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Analysis by Clare Sebastian, CNN London (CNN) — In April 2022, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, said on his Telegram channel: “Our food is our silent weapon. Silent — but formidable.” Not silent any longer. Russia is expected to rake in a historically high wheat harvest for the

Opinion by Mike Chinoy (CNN) — The novel, published in 2018 by a member of the North Korean Writers’ Union named Kim Ryong Yon, is called “Thunderclap.” The heroine is a fictional Korean American CNN correspondent, Byun Sa-hwang. She is preparing to make a reporting trip to North Korea in 2009 and is wrestling with conflicting

Analysis by David Shortell, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Last month, as the Biden administration scrambled to manage the latest wave of migrants overwhelming the US southern border, top US immigration authorities crossed into Mexico for an emergency meeting. Seated around a Ciudad Juárez conference room, the officials and their Mexican counterparts drafted a 15-point

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn’t solve anything. Whoever succeeds the former House speaker will need to defuse the hazardous and self-defeating political forces inside the Republican conference that made McCarthy’s tenure, in a job he’d sought for years, so abbreviated. Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise

Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — House Republicans burned down the House yesterday. The chaos caucus achieved its goal Tuesday, bringing Capitol Hill to its knees and ensuring that extremism, dysfunction and divisiveness won the day. Now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who almost guaranteed his ouster when he gave away so much of his power in

Opinion by Keith Magee (CNN) — Like many Black men, I grew up with a stern father who saw displays of emotion as a sign of weakness. For a long time after becoming a father myself, if overwhelmed by unhappiness or frustration, I would hide my own tears from my little boy. Eventually, I realized

Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — Americans were jolted Wednesday by the sound of loud noises from our electronic devices, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a test of the country’s Wireless Emergency Alerts for cell phones and Emergency Alert System for television and radio at 2:20 pm ET, in coordination with the Federal Communication

Opinion by Thomas Balcerski (CNN) — California Rep. Kevin McCarthy has once again made history, this time for being the first House speaker to be removed from his post. Of course, his earlier entry into the record books — needing an unprecedented 15 rounds of votes to be elected to the chamber’s top job in the first

Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — Fleetwood Mac in concert is one of the best things I’ve seen in real life. I was in my twenties, and I’d crossed every square of the Mac bingo card: I was recently dumped, in a complicated new situationship and attending on the same night as my ex (naturally

Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US Congress has cast a dark cloud over the already troubled process of Washington’s military and financial aid for Ukraine, as its counteroffensive against Russia grinds on with little change to the frontlines. Without a Speaker, the House is

Opinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — My wife and I live in a tiny garret apartment in Paris — our French friends call it our “La Bohème retreat” in the fashionable 7th arrondissement, around the corner from the Musée d’Orsay. We are just up the block from the Maison of the Legion of Honor

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — October has a long history of spooking Wall Street, and this week’s market action is serving up a particular dose of terror for traders. Markets fell sharply on Tuesday. The Dow lost 454 points, or 1.3%, notching its biggest decline since March and turning negative for

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Matt Gaetz is a product of America’s broken information environment. Not so long ago, a young Florida congressman with no major legislative achievements to his name would hold little power in Washington. Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy is House speaker no more. After angering GOP hardliners with a spending bill to keep the government funded last week, McCarthy was voted out of power on Tuesday. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, filed what in the House is known as a “motion to

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy’s big mistake was trying to govern. The now ex-speaker’s historic ouster came only three days after he was forced to use Democratic votes to head off a damaging government shutdown that his own party’s absolutism was about to trigger. This compounded his original sin, earlier

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy’s big mistake was trying to govern. The now ex-speaker’s historic ouster came only three days after he was forced to use Democratic votes to head off a damaging government shutdown that his own party’s absolutism was about to trigger. This compounded his original sin, earlier

Analysis by Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a “passing of the scepter.” Constitutionally barred from running for reelection, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sought to show last month, in a very public way, that presidential candidate Claudia

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy’s big mistake was trying to govern. The now ex-speaker’s historic ouster came only three days after he was forced to use Democratic votes to head off a damaging government shutdown that his own party’s absolutism was about to trigger. This compounded his original sin, earlier this

CNN By Jack Forrest and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Following Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as House speaker, names have started to emerge as possible successors to take over the gavel. With McCarthy announcing Tuesday night he will not be running for the speakership, the race is already underway. There is no clear alternative

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The fights between Washington lawmakers have become increasingly vicious even when the stakes could not be higher. Squabbles on the Hill have consequences, and the latest may lead to another credit downgrade that could seriously damage the US economy. Over the summer, squabbling between the two