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CNN Opinion by Jamal Simmons (CNN) — In anticipation of President Joe Biden’s commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, Michael Levesque, executive director of the school’s alumni association, invited me to lead a town hall style discussion with current students, faculty, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees last week. Two days before

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The race for the White House hogs most of the attention in a presidential election year, relegating the race for Congress to ugly stepsister status. But in recent years, we’ve all learned how important down-ballot races can be in shaping American policy. That’s especially true for the Senate,

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — “Bridgerton” is finally back, and the new season has been infused with a much-needed aphrodisiac. The Netflix adaptation of author Julia Quinn’s series of Regency-era romance novels became the streamer’s biggest-ever hit in its gloriously filthy first season in 2020, then rolled out a second that, for some inexplicable reason, dialed way back on the sex.

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito doesn’t deny there was an upside-down American flag flying outside his house days before Joe Biden was sworn in as president, an apparent distress signal that would seem to express sympathy with the plight of Donald Trump supporters who refused to believe

Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — King Charles III’s first official portrait was unveiled this week, and I’m sure his majesty would agree it’s a stirring sight. The larger-than-life painting by Jonathan Yeo depicts Charles from the mid-thigh upwards. He’s wearing his crimson Welsh Guards uniform, and both hands rest on the hilt of his sword. Almost the entire

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation on Monday, he seemed tetchy and tired. His speech, ostensibly about national security and the threats facing Britain, was a wide-ranging attack on his chief political opponent Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party. Sunak said that “the

Analysis by Jessica Hasbun, CNNE Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) — The Dominican Republic is days away from a general election that will see voters elect new lawmakers and the president as they weigh the nation’s economy and security. Among those seeking the Caribbean nation’s highest office on May 19 are the current president, a former president, and a

Opinion by Jeff Yang (CNN) — On Monday, OpenAI, a company that stepped into the global spotlight in 2020 and has alternated between blowing people’s minds and freaking them the hell out ever since, finally managed to do both at once with a live reveal of the latest version of its artificial intelligence large language

Opinion by Tiffany Torres Williams (CNN) — This week, the internet lit up with news about a Kansas City Chiefs player — and for once it wasn’t a Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift update. A video emerged of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker giving the commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas. Butker used

Opinion by Roy Schwartz (CNN) — Imagination has been the theme of several films of late, ranging from “Imaginary,” released in March, a horror movie about a children’s book author whose childhood stuffed teddy/imaginary friend comes to life to haunt her, to “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” coming out in August, a PG-rated comedy based

Opinion by David Zurawik, CNN (CNN) — I cannot remember a single thing said by the multitude of news anchors and talking heads who took to the airwaves during the barrage of reporting that followed the assassination of President John Kennedy in 1963. But I have a gallery of mental images — seared into my

Analysis by Krystal Hur, 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. It’s not just meme stocks that saw a resurgence

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. The Donald Trump hush money trial is dragging reporters into uncomfortable territory and laying bare the complicated relationships journalists often have with sources.

By Hilary Krieger, CNN (CNN) — Since Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on October 7, military expert John Spencer has been carefully observing the Israel Defense Forces’ war against the terror organization, including on two trips he made to the Gaza Strip as an embed with the IDF over the winter. Spencer tells CNN Opinion that

Opinion by Stephanie Griffith, CNN (CNN) — It’s no exaggeration to say that Dr. Howard Tucker has worked in medicine for a lifetime. The average life expectancy for men in the US is 73 years; Tucker has been a physician for 77. In July, he’ll turn 102. Tucker, a neurologist who started practicing medicine in

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Beijing on Thursday left no question of how closely the Chinese and Russian leaders are aligned in their vision for the world – and on bolstering the “powerful driving force” of their autocratic double act. The two vowed to

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to believe today, when the vast majority of Americans support it, but just 20 years ago the issue of same-sex marriage divided the country and drove voter turnout. The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump finally had a good day in court. The presumptive GOP nominee has often seemed embarrassed and infuriated by his first criminal trial, which has featured salacious exposés of his personal life and details of his alleged attempts to cover it up. But on Thursday, he got

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — After a rocky start for former President Donald Trump’s counsel on Tuesday, the continuation of testimony from the Manhattan criminal trial’s star witness Thursday substantially improved in their favor. We finally saw stretches of the defense’s cross-examination of Michael Cohen that were powerful and effective. Lead defense counsel Todd Blanche turned around his

Opinion by Steve Vladeck (CNN) — On Thursday, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for a 7-2 majority of the Supreme Court in upholding the way that Congress funds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — handing a major win to the Biden administration and preventing a disaster for consumers. That top line may surprise you, but it shouldn’t. Not because