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Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is perhaps the biggest X factor remaining in the presidential race. If the current polling matches the final result, Kennedy – a onetime Democrat who tends to be better liked by Republicans – would earn the second-highest vote share of any independent

Analysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The opposition obituaries had been written. According to most polls, India’s election was a foregone conclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing, Hindu-nationalist alliance was expected to secure a supermajority – and with it the power to enact radical change unopposed. To Modi’s critics and opponents, India was on

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Parachutes flapped open in midair over France this week as US paratroopers leaped out of World War II-era military planes, launching the start of solemn commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a week that will bring dozens of world leaders, including President Joe Biden, for events that will be rich in symbolism

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden is pushing progressives who are already sour on his presidency to the limit with a tough new executive action barring most asylum applications from migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. But the president’s weakness on one of Donald Trump’s biggest campaign issues means it’s a risk

Opinion by Kent Sepkowitz (CNN) — Anyone eager to re-experience the acrimony, lunacy and danger of the early Covid-19 pandemic might want to watch a few hours of Monday’s hearing of the House Oversight Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Members spent much of the day questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci, formerly head of the National

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Americans are a stunningly lonely bunch. Our decline in friendships and social time began before the pandemic, but was badly exacerbated by it. We live more of our lives online and behind a screen, with many people now working from home, schoolchildren learning online and scores of us engaging with our peers

Opinion by Raul Reyes (CNN) — In his administration’s most restrictive immigration policy to date, President Joe Biden announced a new executive order Tuesday that prevents asylum seekers from crossing the Southern border when a daily threshold of unauthorized crossings is exceeded. The plan will take effect once daily border crossings number 2,500 people, meaning it could be instituted immediately, since daily totals already exceed that number. The border would only reopen

Opinion by Thomas Balcerski (CNN) — Donald Trump is the first former president to be found guilty of felonies, but he isn’t the first convicted person to run for president in the US. In fact, there’s even a historical precedent of a felon running for the Oval Office from prison: Eugene V. Debs in 1920.

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is pulling from former President Donald Trump’s immigration playbook as he tries to stop a flow of asylum-seekers from around the world who are crossing into the US at the border with Mexico. Unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, Biden’s new plan to

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is pulling from former President Donald Trump’s immigration playbook as he tries to stop a flow of asylum-seekers from around the world who are crossing into the US at the border with Mexico. Unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, Biden’s new plan

Opinion by Amy Bass (CNN) — Folks want someone ejected, benched, banned or fined for WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark going down hard in the Indiana Fever’s 71-70 win over the Chicago Sky the other night? Maybe start with ESPN personality Pat McAfee. That game was one a lot of folks had been waiting for, positioned as a showdown

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The male-dominated sports media apparatus is stumbling over Caitlin Clark. It is trying to pretend that it hasn’t ignored the WNBA for decades until the superstar rookie came along. But rather than admitting its blind spots, several male commentators are parachuting themselves into a league they barely understand and dismissing anyone who suggests they could

Opinion by David Orentlicher (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday comes amidst criticism from Republicans for refusing to hand over audiotapes of President Joe Biden’s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur after Biden invoked executive privilege to keep them private. A House committee has already found Garland in contempt for

Analysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — When UK voters elect a new government on July 4, the health of the world’s sixth-biggest economy will likely be the main factor in deciding the outcome. The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been in office since 2010, a period that has included the

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, 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. YOLO economy, meet the “yo, no” economy. Not so

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. America’s judicial system is, apparently, not so rigged, after all. After spending the last three days raging against the courts over Donald Trump’s 34

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Bill Ackman, the Wall Street agitator who’s become an armchair political crusader for the put-upon billionaire class, is cashing in on his social media clout in a deal that could make him boatloads more money. See here: On Monday, Ackman announced that he’s selling a 10%

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s decision to call out his predecessor Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” for the first time represents a significant hardening of his rhetoric against his Republican general election foe. Biden’s escalation at an off-camera fundraiser in Connecticut on Monday evening came as some Democrats pressed

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — Even after former President Donald Trump’s conviction last week on 34 felony counts, he and President Joe Biden remain stuck in a strikingly similar strategic position: Neither man can win without attracting a significant sliver of voters who dislike them but may be even more alienated from their

Analysis by Ivan Watson, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Any tourist wandering through the glitzy lobby of Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel this weekend would have stumbled on a rather bizarre scene. Military officers from around the world thronged the halls of the luxury hotel, their shoulders dripping with gold braids and epaulets, complicated colored bars lined up