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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A probe that spared President Joe Biden from criminal charges paradoxically dealt him a threatening political blow. Special counsel Robert Hur’s report released Thursday on Biden’s handling of classified documents effectively ended the matter. But his assertions that Biden was elderly and forgetful ignited a political firestorm that

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — As the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, it feels like everyone has been sucked into a bizarro world. ► Two years ago, in February 2022, Tucker Carlson was a Fox News host, still adjacent to mainstream US politics. ► US support for Ukraine

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It’s evident now why Vladimir Putin granted an interview to Tucker Carlson. Over the course of the more than two-hour sit-down, the former Fox News host turned online commentator largely refrained from challenging the Russian authoritarian, whose brutal war on Ukraine has led to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden keeping classified documents at his home from the time he was vice president in the Obama administration is notable for the details of that case but also for the devastating portrait it paints of an out-to-lunch president. A

Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden keeping classified documents at his home from the time he was vice president in the Obama administration is notable for the details of that case but also for the devastating portrait it paints of an out-to-lunch president. A quick

Opinion by Steve Vladeck (CNN) — Thursday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court were ostensibly about the meaning of a long-dormant section of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which disqualifies from future federal office those who’ve engaged in insurrection after swearing an oath to the Constitution. But the justices spent remarkably little time actually analyzing that provision’s

Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — America is in danger of “sleepwalking into a dictatorship,” according to former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney. This somnambulant stroll towards the cliff is self-induced. Instead of being invigorated by the prospect of defending our democracy from a candidate who already tried to overturn an election and is now

Opinion by David L. Nathan and Peter Grinspoon (CNN) — Of the many harms attributed to cannabis use, few have garnered as much attention as the frightening association of cannabis with psychosis. From the 1936 exploitation film “Reefer Madness” to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the media has covered the topic extensively and, at

Analysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Attacks on container vessels in the Red Sea have been wreaking havoc on one of the world’s most important trade routes for weeks, and shipping giant Maersk warned Thursday that the disruption could last as long as a year. Iran-backed Houthi militants stepped up their attacks on

Opinion by Tim Calkins (CNN) — Remember the talking baby, Andy Warhol eating a Whopper or when Amazon Alexa lost her voice? These were all among the notable Super Bowl ads of the past 20 years. The Super Bowl is the biggest marketing event of the year; in the United States, nothing else comes close. Viewership is routinely

Analysis by Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — There is never a good time to find out a parent has cancer. It’s a particularly difficult moment for Prince William. His father’s cancer diagnosis comes as the heir to the British throne was already navigating a health scare at home. It was only

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Media people can be forgiven for turning the coming weekend into “Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl LVIII,” seizing upon the shiniest of objects to enhance traffic among those who aren’t particularly invested in the game itself. Yet of all TV events, the Super Bowl has long since perfected the

CNN Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Media people can be forgiven for turning the coming weekend into “Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl LVIII,” seizing upon the shiniest of objects to enhance traffic among those who aren’t particularly invested in the game itself. Yet of all TV events, the Super Bowl has long since perfected

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. Is Wall Street’s favorite clique of tech stocks in

Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — For most people, it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that their school days weren’t the happiest of their lives. Show me the freak who wants to relive puberty, and I’ll show you an affordable property within an easy commute of the office. The real shock comes when you

Analysis by Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — One year ago, a spectacular David and Goliath battle shook corporate India when a tiny American firm took on one of the world’s richest infrastructure tycoons. Hindenburg Research published a blistering report in January 2023, accusing Gautam Adani, then Asia’s richest man, of engaging in fraud over

Opinion by Tristan Snell (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday is weighing the question of whether former President Donald Trump has been disqualified from office by engaging in an insurrection in violation of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The constitutional text is clear: Any official who took an oath of office is disqualified if

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Few critical US democratic institutions have escaped unsullied from a tangle with Donald Trump. Now, the US Supreme Court faces its greatest test so far from the former president. On Thursday, the nine justices will hear a case with critical implications for the 2024 election – over

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Few critical US democratic institutions have escaped unsullied from a tangle with Donald Trump. Now, the US Supreme Court faces its greatest test so far from the former president. On Thursday, the nine justices will hear a case with critical implications for the 2024 election – over the

Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — Editor’s note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including The New York Times bestseller “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Lies and Legends About Our Past” (Basic Books). The