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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s wealth, power and fame acted like a magnet for new associates keen to enter his orbit. But now, key figures who sought a share of his reflected glory are turning against him to save themselves. The ex-president absorbed a trio of blows Tuesday that worsened his

Opinion by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian (CNN) — “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes,” goes a saying that is often attributed to Mark Twain though Jonathan Swift might be the original inspiration for it. Last week, amid fears that a wider war may

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Republicans’ House speaker morass continued Tuesday with a little help from former President Donald Trump. Yet another lawmaker with support from most House Republicans – Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, who was picked as their party’s nominee – failed to get the support of nearly all Republicans.

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — This week, at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump compared himself to Nelson Mandela. Yes, the man who was born into a wealthy family and whose companies still managed to declare multiple bankruptcies, who has been accused of acts of sexual harassment and abuse, who stoked racial and ethnic division, who tried

Opinion by Mark Goldfeder (CNN) — I would have hoped that, following the mass atrocities Hamas visited on more than 1,400 Israelis, US students who support Palestinian aspirations would want to separate themselves as quickly as possible from the scenes of depravity committed in the name of an explicitly antisemitic genocidal agenda. Shockingly, however, several “pro-Palestinian” organizations on America’s most

Analysis by Oliver Darcy (CNN) — Most news organizations seem eager to sweep last week’s negligent coverage of the Gaza hospital explosion under the rug, moving on from the low moment covering the Israel-Hamas war without admitting any mistakes. While The New York Times and BBC — both of which faced enormous scrutiny for their

Opinion by Ghaith al-Omari and David Schenker (CNN) — Egypt has re-emerged as a pivotal actor in the Middle East thanks to the Israel-Gaza War. Its revived influence was epitomized by the summit Cairo convened on Saturday for a number of Arab and European leaders. Although it didn’t produce a unified statement from the parties, underscoring the challenges

Opinion by Corey Mintz (CNN) — It’s not the end of tipping — unfortunately. Like most cities, Chicago has a much lower minimum wage for restaurant staff and other workers who receive tips — $9.48 per hour compared to $15.80 for other workers. Earlier this month, the city council voted to phase out the “subminimum

Opinion by Laura Beers (CNN) — George Orwell and his classic novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” are having a moment. The book ranks in the top ten on Amazon’s classic literature best seller list, and last year Russian media reported that it was the most downloaded e-book in that country. Earlier this month, Elon Musk posted a picture on X (formerly Twitter)

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s first inflation crisis in decades, combined with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes to combat it, has made for a topsy-turvy past couple years on Main Street and Wall Street alike. It has weighed on consumers and kept investors constantly second-guessing themselves. But some

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Winning a majority party’s nomination for speaker of the House of Representatives usually elevates a lawmaker into the pantheon of American political leaders. But such is the toxicity of the GOP three weeks after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy that the nominee expected to emerge on Tuesday

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — There are two numbers floating around econ media headlines lately that are (as we journalists love to say) psychological milestones. The numbers: five and eight. As in 5% yield on the 10-year T-bill, and 8% interest on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage. The two figures are

Opinion by Thomas Balcerski (CNN) — Editor’s note: Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the author of “Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King” (Oxford University Press). The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. The United States has

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The immediate, unanswered question facing the US government is which Republican lawmaker can untie this knot, unite their party and reopen the House of Representatives. The larger issue that may be even more difficult for Republicans to solve is figuring out what they even stand for at

Analysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — A chainsaw-wielding, self-professed “anarcho-capitalist” is now one step closer to overhauling Argentina’s beleagured economy — by throwing out the nation’s peso currency and adopting the US dollar as legal tender. Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian presidential candidate, has made “dollarizing” Argentina a signature proposal of his campaign,

Analysis by Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — Men are not born stoic or emotionally isolated. They are created through different peer groups, societal expectations and ideals of traditional masculinity that value hiding vulnerability over showing empathy. This is not a genetic trait, but a learned behavior. So how do we teach our sons to grow

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. Two leading

Analysis by Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Days after the United States’ shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East, which culminated in President Joe Biden’s historic wartime visit to Israel, China has started its own diplomatic hustling in a region teetering on the brink of a wider conflict. Zhai Jun, Beijing’s

CNN Opinion by Thomas Balcerski (CNN) — Editor’s note: Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the author of “Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King” (Oxford University Press). The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. The United States

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans on Monday open the next act of their Washington farce, desperately searching for a speaker after ousting the incumbent and rejecting two would-be replacements while still clueless about how to dig out of the crisis. Congress has seen impeachments, fiscal cliffs, government shutdowns and even an