship for both federal employees and those who rely on one or another government service — meaning virtually everyone in the country. Transportation would be disrupted, particularly at airports where air traffic controllers

Analysis by Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Some of the most brilliant minds in science will be catapulted from academic obscurity this week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and medicine or physiology are announced.

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein died Thursday, but her trailblazing legacy for women in politics has never been clearer. When the California Democrat first began her political career, she was an outlier. Women were simply hard to find in elected office. Today, they’re more common than ever and acceptance of

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Trailblazing Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in US history, died on Thursday night, according to a family member. She was 90 years old, and had been facing calls to step down, given her fragile health and declining memory. While in the Senate, she became the first female member

Opinion by Joelle Renstrom (CNN) — Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported on concierge services emerging on college campuses around the US. These services combine the services of a hotel front desk with the infantilizing touches of a helicopter parent. These so-called “rent-a-moms” — there to help students with everything from laundry to wake-up-calls — may exist to help

Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — The split screen between President Joe Biden in Tempe, Arizona, and House Republicans on Capitol Hill this Thursday captured the rupturing fault lines of American politics. Biden was honoring late Republican Sen. John McCain, recalling a bygone era of bipartisan friendship while warning that our democracy is in grave danger

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Is this year’s market rally coming to an end? It’s too soon to tell, but there are alarm bells ringing that indicate investors should be — and are — on edge. Stocks rebounded this year after a bruising 2022, as artificial intelligence excitement led investors to fuel a

Analysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — After defaulting on its debt two years ago, Chinese real estate developer Evergrande was meant to be restructured and allowed to get back on its feet. But that plan now looks to be in peril, after police detained its chairman as well as staff at a

Analysis by Stephanie Fillion United Nations (CNN) — Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados gave a thumbs up, smiled, and walked away. Unofficially, however, UN insiders say she’s a likely front-runner. The 2026 selection process is still far off, but

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The final days of September may come to be seen as the moment when the extraordinary implications of the fight for the White House crystallized. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, hit swing states as though they were in the race’s final stretch

CNN Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are enraged that their safe space was punctured at the second GOP debate by a Univision anchor. Ilia Calderón, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who co-anchors the evening news at the Spanish language network, triggered outrage on the right by asking the candidates sharp questions on a

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are enraged that their safe space was punctured at the second GOP debate by a Univision anchor. Ilia Calderón, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who co-anchors the evening news at the Spanish language network, triggered outrage on the right by asking the candidates sharp questions on a range

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are weaponizing the government yet again. While a faction of hard-right Republicans in the lower chamber are driving the government towards a shutdown, the House Oversight Committee tried to connect the president to his son’s overseas business dealings in its first impeachment inquiry hearing on Wednesday. Several of