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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is not done with former President Donald Trump and his entourage, despite charging him with four criminal counts over his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election and more than three dozen other charges over his hoarding of classified documents in Florida. The clash

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — There are two Republican primaries as an election season that defies conventional metrics and campaign trail traditions crashes into its fall stretch. A new CNN/SSRS poll shows a one-man race out front involving Donald Trump, a former president polling higher than all his rivals put together but whose

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — At the G20 summit in London in 2009, Britain’s then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown heralded a “new world order” in which rich and developing nations would come together to tame the inequities and excesses of globalization. At the height of a global financial crisis, Brown declared a “new progressive

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — If Hollywood studio chiefs have a reputation as skilled dealmakers, a Labor Day that finds their key employees still out on strike after four months underscores just how badly they misread the writers room. The history of Hollywood labor actions has seen major companies rely on their deeper

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — Much remains unknown of course about the presidential general election whose traditional kick-off will come one year from today on Labor Day, 2024. But one thing is already clear: the race will almost certainly be decided by a handful of voters in the very few states not entirely secure

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. President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the devastation from Hurricane Idalia. The president

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. President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the devastation from Hurricane Idalia. The

Opinion by Ryan White (CNN) — It’s hard to imagine any place quite like Key West in the early 1970s ever happening again. Part of its allure was its distance from everything else. Today, nothing feels terribly remote. Everywhere is one TikTok away from being overrun. In Key West in the early ‘70s, there was

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Here is an often-repeated claim you’ll hear from reporters and analysts: Former President Donald Trump’s control over the Republican primary field solidified not in spite of, but because of, his four criminal indictments. It is a catch-22; the effort to seek accountability for his effort to stay

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ended a monthslong saga last week by officially disclosing trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. The incident brought to light a key fact: Unlike other federal courts and the executive and legislative branches, the US Supreme Court does not have a

Analysis by Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The thrill of making history isn’t supposed to sour. It is the moment, the magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime feat, that should be the cause of time standing still; cameras panning in slow motion to the overachievers lifting the prize won, ticker tape falling like magic from the sky, extraordinary talent

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Last week’s economic data increasingly gave investors hope that the Federal Reserve could hold interest rates steady this month, following a hike in July that brought rates to their highest level in 22 years. But the Fed hasn’t ruled out additional rate increases, and that could

Opinion by Jeff Vasishta (CNN) — In a move surprising even for a mercurial figure like Vivek Ramaswamy, the millionaire businessman this past week took a backhanded swipe at fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. His dig was not over her proposed economic policies, or for her track record as governor of South Carolina. Instead,

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It would be a mistake to presuppose these are the final days of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s record-setting run as the Republican leader in the Senate. But his recent public freezing spells make it imprudent not to consider what comes next. Each member of the acknowledged possible short

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are trying

Opinion by Tess Taylor (CNN) — As we come to Labor Day, many of us have a small break — possibly to get one last trip to the beach, to rush to organize the next school year — and perhaps, to think about what work is, what rest is, how they interact, what we wish them to be

Opinion by Deborah Carr, Ian Sue Wing and Giacomo Falchetta (CNN) — Retiree Jeanne Langan Burris, 61, a resident of Naples, Florida, often starts her daily tennis match at 7 a.m. Even at that early hour, however, she says she sometimes finds herself baking on the court in oppressively hot temperatures. The torrid heat is

Opinion by Allison Hope (CNN) — Let’s face it: the world is on fire. Literally and figuratively. Back to school for many and back to the office for many who were working from home means more than just sharpened pencils, bagged lunches and water cooler conversation. It also means having to navigate a slew of

Opinion by Jay Newton-Small (CNN) — A few years after my father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, his neurologist reported him to the state of Florida, and he was required to go in for regular driving tests until one day, about 18 months later, he failed his test and was never allowed to drive again. Almost every state in the