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Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Whenever a lawmaker who is advancing in years appears infirm or confused in public, or takes some time to convalesce, there are questions about their fitness for office. This week, it’s Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, who froze and appeared confused during a Capitol

Opinion by Nicole Hemmer (CNN) — The current US Supreme Court, stacked with right-wing justices, has in recent years dismantled many of the core civil rights programs of the past 50 years, from voting rights to affirmative action to anti-discrimination law. So it came as a surprise — and for many, a relief — when

Opinion by Mark Wolfe and Cassandra Lovejoy (CNN) — Summer heat is breaking records across the US. More than 2,300 heat records have already been broken, with cities like Phoenix and Dallas hitting triple-digit temperatures. These numbers should not be shocking — if anything, they fit a long-term pattern of record-breaking temperatures due to climate change. According to NASA,

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday did not go how Hunter Biden probably hoped. The president’s son was supposed to finalize a plea deal, admitting he broke the law but avoiding jail time for misdemeanor tax crimes and agreeing to a diversion program on a gun charge. Instead, a federal judge

Opinion by Raul A. Reyes The fallout continues in San Diego, California, after a racist incident at a regional high school basketball championship game on June 19 — and sadly, many Latinos living in the US are probably not surprised either by the controversy or the clash itself. On Wednesday, officials said the California Interscholastic

Opinion by Roxanne Jones A few weeks ago, a meeting was not going well. My business partner had just shut down a room of wealthy, powerful White men. No easy feat. “That is not what I do,” she said to a client. “You need to go sit down with that question.” In other words, do

Opinion by Amy Bass The initial news that US breakout star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson had tested positive for use of an illegal substance sent sports Twitter into a frenzy. Was it steroids? Devil’s Playground? It turns out, as the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Friday, Richardson tested positive for something far more relatable to many

Opinion by John Duffy In my clinical practice, I have worked with more than 25 women and girls who have reported to me being raped or otherwise sexually assaulted. Many of them had unwittingly ingested a drug secretly given by the assailant, leading to confusion, weakness or unconsciousness before these encounters. I’ve been overwhelmed by

Opinion by Jennifer Rodgers For months — years, even — legal observers have been waiting for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to conclude its investigation of Donald J. Trump and his family business with the filing of criminal charges. Finally, the wait is over. But, in part because the indictment does not charge the former

Attorney George Conway says President Donald Trump’s children should be “very, very worried” about the investigation into the Trump Organization.

Analysis by Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Rob Picheta, CNN Just seeing Princes William and Harry in the same space is rare enough these days, let alone at an event they organized together. But that’s where we found ourselves Thursday — at the unveiling of the statue of Diana, Princess of Wales. The two were

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Check the news lately, and if you come across a story pertaining to the coronavirus, it is likely to be about the Delta variant. Headline after headline, chyron after

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN No matter the charge, the defense is the same: Donald Trump is the victim of a vicious political vendetta. By a quirk of fate, two of the most troublesome threats to the ex-President’s political viability and business legend unfolded almost simultaneously Thursday in two cities he once dominated. And he

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to give ground on the effort to investigate the January 6 insurrection. After the House voted to establish a new select committee to investigate the attack on the US Capitol, McCarthy threatened to strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they

President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) came together to support the people of Surfside, Florida, after a condo building collapsed.

Opinion by Frida Ghitis As we watch the efforts of search and rescue teams at the site of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, and catch our breath pondering the unfathomable anguish of the families of the 18 people who have been confirmed dead and those waiting for news about their loved ones entombed

Analysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been hard at work raising his profile within the national Republican Party. Between base-boosting moves like fighting big tech over banning conservative politicians, and even sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border, DeSantis is doing a lot to pop up on the radars of

Analysis by Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter All term long the Supreme Court has been the target of political players as members of Congress called for a “legislative solution,” the Biden administration launched a commission to study court reform and progressive groups claimed that court packing measures were necessary to “save” the Supreme