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Analysis by David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — Sam George, the driving force behind Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ legislation, portrays himself as a guardian of gay Ghanaians. “I have put in legislation that protects the rights of gay people from being verbally and physically assaulted,” he said in an interview with CNN from Accra. But despite his claims, the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump looks like he’s succeeding in running out the clock. The former president’s common strategy across his four criminal trials is to use the constitutional protections granted by a legal system he claims is corrupt to push the moment he will stand before a jury until after

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. On March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump declared a national emergency for the Covid-19 pandemic. No one knew at

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. On March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump declared a national emergency for the Covid-19 pandemic. No one knew at the

Opinion by Frederick D. Baron and Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — With Donald Trump garnering enough primary wins to clinch the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden has apparently opted to remain above politics on national security matters by giving Trump access to some classified intelligence. The White House reportedly plans to follow tradition and authorize national security briefings

Opinion by Andrey Spektor (CNN) — Hunter Biden won’t be returning to the spotlight next week as the House Oversight Committee had hoped. He declined Chairman James Comer’s invitation to publicly testify following a February closed-door Capitol Hill deposition before congressional Republicans as part of their impeachment inquiry into Hunter’s father, President Joe Biden. Hunter Biden’s refusal to take part in the committee’s “circus

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — The biggest threat to queer kids is too often their own homophobic parents. Both pop culture and political discourse acknowledge this and at the same time, nervously avoid it. It’s treated as a shameful open secret, not unlike the closet itself. Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding” wrestles with issues of queerness and parental cruelty with unusual and admirable

Opinion by Douglas Heye (CNN) — I’ve seen plenty of gritty election campaigns in my home state of North Carolina going back to the famously combative 1984 race between conservative Sen. Jesse Helms and his Democratic challenger Jim Hunt. This year’s governor’s race — between North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh

Opinion by Carrie Sheffield (CNN) — In our age of soaring rates of despair, powerful scientific evidence suggests faith in God brings healing. I have experienced this firsthand. As I write in my memoir, I grew up one of seven biological siblings with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father. An offshoot Mormon cult leader claiming a prophetic

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Journalists have endured a seemingly endless parade of bad news of late, with layoffs and closings announced on a near-daily basis as venerable outlets and digital start-ups face harsh economic realities. The profession could use an image boost, in the way “All the President’s Men” highlighted reporting’s noblest

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. Dealmaking is the lifeblood of Wall Street. When companies

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It took decades for Boeing to build a reputation as one of the most reliable companies on the planet. It’s taken less than six years to undo it all and leave the once-great American company facing an uncertain future. Regulators, airlines, fliers and even Boeing’s own

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden barnstorms battleground states this week, he is framing the debate with former President Donald Trump around themes of economic populism that Democrats have employed, often with success, for decades. But Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, may prove to be a more elusive target

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Not even presidents can reverse time, so there’s only so much Joe Biden can do to defuse one of his top general election liabilities – his advanced age. But Biden, 81, appears to be in far better shape on this question than he was a week ago –

Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — President Joe Biden tried to put voters’ concerns about his age to rest last week with a fiery State of the Union address. From his forceful performance to his self-deprecating jokes about his age, he inoculated himself from the narrative, pushed by some on the right, that the 81-year-old

CNN By Cristopher Ulloa and Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Chilean aviation authorities are on their way to New Zealand to investigate the LATAM Airlines flight that had a mid-air drop Monday, as teams on the ground remove the plane’s flight data recorders for analysis. Several passengers described to CNN the terrifying flight from Australia

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s politics are mostly focused on himself, as opposed to an ideology, but two notable evolutions this week – on Social Security and TikTok – spotlight something new. Both Trump and President Joe Biden will look to sell their policy positions now that their

Opinion by Jonathan I. Lunine (CNN) — How tenuous is our planet’s ability to support life? The answer might come from one of our nearest planetary neighbors. Orbiting spacecraft and rovers deployed on Mars over the past twenty years have found strong evidence for conditions billions of years ago that were very different from the dry, cold

Opinion by Rosa Prince London (CNN) — It was a charming Mother’s Day snap intended to assure an anxious nation that all was well with their beloved royal family. Instead, the statement by Catherine, Princess of Wales that she had ham-fistedly manipulated a photograph showing her posing with her children appears to have sent much of the British public