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Opinion by Max Burns (CNN) — For the second time in as many days, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy watched Thursday as his best effort to prevent a government shutdown collapsed in humiliating fashion, the result of entrenched opposition from extremists within his own party. As Congress tries to get a stop-gap funding measure through both

Opinion by Jonathan Greenblatt (CNN) — At the start of every school year, I hear concerns from friends, family and coworkers about the rise of antisemitism on college campuses — and as a parent sending my Jewish children to college, I feel those worries myself. The threat of antisemitism has been growing across American society, and colleges are

Analysis by Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Paris (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla have just wrapped up their long-awaited state visit to France, spending their final day in the southwest of the country. While in Bordeaux, a region with deep historical ties to Britain, the couple toured a Royal Navy frigate, met

Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is perhaps the most dramatic example yet of the confidence with which Ukraine is going after Russian facilities in occupied Crimea – and the vulnerability of critically important infrastructure on the peninsula. In short order,

Analysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports to most countries could not have come at a worse time for Europe. The European Union halted Russian seaborne imports of the fuel earlier this year as part of sanctions imposed on Moscow over Russia’s full-scale invastion of Ukraine. But the

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — The Reagan years, with their anti-civil rights backlash and rising homophobia, were a famously repressive moment. And in response, they called forth some famously righteous music: The Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks F–k Off”; The Dicks’ “The Dicks Hate the Police,” Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe the Hype,” N.W.A’s “F–k tha Police.” One 1980s

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — After his team’s first victory earlier this month, University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said something remarkable. He talked bluntly about racism and football in a way that few Black coaches at an elite level are willing to do. “We’re doing things that have never been done,

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — This is not normal. (Or is it?) What on Earth is happening in China? The country that has been trying to present itself to the world as an appealing alternative to Western-style democracy looks like the stage of a sinister mystery play, with major characters disappearing from view, and government officials acting

Opinion by David Zurawik (CNN) — Few media figures in the last 27 years have had a larger and more profound effect on American political and media life than Rupert Murdoch. Most of it for the worse. Stepping down Thursday from day-to-day control of the Fox and News Corporation boards, to become chairman emeritus of the two companies, the

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Democrats welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Capitol Hill earlier Thursday, while Republicans were far more split. The divide between the two parties is not surprising given the polling data on Zelensky specifically and Russia’s war in Ukraine more broadly. Republicans, it turns out, have become far more

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The blue-and-gold flag draped hero worship of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s last Washington trip, which stirred comparisons to Winston Churchill’s wartime stand against Nazism, was a distant memory on Thursday. Nine months later, Zelensky was back in town and he and his hosts learned some jarring lessons

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Days after President Joe Biden declared unyielding support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the domestic US political fight is threatening aid funding – and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky encountered less-than-open arms from Republican leaders on Capitol Hill. Poland also announced this week it would no

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The blue-and-gold flag draped hero worship of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s last Washington trip, which stirred comparisons to Winston Churchill’s wartime stand against Nazism, was a distant memory on Thursday. Nine months later, Zelensky was back in town and he and his hosts learned some jarring

CNN Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — One of Ukraine’s closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe’s strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia. Poland’s decision was both sudden and predictable, coming

Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — One of Ukraine’s closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe’s strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia. Poland’s decision was both sudden and predictable, coming after

Opinion by Nicole Hemmer (CNN) — A small town, coated in ash, melting under the intense heat of a roaring fire. The sign greeting visitors — an American flag flapping next to the message “Welcome to our perfect small town, from sunrise to sundown” — disappearing beneath the smoke and embers. That image closes the

CNN Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — One of Ukraine’s closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe’s strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia. Poland’s decision was both sudden and predictable, coming

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The cable bundle is losing its biggest edge over the streaming competition: live sports. Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that it will make its live sports offerings — which include MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA Men’s March Madness, and U.S. Soccer events — available in the Max app,