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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s day trip to an Atlanta jail Thursday will show that the defining moments of the 2024 election are more likely to happen in the courtroom than in campaign trail rituals like the presidential debate that he cold-shouldered. The idea that the front-runner for a major party

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t clear why the Republican Party selected Fox News to host the first pair of its presidential primary debates, perhaps it made a little more sense after watching the first two-hour melee Wednesday night. The debate had all the hallmarks of the right-wing channel’s programming, with

Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked our political contributors to weigh on the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. SE Cupp: Nikki Haley promised generational change and delivered Back on February 14, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced her run for

Analysis by Jessie Yeung and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed uprising against the Kremlin exactly two months ago, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, according to Russian officials – raising questions as to exactly how the disaster occurred. The crash took place northwest of

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — To hear executives at some of America’s biggest retailers tell it, consumers are strained for cash and buying less stuff, in a troubling sign of a slowing economy. That’s only half true. The consumer appetite that kept the US economy afloat through the worst of the

Opinion by Allison Hope (CNN) — The pernicious force of anti-LGBTQ hate isn’t only a threat to those who identify as LGBTQ. The devastating killing of Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66, of Cedar Glen, California, was a tragic reminder of this harsh truth. Police said suspected shooter Travis Ikeguchi, 27, killed Carleton after an argument

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It all but sank his presidential campaign in 2011 when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry forgot one of the three federal agencies he had promised to erase. “Oops,” he said, during the Republican presidential primary debate, drawing a blank on live TV. Perry, oddly enough, was appointed

Opinion by Leroy Chiao (CNN) — There are many reasons why nations create and continue civil space programs. Some hope to advance their civilian efforts in science and technology, others seek to expand their technical workforce, and still others are seeking a way to motivate the next generation of young workers. Since the dawn of

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Three of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case. The scene of Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and a notable former federal prosecutor, walking

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence darling Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report could be a boost or a drag on a market already mired in the summer doldrums. Analysts expect the chipmaker to post second-quarter profit of $2.09 a share and revenue of about $11.2 billion after the closing bell on Wednesday, according

Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — In the pantheon of the greatest American speeches, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech stands alongside the best of Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Kennedy and Reagan — the only non-president to reach such rarified air. Clarence B. Jones was present at the creation,

Opinion by Kristina Foltz Bogotá (CNN) — A few years ago, the international district where I live was a creative hub of harmonious chaos. Music throbbed from every street corner. The Colombian capital’s sophistication was evident from its magisterial libraries to its abundant museums. The sparkling streets were regularly washed clean. Today, graffiti dims the

Opinion by Frida Ghitis Riga, Latvia (CNN) — Just below the surface of life’s deceptively normal rhythms in countries bordering Russia, the reality of what their giant neighbor is doing to Ukraine is never far away. And it’s not only because Russia’s border stands nearby, or because Russia’s president has suggested that, just as Moscow

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A parade of Donald Trump’s co-defendants setting bond and surrendering at an Atlanta jail is beating a path of accountability that the ex-president and kingpin of the alleged election-meddling conspiracy will follow on one of the most jarring days in presidential history on Thursday. But Trump’s fresh attacks

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It is the year 2023. And news organizations are still failing in their coverage of Fox News. The right-wing channel, which is in the spotlight as it prepares to host the first GOP primary debate of the 2024 election on Wednesday, was exposed in grand fashion as a

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — It’s a rule most of us learn as children: Keep your hands to yourself. And yet it seems that scores of men can’t quite follow it, even — perhaps especially? — when the whole world is watching. The latest grabby guy is Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis

Opinion by Melon Dash (CNN) — My first job after college was a teaching assistantship at a small college in New Hampshire, where I taught beginning swimming every semester to around 20 undergrads. I noticed, however, that half of my students couldn’t follow my instructions. They were afraid. My students needed a class before beginning swimming. I

Opinion by Amanda Carpenter (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s empty podium at the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday should be interpreted as nothing short of a symbol of his contempt for the democratic process. He demands support from Republicans yet doesn’t make himself available to them. He believes the rules don’t apply

Opinion by Sivaan Sharma (CNN) — My older sister frequently reminds me that I’m not a White person. She tells me that as an Indo-Fijian, I have to work significantly harder to achieve the same success as many of my White classmates who have been raised with more financial and educational privilege than I have.

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The Chinese economy has hit a rough patch. That might be the catalyst needed to finally cure the West of its inflationary woes. What’s happening: Chinese consumer spending, factory production and investments in long-term assets like property or machinery all slumped last month. Youth unemployment has