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Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Here is an often-repeated claim you’ll hear from reporters and analysts: Former President Donald Trump’s control over the Republican primary field solidified not in spite of, but because of, his four criminal indictments. It is a catch-22; the effort to seek accountability for his effort to stay

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ended a monthslong saga last week by officially disclosing trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. The incident brought to light a key fact: Unlike other federal courts and the executive and legislative branches, the US Supreme Court does not have a

Analysis by Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The thrill of making history isn’t supposed to sour. It is the moment, the magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime feat, that should be the cause of time standing still; cameras panning in slow motion to the overachievers lifting the prize won, ticker tape falling like magic from the sky, extraordinary talent

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Last week’s economic data increasingly gave investors hope that the Federal Reserve could hold interest rates steady this month, following a hike in July that brought rates to their highest level in 22 years. But the Fed hasn’t ruled out additional rate increases, and that could

Opinion by Jeff Vasishta (CNN) — In a move surprising even for a mercurial figure like Vivek Ramaswamy, the millionaire businessman this past week took a backhanded swipe at fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. His dig was not over her proposed economic policies, or for her track record as governor of South Carolina. Instead,

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It would be a mistake to presuppose these are the final days of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s record-setting run as the Republican leader in the Senate. But his recent public freezing spells make it imprudent not to consider what comes next. Each member of the acknowledged possible short

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are trying

Opinion by Tess Taylor (CNN) — As we come to Labor Day, many of us have a small break — possibly to get one last trip to the beach, to rush to organize the next school year — and perhaps, to think about what work is, what rest is, how they interact, what we wish them to be

Opinion by Deborah Carr, Ian Sue Wing and Giacomo Falchetta (CNN) — Retiree Jeanne Langan Burris, 61, a resident of Naples, Florida, often starts her daily tennis match at 7 a.m. Even at that early hour, however, she says she sometimes finds herself baking on the court in oppressively hot temperatures. The torrid heat is

Opinion by Allison Hope (CNN) — Let’s face it: the world is on fire. Literally and figuratively. Back to school for many and back to the office for many who were working from home means more than just sharpened pencils, bagged lunches and water cooler conversation. It also means having to navigate a slew of

Opinion by Jay Newton-Small (CNN) — A few years after my father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, his neurologist reported him to the state of Florida, and he was required to go in for regular driving tests until one day, about 18 months later, he failed his test and was never allowed to drive again. Almost every state in the

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Home builder stocks are on a tear, boosted by a jump in demand as some Americans shun the historically tight and unaffordable market for existing housing. The Federal Reserve’s bid to bring down inflation by raising interest rates has sent US mortgage rates soaring over the past year.

Opinion by Nolan Peterson (CNN) — In March last year, while artillery thundered from not far away, I sat down at the desk in my Kyiv apartment and logged onto Zoom for one of the most extraordinary interviews of my life. A bearded young man with unkempt hair appeared on the computer screen. In idiomatic, slightly accented

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. America’s judicial system is accelerating

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. America’s judicial system is accelerating

Analysis by Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — When President Leon Mba of Gabon was toppled by the military in 1964, then-French President Charles de Gaulle sprang into action and immediately sent French troops to restore Mba to power. With vast iron ore and other vital mineral resources, newly independent Gabon was a jewel in the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. America’s judicial system is accelerating its

Opinion by Onnie Willis Rogers (CNN) — Becoming a successful gymnast almost always starts with preschool-aged kids in leotards barely able to do a cartwheel. It usually ends in high school — or college, for a few of us — at which point most athletes retire from the sport. When people ask me, a former

Opinion by Nicole Hemmer (CNN) — For a few weeks in the fall of 2008, Samuel Wurzelbacher, who died earlier this week, played a central role in the presidential campaign between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The headlines marking his passing — an untimely and unfortunate death from cancer at 49 — are also