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Opinion by Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr. (CNN) — There’s a tragic scene in Thomas Hardy’s classic work “Far from the Madding Crowd,” and we see something very much like it being played out, right before our eyes, by the leadership of the Republican Party. In the novel, sheep farmer Gabriel Oak has faced

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets just wrapped up a winning July, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both notching their fifth positive month in a row. But August is here, and that often means trouble for markets. The last time the S&P 500 was on a winning streak this

Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Less than two years ago, Britain was championing itself as a global leader in the fight against the climate crisis. At the pivotal COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied world leaders to find agreement on a historic resolution acknowledging the role of fossil

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions? Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday and is facing a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Chariton, Iowa (CNN) — It was not the kind of place you’d typically find Donald Trump – and that was the point. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the reset button in a cramped basement under a neighborhood grill in the tiny southern Iowa town of Chariton last week. Under a

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The Fox News audience remains firmly in Donald Trump’s corner. The notion that viewers of the right-wing channel support the disgraced former president is not very surprising, but the sheer extent to which the network’s viewership continues to stand strongly behind the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president might jolt

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s fortunes seem to be moving in opposing directions. He is burning cash on an expanding, multipronged legal war with fronts in courtrooms up and down the East Coast: New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC. Trials are already scheduled for March in

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s fortunes seem to be moving in opposing directions. He is burning cash on an expanding, multipronged legal war with fronts in courtrooms up and down the East Coast: New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC. Trials are already scheduled for March in Manhattan

Opinion by Mike Shields (CNN) — A proverb often attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra is, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” And yet, the entire industry of politics is built around trying to do just that. Fortunately, Republicans now have sophisticated data tools to help guide us in making extremely educated guesses about what is

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The fateful clash between former President Donald Trump’s legal imbroglio and the 2024 election is deepening amid new signs his GOP poll-topping campaign is partly designed to bankroll his defense and beat criminal charges. News that Trump’s leadership PAC, which raises most of its money from small-dollar donations,

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. Legal fees for defending yourself in one criminal case can be pricey — I can say that firsthand

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. Legal fees for defending yourself in one criminal case can be pricey — I can say that

Opinion by Jon Gabriel (CNN) — Editor’s note: Jon Gabriel is editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com and an opinion contributor to The Arizona Republic. Follow him on Twitter at @ExJon. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. The scorching weather that has parched the southwestern United States, along with much of the rest of the country, may finally —

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is facing two indictments, with the potential for more. Political wisdom may have once suggested the former president’s bid for a second White House term would be nothing but a pipe dream. But most of us know better by now. Trump is not only in a

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — Writing “to a mouse,” the Scottish poet Robert Burns offered consolation for the little “beasties” eviction from its home by a “cruel” plough that turned up a field. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men” often go awry, Burns explained. But some plans aren’t made to be

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — After months of uncertainty about the economy’s health and whether bank stresses from this past spring would weigh too heavily on credit conditions, the possibility of the Federal Reserve pulling off a soft landing is looking brighter. The Fed last Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point,