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Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has been an outlier in his swing state for much of the last several years. While the state has been closely contested — Joe Biden narrowly beat Donald Trump in the Badger State in 2020 — Johnson has carved out space as one of Trump’s

Opinion by Keith Boykin This week Democrats will try to advance a sweeping new voting rights bill in the US Senate. The legislation, which passed the US House of Representatives in March, would enact automatic voter registration, expand early voting, modernize our antiquated voting systems, and restore the voting rights of Americans with prior felony

By Jeff Pearlman If you’ve done this sports writing job long enough, you have stories. Stories about high school athletes being plucked from poor neighborhoods and poverty, teleported to a grassy college campus, then told: “Adjust!” Stories about running backs and point guards who wear university jerseys on the field or the court that sell

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large “Some men you just can’t reach.” That famous line from the movie “Cool Hand Luke” kept echoing in my head as I paged through a new national poll conducted by Monmouth University. Here’s why: 32% of respondents in that poll said that President Joe Biden only won the 2020

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN The US Supreme Court changed the rules on college sports Monday, determining that student athletes can be compensated, somewhat — a decision that comes as college sports is facing a massive shift. This particular decision may not lead to massive contracts for Division 1 recruits to major sports, but