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Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The Fox News audience remains firmly in Donald Trump’s corner. The notion that viewers of the right-wing channel support the disgraced former president is not very surprising, but the sheer extent to which the network’s viewership continues to stand strongly behind the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president might jolt

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s fortunes seem to be moving in opposing directions. He is burning cash on an expanding, multipronged legal war with fronts in courtrooms up and down the East Coast: New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC. Trials are already scheduled for March in

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s fortunes seem to be moving in opposing directions. He is burning cash on an expanding, multipronged legal war with fronts in courtrooms up and down the East Coast: New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC. Trials are already scheduled for March in Manhattan

Opinion by Mike Shields (CNN) — A proverb often attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra is, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” And yet, the entire industry of politics is built around trying to do just that. Fortunately, Republicans now have sophisticated data tools to help guide us in making extremely educated guesses about what is

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The fateful clash between former President Donald Trump’s legal imbroglio and the 2024 election is deepening amid new signs his GOP poll-topping campaign is partly designed to bankroll his defense and beat criminal charges. News that Trump’s leadership PAC, which raises most of its money from small-dollar donations,

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. Legal fees for defending yourself in one criminal case can be pricey — I can say that firsthand

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. Legal fees for defending yourself in one criminal case can be pricey — I can say that

Opinion by Jon Gabriel (CNN) — Editor’s note: Jon Gabriel is editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com and an opinion contributor to The Arizona Republic. Follow him on Twitter at @ExJon. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. The scorching weather that has parched the southwestern United States, along with much of the rest of the country, may finally —

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is facing two indictments, with the potential for more. Political wisdom may have once suggested the former president’s bid for a second White House term would be nothing but a pipe dream. But most of us know better by now. Trump is not only in a

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — Writing “to a mouse,” the Scottish poet Robert Burns offered consolation for the little “beasties” eviction from its home by a “cruel” plough that turned up a field. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men” often go awry, Burns explained. But some plans aren’t made to be

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — After months of uncertainty about the economy’s health and whether bank stresses from this past spring would weigh too heavily on credit conditions, the possibility of the Federal Reserve pulling off a soft landing is looking brighter. The Fed last Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point,

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — One dreary Christmas Eve, singer Tony Bennett found himself alone and miserable in New York City’s Gotham Hotel. His first marriage was crumbling. His two sons were at home with his soon-to-be ex-wife. It was 1965, and the arrival of four mop-haired British rock and rollers the year before on

Opinion by Susannah Hills (CNN) — As a practicing physician, my life revolves around caring for my patients, helping them stay healthy, educating them about diseases and picking up on the signs of health concerns that need to be addressed. A few weeks ago, however, it became painfully obvious that I had missed the signs of

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Here’s a hot take on the summer of 2023: The climate you grew up in is gone, replaced by something new and changing, but also inalterably different – where the Atlantic Ocean can reach hot-tub temperature, heat is a recurring public health concern and people will have

Analysis by AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — People — non-country lovers specifically — like to joke that modern country music is a repetitive incantation of beer, trucks, girls and American flags, with the occasional sprinkling of Copenhagen or MultiCam thrown in. (And, for the women, there’s an extra dash of marital homicide.) That’s all part of

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump only needed 10 minutes to show why his growing pile of criminal charges is not yet loosening his grip on the Republican presidential race and why his opponents will find him so hard to beat. The ex-president’s growing legal peril hung Friday over the first showcase