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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented two weeks of legal drama that yielded historic convictions of a former president and a sitting president’s son have also produced a clear political takeaway. The survival of the rule of law in America and untainted justice may depend on the choice voters make in

Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Yahya Sinwar has so far survived eight months of Israeli’s brutal military campaign to kill him. His longevity is a personal victory for the Hamas leader – and increasingly appears to be grim vindication of his decision to seize the initiative in the generational Palestinian struggle with Israel by launching a bloody

Opinion By Jill Filipovic, CNN (CNN) — After almost 250 days of fear, horror and death, a sliver of good news out of the conflict between Israel and Hamas: Four hostages, civilians kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, were rescued by Israeli forces on Saturday. But it’s not an unalloyed victory. The

Analysis by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple is about to throw artificial intelligence into the mainstream, but some of it is similar to what its competitors are already doing. In a demo following Tuesday’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple gave CNN a preview of some of the AI-powered features coming to the iPhone,

CNN Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered a previously scheduled speech Tuesday about what his administration has done on gun control on the very same day that his son Hunter Biden was found guilty on gun-related charges. The president spoke at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s “Gun Sense University,” where he blasted former President Donald Trump’s

Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered a previously scheduled speech Tuesday about what his administration has done on gun control on the very same day that his son Hunter Biden was found guilty on gun-related charges. The president spoke at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s “Gun Sense University,” where he blasted former President Donald Trump’s record

Opinion by Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — With Hunter Biden’s conviction Tuesday on federal gun charges in Delaware, there’s one huge takeaway and one huge mystery. The takeaway is that the rule of law is working. The Department of Justice, in an administration led by Hunter‘s father, President Joe Biden, prosecuted his son and convicted him. It’s

Analysis By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden has never sought elective office or been part of a presidential administration, but he has loomed large in the American political conversation for years. His conviction in Delaware, the first federal criminal trial of a president’s son in US history, is for allegedly lying on

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was nearly a year ago that CNN first reported about a cover-up at the Coast Guard Academy. That initial report about how the academy kept secret its own review of decades of sexual assault cover-ups continues to reverberate. This week, the Coast Guard Academy official in

CNN By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard Academy official says top leaders directed her to lie to sexual assault victims and Congress, making her an unwitting accomplice in a cover-up of decades of abuse. As a result, Shannon Norenberg says she’s resigning from her role as

Opinion by Paul Hockenos Berlin (CNN) — The last time the European Union voted, five years ago, teenagers across the continent were taking to the streets en masse: demonstrating for serious climate protection policies. They had no say, they inveighed, on decisions that would define their lives for years to come. “We’ll go to school if you keep

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. Wall Street is being dealt a rare double feature

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — In June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union in a populist revolt that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s shock outsider election win a few months later. Now, in June 2024, far-right candidates, many of whom share Trump’s populist nationalism, hostility to immigrants, searing economic message, and disdain for

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are facing the threat of a gender gap that could imperil the traditional advantage among younger voters that the party has enjoyed for decades and that President Joe Biden likely needs to defeat former President Donald Trump. While Democrats are counting on a big backlash among younger

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It would be devastating for any parent to see a child convicted of a crime. To experience it as president before the eyes of the world, during one of the most contentious reelection campaigns in history, would be unfathomable. But that is the ordeal now confronting President Joe

Opinion by David Riedman (CNN) — Since the start of the 2023-24 school year in August, a gun has been fired on a K-12 campus at least 300 times. Over the past decade, the number of school shootings has increased tenfold from 34 in 2013 to 348 in 2023. This rapidly escalating pattern of gun

Opinion by Eli Federman (CNN) — This year, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on the evening of June 11. The holiday commemorates Moses conveying the Torah (the “Law”) and the Ten Commandments — a central religious text in Christianity, Islam and Judaism — and underscores the deeply religious nature of the commandments. However, Louisiana’s House Bill 71, signed into

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. Another month, another hot jobs report that has Wall

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s power to engineer a swift abatement of the war between Israel and Hamas just suffered two serious new blows. Fallout from an Israeli special forces rescue mission in Gaza, which retrieved four hostages but killed scores of Palestinian civilians, and the resignation of centrist Benny

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Hugely popular US television shows like “Shark Tank,” “Survivor” and even “American Idol” are based on hit programs from foreign countries. I’ve now found the next hit reality show that America could import — and it would be perfect in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The