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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

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Last week, President Joe Biden was defending the justice system as a “cornerstone” of society. “It’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” Biden said at the White House after Republicans tried to undercut the process that

Opinion by Stephanie Grisham and Alyssa Farah Griffin (CNN) — In a political season when many Americans have chosen to tune out the news, tens of millions of people turned to cable and broadcast TV to learn about former President Donald Trump’s fate following his historic criminal trial. Trump added to his lengthy resume of presidential firsts

CNN Opinion by Stephanie Grisham and Alyssa Farah Griffin (CNN) — In a political season when many Americans have chosen to tune out the news, tens of millions of people turned to cable and broadcast TV to learn about former President Donald Trump’s fate following his historic criminal trial. Trump added to his lengthy resume of presidential

CNN By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — Guns, addiction and politics hung over jury selection at Hunter Biden’s criminal trial Monday, with at-times emotional questioning that resulted in the selection of a diverse 12-member panel. Throughout the day at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, prospective jurors were asked for their

Opinion by W. James Antle III (CNN) — As jury selection in Hunter Biden’s gun trial began on Monday, the case continued the trend of the courtroom becoming an extension of the campaign trail. It’s not a welcome development. Biden’s trial comes on the heels of former President Donald Trump’s historic conviction Thursday on 34 felony counts of

Analysis by Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon be forced to choose: Agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas or keep his government in power. But as he confronts that choice, Netanyahu is also looking for a way to avoid it altogether. For months, Netanyahu has gingerly balanced

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is a convicted felon. That new reality means Trump is even more desperate and dangerous. If Trump had been acquitted or even if there had been a hung jury, Trump could have believed he truly was the “Teflon Don” who would never be held accountable.

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. After years of above-target inflation, geopolitical chaos and recession

Opinion by Adam Plowright (CNN) — Every host country of the Olympic Games faces a reckoning. It’s not a trial like a war or national disaster. It can’t be compared to an election of the sort America faces this fall. But the world’s biggest sporting event holds a mirror up to a nation like few

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s gummed-up housing market is a $45 trillion mess — a big old knot of economic forces smashing into a century’s worth of cultural conditioning about the value of homeownership. There are some obvious, urgent needs: We need more housing, full stop. And that housing needs

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The political spotlight of a presidential election entangled in unprecedented legal drama will shift this week from the criminal trial of a former president to one of a sitting president’s son as the campaign enters an intense new phase. Four days after presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was

Opinion by Shreeja Rao Pune, India (CNN) — I come from India’s Dalit community of some 200 million people, a community that suffers the worst health outcomes, lacks access to clean water and sanitation and has been deprived of educational and occupational opportunities for centuries. Dalits were once contemptuously dismissed as “untouchables,” a term which today is understood to be a

Opinion by Chris Good (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Chris Good is a producer at CNN, where he produces the daily global affairs newsletter Fareed’s Global Briefing. He has reported on and analyzed US politics, government and foreign policy for The Hill, The Atlantic, ABC News and The Economist Intelligence Unit. The views expressed here are

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — Trying to achieve moral virtue is not easy, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle taught. If you have to pick between two extremes, choose “the lesser of two evils,” because that’s likelier to bring you to the desired middle way. That’s the approach President Joe Biden implies when he

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (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. Americans are worn down by high inflation and interest rates.

Analysis by Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s brutal ongoing invasion of Ukraine has provided US intelligence services with a rare opening to recruit Kremlin insiders furious with the handling of the war. “Disaffection creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us,” said CIA Director Bill Burns last year during a speech in the United Kingdom. “We’re

Opinion by Onnie Willis Rogers (CNN) — I was at the London Olympics in 2012 when Gabby Douglas won the individual all-around gold medal in gymnastics at the tender age of 16. Those of us who have competed in the sport had long been following her career, but she became an overnight megastar for many

Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — It’s taken more than half a year, but, finally, President Joe Biden has publicly unveiled an Israeli plan that could end the bloodshed in Gaza. Generally, there are two ways to make peace; one is the total capitulation of the enemy, which happened after the United States dropped atomic

Opinion by Timothy C. Parlatore (CNN) — In the run-up to Thursday’s verdict in former President Donald Trump’s document falsification trial, there was a concerning rumbling within the legal community criticizing defense lawyer Todd Blanche for having had the temerity to represent Trump. This disapproval came after a number of articles in recent years have reported