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Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — As a progressive, I never thought I’d write this sentence: A law just signed by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is brilliant — and should be a model for the nation. The law I’m referring to precludes kids under age 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental permission for

Opinion by Alan J. Borsuk (CNN) — What’s so important about 20,000 in an election with 3 million voters? In Wisconsin, the answer is that those seemingly small numbers can spell victory or defeat. In 2016, Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes, a key to Trump’s overall victory. In 2020, Democrat

Opinion by Sen. Bernie Sanders (CNN) — The wealthiest people in this country have never had it so good. While income and wealth inequality in the United States is soaring, more than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, we have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among major countries on Earth, and more than 650,000 people are homeless. According

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Your Uber costs more at 5 pm on a Tuesday than it does at 8 pm. Buying a plane ticket the day before you fly is more expensive than buying it six months early. These are surge pricing tactics so ingrained in our consumer experience, we

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — One-term presidents who fail to win a second term are usually doomed by their failures. So it would be ironic if Donald Trump’s bid is derailed by what is likely to be his most enduring policy achievement. The former president succeeded in constructing an unassailable conservative majority on

Opinion by Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque (CNN) — Americans have often linked immigrants with crime. During the 19th century, for example, native-born Americans were flooded with messaging that branded Irish immigrants as both violent and subhuman. The association of Chinese immigrants with opium use, also in the 19th century, led to charges that these individuals were bringing vice and crime

Opinion by Sheikh Khalil al-Baz (CNN) — As the conflict in the Middle East reverberates around the world, many in the West have fallen into the emotional traps of anger, fear and righteousness toward the perceived other side. Exporting the conflict will not bring peace any more than it will bring victory, and the only

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans have moved on from the presidential primaries now that they are effectively over. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have amassed enough delegates to win the Democratic and Republican nomination, respectively. But there was still an important message for Biden in particular from

Opinion by Douglas London (CNN) — American officials have been warning of the Islamic State Khorasan Province’s (ISIS-K) aspiration to conduct external attacks and likely capacity to strike the United States within six months since the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan in August 2021. But neither Russian leader Vladimir Putin nor Federal Security Service (FSB)

Opinion by Gevin Reynolds (CNN) — On Thursday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee dissolved the board of Tennessee State University (TSU) — the state’s only public historically black college or university (HBCU) — with the stroke of his pen. You read that correctly. MAGA Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill to remove every single board member of

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — Living in the past is cringe, and possibly worse than cringe. Sentimental longing will trap you in saccharine glop; it should be indulged only sporadically and with a self-deprecating shrug before you get back to the business of traipsing boldly and gloplessly into the future. “Excuse the nostalgia,” David

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — At Trump Media, it was the best of times, and it looks like it’s headed for the worst of times. Like so many things about former President Donald Trump’s businesses and entire persona, Trump Media has a splashy façade, has been propped up by a series of gullible fans

Analysis by Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Seven Iranian officials including two elite military commanders were killed in an airstrike on an Iranian embassy complex in Damascus on Monday that was widely believed to be Israel’s doing. Experts say the attack is the biggest of its kind on Iranian targets since

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. During his trip to New York City last week, President Joe Biden sat down for a rare joint interview alongside former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But the

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Remember in the Road Runner cartoon, how Wile E. Coyote would always sprint off the edge of a cliff, and fall only after he glances down to find the ground no longer beneath his feet? That’s kinda what happened for investors in Trump Media & Technology

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. Welcome to jobs week. The March employment report, due

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge just joined the interminable list of his judicial colleagues, government officials and campaign staff who’ve all tried to do the impossible: rein in Donald Trump. Judge Juan Merchan late Monday expanded a gag order on the former president ahead of his hush money trial,

Opinion by Steve Vladeck, CNN (CNN) — It would be understandable if the Supreme Court justices were experiencing a strange sense of déjà vu during last Tuesday’s oral argument in a case seeking to block nationwide access to mifepristone — one of the two drugs used in the most common (and safest) way to abort early-stage pregnancies. For

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is literally selling religion to his followers in the form of commemorative Bibles, while President Joe Biden is being criticized by Republicans for allegedly disrespecting the Easter holiday. Biden is the more overtly religious of the two, a lifelong practicing Catholic who has

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is literally selling religion to his followers in the form of commemorative Bibles, while President Joe Biden is being criticized by Republicans for allegedly disrespecting the Easter holiday. Biden is the more overtly religious of the two, a lifelong practicing Catholic who