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Opinion by David S. Cohen, Greer Donley and Rachel Rebouché (CNN) — The most significant national threat to reproductive rights is not a looming Supreme Court judgment or a bill being considered by Congress. It’s already here, in the form of an extant but long dormant law from 1873 that could ban abortion nationwide: the Comstock

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As strange as it sounds, the upcoming Oscars can learn a lot from what turned out to be the lowest-rated Emmys ever. Given the obsession with recovering, or at least stemming the decline, of award-show ratings after they cratered during the pandemic, that might seem counterintuitive. But the

Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — I host a podcast, “In the Room with Peter Bergen,” which focuses on national security issues. Every day, I see the merits of being part of an entirely remote workforce. We have a production team, around half of whom live in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the others live in places

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rallied powerfully last week after a topsy-turvy start to the month. History indicates that if the market can cling to those gains, that could bode well for the rest of the year. The major Wall Street indexes started the year by breaking a nine-week

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Exeter, New Hampshire (CNN) — “Can you hear that sound?” a jubilant Nikki Haley asked a jazzed-up crowd as she strode onstage Sunday night. “That’s the sound of a two-person race.” The former South Carolina governor had just got what she wanted for months – a one-on-one clash with Donald

Opinion by David Mark (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s exit from the Republican nomination fight Sunday gives his former rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the one-on-one shot against former President Donald Trump she claimed to crave from the stage following the Iowa caucuses last week. But the former South Carolina governor is only

Opinion by Lishay Lavi (CNN) — Dear Omri, my Omri, Alma began crawling soon after you were taken from us. She now sits and stands as well and tries to eat on her own. She smiles and reaches for the space you once occupied as if trying to grasp a memory that slips through her

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — And then there was one. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ withdrawal from the GOP presidential race Sunday placed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the kind of one-on-one match-up with Donald Trump that his Republican opponents have been thirsting for since the 2016 primary race.

CNN Opinion by David Mark (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s exit from the Republican nomination fight Sunday gives his former rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the one-on-one shot against former President Donald Trump she claimed to crave from the stage following the Iowa caucuses last week. But the former South Carolina governor is

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley raised an important issue Saturday about former President Donald Trump that demands

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is now the last candidate standing between Donald Trump and his third-straight Republican nomination and total dominance of the GOP. Unless the former South Carolina governor can pull off a shock win in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, the Republican Party’s nominating race could

Analysis by David Chalian, CNN (CNN) — If the New Hampshire primary results come in on Tuesday night looking like the final CNN/UNH poll results released Sunday, there is going to be one question hanging over the race for the Republican presidential nomination: Is this race over? Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has said

CNN Analysis by David Chalian, CNN (CNN) — If the New Hampshire primary results come in on Tuesday night looking like the final CNN/UNH poll results released Sunday, there is going to be one question hanging over the race for the Republican presidential nomination: Is this race over? Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has

Opinion by Maggie Hassan (CNN) — As we approach New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary on Tuesday, America’s democracy is more challenged than at any point during my lifetime. The threat of a second term for Donald Trump means that our country’s fundamental values and electoral system itself are on the ballot in 2024.

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — On August 9, 1974, the only unelected vice president in American history took the presidential oath of office at a White House ceremony. It was the day after President Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over,” President Gerald Ford said. “Our

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. Federal Reserve officials are planning to finally cut interest

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire, which has conducted the first presidential primary for more than 100 years, is clinging to its spot on the 2024 election calendar. Why is New Hampshire’s primary first? New Hampshire’s state government jealously guards its status as the first-in-the-nation primary. Iowa traditionally

Opinion by Jade McGlynn (CNN) — Last month, a new ‘Stalin Center’ was opened in Barnaul, Siberia. Its aim, like its predecessors’ in the Russian cities of Penza and Bor, is to glorify the Communist dictator. Alongside a marked increase in Stalin statues across Russia — more than 100 since 2012 — the Stalin centers appear to

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — It’s time Katherine Heigl got a little justice. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star, who turned up at the Emmys recently after a decade largely out of the red-carpet spotlight, is more well-known for her long-ago public critiques of her industry than most of her roles. And the thing is, the stuff she

Opinion by Paul Hockenos Berlin (CNN) — Even though the hard right has come to power in many European countries in recent years – either ruling on their own like in Hungary, or in coalitions such as in Italy and Finland – Germans never thought it could happen to them. After all, modern Germany is