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Opinion by Mark T. Esper (CNN) — As Russia resurges in Ukraine and proxy fights expand across the Middle East, one critical question weighs heavily in everyone’s minds: Is the United States still a credible ally willing to lead the free world? Whether Congress chooses to provide the continued financial support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Opinion by Lev Golinkin (CNN) — Usually, deciding on a child’s date of birth isn’t something parents have to worry about after the baby is born. And yet, it’s a choice my mom faced when I was born on 10-something p.m. on leap day. February 29 is a horological abnormality, appearing only once every four

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell knows where the Republican Party is headed, and he also knows it’s not a place where he should be a leader. ”Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time,” McConnell said on the Senate floor on Wednesday,

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. What’s the difference between a revolution and a market

Opinion by Josephine Apraku Berlin (CNN) — As I move around my hometown of Berlin, I’m frequently complimented on my excellent command of German — sometimes, even after I’ve explained to the person I’m speaking to that I was born and raised here. All too often, the follow-up question I get is, “But tell me,

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. Social media companies are soaking up the billions in advertising dollars that once flowed to legacy media companies — a trend

Opinion by Raul A. Reyes (CNN) — On Monday, a vigil was held at the University of Georgia (UGA) for Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was found dead on Thursday after jogging on campus. She died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to the local coroner. The suspect in her killing is an

Opinion by Anna Arutunyan (CNN) — With Switzerland due to play host to a Ukraine peace summit by the summer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is placing high hopes it will “strengthen” his country. But with Russia’s war against Ukraine in its third year, another summit is unlikely to offer a breakthrough — not just because Moscow will

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — If the Democratic voters of Michigan – and a handful of other swing states – are feeling uncommitted in November, Joe Biden could lose reelection. Tuesday’s primary – in which tens of thousands of Democratic primary votes cast protest ballots over the president’s support for Israel – made

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Michigan provided the first test of President Joe Biden’s coalition in swing states Tuesday night. The president has been concerned about voter turnout and the number of Democrats who registered “uncommitted” as their choice. The fears are not irrational. In a campaign that will likely come down to a handful

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Actors Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson divorced in October. They share a three-year-old daughter. And this week, an interview with Turner-Smith ran in the UK-based newspaper The Times, with the “Queen & Slim” actor saying about her divorce from Jackson, the former star of “Dawson’s Creek” and “Fringe”: “Sometimes things we really want

Opinion by Sophia A. Nelson (CNN) — It’s always been a hard sell for Donald Trump to claim that he is getting strong support among Black voters. In 2016, he garnered a dismal 6% of the Black vote and only managed to increase that to 8% in 2020, according to an analysis of “validated voters”

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Who is this new Joe Biden we’re seeing, just in time for election season? He’s spitballing about the Middle East during a stop for ice cream in New York and cracking jokes at Donald Trump’s expense on late-night television. He’s getting directly involved in government funding, calling

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The Republican presidential primary season has been one long slog for the past month and half. Just three states – Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina – have had caucuses or primaries in which both Donald Trump and Nikki Haley were on the ballot. The small number of

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. Markets have been on an incredible winning streak since

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is once again warning the stock market is doomed unless voters return him to the White House. Trump is not just foretelling a market meltdown — something he, wrongly, forecast in 2020. The former president is predicting the mother of all market crashes

Opinion by John Halpin (CNN) — Though the primary season has yet to officially conclude, with Democrats heading to the polls in Michigan on Tuesday, the presidential race is almost certain to consist of two widely unpopular candidates in President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump facing off for another eight months. Unfortunately, nothing

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — One key reason for Donald Trump’s dominance in the GOP presidential race may be hiding in plain sight: Even compared to 2016, the Republican electorate has moved sharply to the right on immigration. That shift on one of Trump’s signature issues has tightened his grip on the party.