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Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The funny thing about “secret” recordings made of public figures is that they generally confirm what everyone already knew. The propriety of liberal activist Lauren Windsor pretending to be a religious conservative in order to surreptitiously record Supreme Court justices attending a dinner hosted by the Supreme

Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — The combination of this month’s inflation numbers and strong jobs report will test the conventional wisdom about the link between economic growth and performance in presidential elections. Since 1992, political consultants have loved to quote some version of strategist James Carville’s quip that the most important factor determining the next occupant of the

Opinion by David Zurawik (CNN) — As a journalist and professor who teaches media ethics, I have long been against the kind of undercover secret recording activist Lauren Windsor made of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, as well as Chief Justice John Roberts. But as a citizen living in this perilous moment for our

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, face sentencing for nonviolent felonies before Election Day. Although it seems unlikely either will be behind bars on November 5, it’s worth noting that how and whether felons and people otherwise detained can cast election ballots

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, face sentencing for nonviolent felonies before Election Day. Although it seems unlikely either will be behind bars on November 5, it’s worth noting that how and whether felons and people otherwise detained can cast election

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter shocked voters in 1976 when he admitted during a Playboy magazine interview that he had “looked on a lot of women with lust” and “committed adultery in my heart many times.” Carter, who was running for the presidency at the time, would narrowly win his White

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. Meme stock mania is back. This time around, it’s

Opinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — In 1981, fresh off the heels of a triumphal election as France’s president, the Socialist François Mitterrand made a bold, snap decision. He invited four members of the far-left Communist Party, long a thorn in his political side, into his new cabinet. Much of France was stunned. President Ronald

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented two weeks of legal drama that yielded historic convictions of a former president and a sitting president’s son have also produced a clear political takeaway. The survival of the rule of law in America and untainted justice may depend on the choice voters make in November.

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented two weeks of legal drama that yielded historic convictions of a former president and a sitting president’s son have also produced a clear political takeaway. The survival of the rule of law in America and untainted justice may depend on the choice voters make in

Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Yahya Sinwar has so far survived eight months of Israeli’s brutal military campaign to kill him. His longevity is a personal victory for the Hamas leader – and increasingly appears to be grim vindication of his decision to seize the initiative in the generational Palestinian struggle with Israel by launching a bloody

Opinion By Jill Filipovic, CNN (CNN) — After almost 250 days of fear, horror and death, a sliver of good news out of the conflict between Israel and Hamas: Four hostages, civilians kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, were rescued by Israeli forces on Saturday. But it’s not an unalloyed victory. The

Analysis by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple is about to throw artificial intelligence into the mainstream, but some of it is similar to what its competitors are already doing. In a demo following Tuesday’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple gave CNN a preview of some of the AI-powered features coming to the iPhone,

CNN Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered a previously scheduled speech Tuesday about what his administration has done on gun control on the very same day that his son Hunter Biden was found guilty on gun-related charges. The president spoke at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s “Gun Sense University,” where he blasted former President Donald Trump’s

Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered a previously scheduled speech Tuesday about what his administration has done on gun control on the very same day that his son Hunter Biden was found guilty on gun-related charges. The president spoke at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s “Gun Sense University,” where he blasted former President Donald Trump’s record

Opinion by Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — With Hunter Biden’s conviction Tuesday on federal gun charges in Delaware, there’s one huge takeaway and one huge mystery. The takeaway is that the rule of law is working. The Department of Justice, in an administration led by Hunter‘s father, President Joe Biden, prosecuted his son and convicted him. It’s

Analysis By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden has never sought elective office or been part of a presidential administration, but he has loomed large in the American political conversation for years. His conviction in Delaware, the first federal criminal trial of a president’s son in US history, is for allegedly lying on

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was nearly a year ago that CNN first reported about a cover-up at the Coast Guard Academy. That initial report about how the academy kept secret its own review of decades of sexual assault cover-ups continues to reverberate. This week, the Coast Guard Academy official in

CNN By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard Academy official says top leaders directed her to lie to sexual assault victims and Congress, making her an unwitting accomplice in a cover-up of decades of abuse. As a result, Shannon Norenberg says she’s resigning from her role as

Opinion by Paul Hockenos Berlin (CNN) — The last time the European Union voted, five years ago, teenagers across the continent were taking to the streets en masse: demonstrating for serious climate protection policies. They had no say, they inveighed, on decisions that would define their lives for years to come. “We’ll go to school if you keep