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Opinion by Judi Ketteler (CNN) — Editor’s note: Judi Ketteler writes frequently about life in the Midwest. She is the author of “Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies.” The views in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. Voters in my state of Ohio decisively approved

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine is a country in need of a morale boost: In recent weeks, the country’s resistance against Russian invasion has receded from the headlines amid Israel’s war on Hamas; a much-heralded counteroffensive has yielded only incremental gains; and support in Washington appears to be wavering. But

CNN By Donald Judd, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he still believes Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator, even as the two leaders made progress in their relationship during a meeting outside San Francisco. “Well, look, he’s a dictator in the sense that he is a guy who

Analysis by Krystal Hur, 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 Federal Reserve likely won’t raise interest rates again

Opinion by Patricia Grisafi (CNN) — Years ago, I was browsing New York’s Union Square Barnes and Noble when I came across James Franco’s poetry collection, “Directing Herbert White.” I was a struggling English PhD student at the time, and so annoyed by Franco’s program-hopping that I moved the books to the True Crime section. Because it was a crime

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented an amicable China ready to improve ties with the United States in a landmark meeting with US President Joe Biden Wednesday, marking a noticeable shift in tone for Beijing as it looks to minimize friction with Washington. Whether that shift is a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It happened, therefore it was a success. President Joe Biden’s summit with China’s President Xi Jinping south of San Francisco Wednesday may have closed a trap door under the world’s most critical diplomatic relationship, which has plunged to its most acrimonious level in 50 years. But with expectations set

By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids kill tens of thousands of young Americans a year, and the compound is helping to poison the US relationship with China. It was one of the issues on the table as the two leaders of the world’s most powerful economies, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and

Opinion by Douglas Heye (CNN) — In a Senate hearing Tuesday, Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma rose to challenge Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to a “stand your butt up” stand-off. On the House side, House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer called his Democratic colleague Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida a “liar” and a

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Markwayne Mullin is not ashamed of his challenge to fight a union boss during a Senate hearing Tuesday. Instead, the Oklahoma Republican is defending his behavior and actively suggesting that threats of violence have a special place in American history that should be revived. In

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Markwayne Mullin is not ashamed of his challenge to fight a union boss during a Senate hearing Tuesday. Instead, the Oklahoma Republican is defending his behavior and actively suggesting that threats of violence have a special place in American history that should be revived. In an

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open

Opinion by Stephen Brobeck (CNN) — On October 31, a Kansas City, Missouri, jury ruled that the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, and several residential brokerages engaged in illegal price-fixing and awarded damages to Missouri home sellers that could total more than $5 billion. This decision has made it highly likely that in the future, the industry will no

Analysis by Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Leaders of the world’s top two economies will have plenty to discuss when they meet on Wednesday for the first time in a year. US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are slated to get together in San Francisco on the sidelines of the

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Bonds are heading towards their third consecutive year of losses in what some analysts are calling the worst bear market in history. But optimism this week that inflation is coming under control could be enough to turn things around. What’s happening: US bond yields, which move

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open beyond

Opinion by Stephen I. Vladeck (CNN) — Rules are just empty words if there’s no hope they’ll be followed. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson once wrote that “if put to the choice, one might well prefer to live under Soviet substantive law applied in good faith by our common-law procedures than under our substantive law enforced by Soviet procedural

CNN By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — President Joe Biden hopes to walk away from his closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday having put the US-China relationship on steadier footing after months of tension between the two superpowers. With conflicts raging in the Middle East and