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Opinion by Musa al-Gharbi (CNN) — On Wednesday night, the Republican Party will hold the second debate in its primary contest. The decisive frontrunner for the nomination, Donald Trump, has once again declined to participate. Instead, the former president will deliver a primetime campaign speech in Detroit to an audience including current and former members of the United Auto Workers union. The split

Opinion by Peter Bergen (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.

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN (CNN) — Dealmaking on Wall Street hit a dead end last year and has struggled ever since. That’s bad news for investment banks. Companies going public or acquiring one another create opportunities for investors and banks to grow profits by providing advice or financing the transactions. But after nearly two

Opinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — The vast store of goodwill accumulated among the forces of democracy for Ukraine and its courageous and utterly unorthodox president may be running dry. That is the clearest and most present danger to the security of Europe and the entire Western alliance. It is surely also the fervent hope on which Russian President Vladimir Putin continues

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — The candidates who will gather for the second Republican presidential debate this week face an unusual challenge: how to take on a front-runner who’s not on stage and is already acting as if he’s the nominee. Former President Donald Trump’s posture was symbolized by his decision to hold a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It’s as if the calendar suddenly raced forward a year in the blink of an eye. President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump are stuck in their possible rematch for the White House a year early, with the incumbent set to rush to Michigan Tuesday to preemptively steal

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — You’re more likely to read about people in the aggregate in this newsletter – how groups are affected by something the government is doing and how polls suggest those groups feel about it. CNN’s John King is looking at the 2024 presidential race from the other side

Opinion by Frankie de la Cretaz (CNN) — Taylor Swift broke sports media when she showed up to the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, seated next to tight end Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna. The outing capped a frenzied period of speculation in which the rumor mill had been working overtime to speculate whether Swift

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Writers Guild of America is in an understandably celebratory mood as it ends one of the longest strikes in its history, having held firm – and banded together with actors – to win significant concessions from the major studios and streaming services. Details of the agreement remain

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (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. Democratic US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces corruption-related charges for the second time

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business New York (CNN) — It’s pretty easy to squander vast sums of money. Just ask the descendants of the wealthiest Americans. In 1900, there were about 4,000 millionaires in the United States. If one family with $5 million back then invested it passively in the broader US stock market

Opinion by Vincent Doumeizel (CNN) — Seaweed might be the greatest untapped resource we have on this planet. It can be a nutritious food, an alternative to plastic, restore our oceans and could even help tackle climate change. But while there are 12,000 different types of seaweed, we know how to cultivate fewer than 30.

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his Oval Office predecessor, Donald Trump, are about to wage the most direct showdown yet of their possible rematch as far-right House Republicans drive the nation to the brink of a government shutdown. Intense activity from Washington to swing-state Michigan during this pivotal week

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (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. Democratic US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces corruption-related charges for the second time in

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (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. Democratic US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces corruption-related charges for the second time

Opinion by Michael Bociurkiw (CNN) — It is hard to imagine any world leader wanting to share the foreign policy swamp in which the beleaguered Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, currently finds himself. Having spent the past months fighting accusations that he acted too slowly to address serious allegations that China attempted to meddle in Canada’s

Opinion by Michael D. Smith (CNN) — “National service, I hope and pray, will help us to strengthen the cords that bind us together as a people.” Those were the words of President Bill Clinton 30 years ago this week when he signed the National and Community Service Trust Act, formally establishing AmeriCorps. Just a year later,

Opinion by Adam Larson (CNN) — There are hundreds of invasive species in the United States, although the spotted lanternfly is the only one I know of that has ever had its own segment on Saturday Night Live. People are probably familiar with them because they’re novel, easily recognizable and the average hiker or homeowner

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — “A mind that is anxious about the future and unhappy before misfortune even arrives is a disaster,” wrote the Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca. It will never be at rest, and while overwhelmed with worry, it will “lose the present things that it could enjoy.” A pivotal political

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is a heavy favorite to win the 2024 Republican nomination. He’s getting over 60% in a number of national surveys of the GOP primary and holds the advantage in every early state that’s been polled. Yet, recent data and history suggest that Trump may