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Analysis by Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Part of the fuselage blowing off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the plane, and phones and clothing ripped away from terrified passengers. Investigations revealing sloppy work, including loose or missing bolts, instances of tools, trash and even empty tequila bottles left inside planes built for government clients. Worldwide groundings.

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — While former President Donald Trump’s path through Republican primaries is clearing up, he faces looming unanswered questions in multiple different courts. Keeping track of the complicated and ever-evolving web of Trump-related court cases is nearly impossible, but some key developments are expected in the coming days and

Opinion by Raul A. Reyes (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and a member of the USA Today board of contributors. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. The House Committee on Homeland Security voted early Wednesday to advance its articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The two

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. Blue chip stocks have long been synonymous with stability

CNN Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Houthi rebels continue their assault on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the deepening crisis is posing a fresh test to China’s much-touted ambitions of becoming a new power broker in the Middle East. The attacks on one of the world’s most important shipping

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza conflict from triggering a bigger regional war. That hope died weeks ago. The critical task now for President Joe Biden — as he mulls retaliation over the deaths of three

Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Houthi rebels continue their assault on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the deepening crisis is posing a fresh test to China’s much-touted ambitions of becoming a new power broker in the Middle East. The attacks on one of the world’s most important shipping routes

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s evolution on the key election issue of immigration entered a new phase when he promised to “shut down the border right now” if given new powers by Congress. The deeper policy context of the comments, delivered at a campaign event in South Carolina Saturday

Opinion by Ilene Prusher (CNN) — From the New York Post cover that questioned whether we were looking at “DeFuture” to the more high-brow Financial Times dubbing him “Donald Trump with brains and without the drama,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was touted as a rising star with a clear path leading to the Republican nomination in 2024 and possibly

Analysis by Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — At the start of “As We Speak,” a documentary by J.M. Harper that premiered at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, rapper Kemba enters an electronics store. He’s investigating the rise of court cases in which rappers have had their lyrics used against them, and needs to send some

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has a regional war on its hands in the Middle East and needs to change its strategy fast. Three US soldiers were killed and more than 30 injured in a drone attack in Jordan this weekend, the first lethal attack on American targets in

Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has a regional war on its hands in the Middle East and needs to change its strategy fast. Three US soldiers were killed and more than 30 injured in a drone attack in Jordan this weekend, the first lethal attack on American targets in the

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. The US economy is growing faster than Wall Street

Opinion by Adam Kinzinger (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Adam Kinzinger is a CNN senior political commentator and a former Republican congressman from Illinois. He served 10 years on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Kinzinger is also a lieutenant colonel and pilot in the Air National Guard. The views expressed in this commentary are his own.

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — The Donald Trump vice presidential reality selection show is heating up, with pundits laying out lists of possible people Trump might choose. They range from South Carolina GOP Sen. Tim Scott, to Ohio Sen. JD Vance, to even former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. This may seem premature since Trump has only locked up 32

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s core general election argument is that President Joe Biden is weak and incapable as events spin out of control at home and abroad. And he’s presenting himself as the strongman that America needs to save it. The former president spent Saturday night in Nevada lambasting his

Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.” The views

Opinion by Tess Taylor (CNN) — For me, writing a haiku a day began as a practice on my birthday, October, 2022. It was a hard fall. We’d all made progress digging out of the most difficult pandemic days, but my life as I’d known it was derailed. My husband and I and our kids — then

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In 2018, Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole proposed the “Yeats Test” to determine how bad things are in the world. “The proposition is simple: the more quotable Yeats seems to commentators and politicians, the worse things are,” O’Toole wrote. He noted, for example, that after Donald Trump was elected

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (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. A slew of economic news this week will make