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Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The Buffalo Bills’ loss last week at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams was one of the most painful regular season defeats I could recall. How could Buffalo waste a historic six-touchdown (three passing and three rushing) day from quarterback Josh Allen? But from the loss comes

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — In the chaotic early days of the pandemic, Wall Street scrambled to place bets on the companies that looked the likeliest to thrive in the uncharted waters that were rising all around us. The early winners won big — especially the WFH plays like Zoom and

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Imagine the scene, at noon on January 20, on the west front of the US Capitol. As Donald Trump swears to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution on the same spot where his supporters rioted four years ago, an extraordinary VIP guest looks on, overshadowing ex-presidents, military

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Imagine the scene, at noon on January 20, on the west front of the US Capitol. As Donald Trump swears to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution on the same spot where his supporters rioted four years ago, an extraordinary VIP guest looks on, overshadowing ex-presidents, military brass

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The cold-blooded assassination of a health care CEO has uncorked a torrent of public anger at the health insurance industry. Should the ugliness of that fact make Americans bottle the anger back up? The suspected killer, Luigi Mangione, is preparing for a murder trial in New York,

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — I am a Buffalo Bills fan and watching the Kansas City Chiefs this year has been downright painful. They seemingly pull victories out of nowhere. The Chiefs have a) won a game on a last-second field goal block and b) won a game on a last-second field goal

Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Presidents don’t ordinarily pick the director of Voice of America, an international news broadcaster funded by the US government. But President-elect Donald Trump says he wants his ally Kari Lake to take over VOA. Trump’s Wednesday night social media post – in which he said, “I am pleased

Analysis by Ivan Watson, CNN (CNN) — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al-Assad. It was 2007 and the insurgency against US troops was raging next door in Iraq. Toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a fellow secular Baathist like Assad, had been

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Christopher Wray’s resignation announcement was the latest, and inevitable, step in the accumulation of massive and unusual power around President-elect Donald Trump. Wray said Wednesday he would step down at the end of the Biden administration next month to save the bureau from becoming sucked even

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Two New York tragedies gripping America show how politics is failing to address some of the most fundamental economic and societal problems and reflect the nation’s mood ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidency. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, captured on surveillance footage, became a shared moment

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — 2024 may not have been the best or worst year ever for McDonald’s — but it was certainly a memorable one. It seemed no matter where the news spotlight landed, the golden arches were always shining somewhere off to the side, at times an unwitting set

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has for years been railing against the concept of birthright citizenship in the 14th Amendment. During the 2024 presidential campaign, he promised that, on Day One of his second term, he would issue an executive order ending the current policy, which he said in

Analysis by Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — The sound of celebratory gunfire filled the streets of Damascus in the hours following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But the jubilant scenes at the weekend that greeted the end of half a century of tyranny could not mask the scale of the challenge facing the

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s impossible to describe Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which had its final show Sunday, without mentioning its economic superlatives: the highest-grossing tour of all time; a force that gave tourism a shot in the arm around the world; a core memory for millions of fans, some

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The Cabinet confirmation drama around Donald Trump’s most provocative picks isn’t only about Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It’s mostly about Trump himself, and the kind of presidency he wants, the one he will end up getting, and the hopes of his

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The Cabinet confirmation drama around Donald Trump’s most provocative picks isn’t only about Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It’s mostly about Trump himself, and the kind of presidency he wants, the one he will end up getting, and the hopes of

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has made bold claims about his plans for when he takes office next month, from drastic action at the border to ending birthright citizenship and pardoning January 6 insurrectionists. When he sat down for his first postelection interview with a mainstream journalist, Kristen Welker of

Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is advertising an up to $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who the agency first designated as a terrorist more than a decade ago, saying his group had “carried out multiple terrorist attacks throughout Syria.” Yet, Jolani

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — The world now knows the colors of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s parachute: the Russian tricolor. Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin. The fall of the House of Assad deals a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. “It certainly seems like the world is going a little crazy right now,” the president-elect said Saturday when