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Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Three separate investigations and two words that no president ever, ever wants to hear: special counsel. These are the independent lawyers appointed, usually by attorneys general, to look, without conflict of interest, into actions involving the president or his administration. While you might have forgotten their names,

Opinion by Naka Nathaniel (CNN) — In Hawai’i this summer, we would glance at the news from the rest of the country and be grateful that we weren’t suffering under the extreme weather — heat domes, deluges or smoke-filled skies — that other parts of the world were experiencing. We remained sheltered in our corner of paradise.

Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — Republicans are hammering away at President Joe Biden over his economic record. Despite good news that has been reported in recent weeks, including low unemployment, a revived stock market and apparently receding inflation, the GOP is attempting to deny Biden any credit for the economy in the 2024 presidential campaign. On the

Analysis by Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US consumer prices rose 3.2% for the 12 months ending in July, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, which landed Thursday. That compares to 3% in June. It’s the first month in a year’s span that the annual inflation rate accelerated. But don’t slam that panic button

Analysis by Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorians have found themselves in the middle of a bloody turf war as rival criminal organizations mete out brutal and often public shows of violence, battling to control drug trafficking routes that cross the Andean nation. Reports of dismemberments, prison riots, bombings and the killing of journalists, judges

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Linda Yaccarino is living in a world of delusion. The Twitter/X figurehead on Thursday made a number of wild — and outright laughable — claims about the Elon Musk-owned company where she holds the title (at least on paper) as chief executive, seemingly unaware of the grim state

Analysis by Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Less than a month ago, Australian cinemas were packed with Barbie fans wearing pink in honor of Margot Robbie, the local “Neighbours” actor turned Hollywood megastar. Robbie’s girl power partnership with director Greta Gerwig proved a hit in global box office takings and somehow made wearing

Opinion by Holly Thomas On Monday night, a swimmer was bitten by a shark off Rockaway Beach, in what experts said was the first confirmed shark attack in New York City waters since the 1950s. A 65-year-old woman suffered a “severe laceration” around her left thigh in the Monday attack and has been hospitalized in stable condition. It

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The latest ProPublica report detailing Clarence Thomas’ lavish lifestyle is sure to reignite calls for greater oversight of the Supreme Court, but don’t bet on reform happening anytime soon. That’s because there’s insufficient appetite in Congress to pass legislation and it’s unclear what, if any, authority the

Analysis by Oona Hanson, CNN (CNN) — If you’re sending a kid off to college, it makes sense to experience a mixture of excitement and worry — about their leaving home, sleeping enough and making friends but also the mental health crisis on many college campuses. But I find most parents and guardians  aren’t aware that

Analysis by Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — New constraints on US investments in advanced technology in China will exacerbate a slump in deals between the world’s top two economies and deliver a “major blow” to Chinese startups, analysts and investors told CNN Thursday. The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would restrict investments by

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — For the past two years, economists have been worrying about the risks of high inflation rates. But far less attention has been given to inflation’s sibling: stagflation. Stagflation is the combination of high inflation and a slowing economy. Historically, low rates of unemployment compensate for some of the

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It’s the end of an era. The disruptive streaming model birthed by Netflix that dangled all-you-can-eat menus of films, shows, and endless entertainment without pesky advertisements for extraordinarily low prices came to an official close on Wednesday. Disney boss Bob Iger announced during the company’s quarterly earnings report

Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — The result in Ohio’s vote on a change to its referendum law underscored a political reality that Republicans are still coming to grips with. Pro-life politicians can, and do, rack up resounding victories, even after signing major restrictions on abortion into law. But when the topic of abortion itself is on the ballot —

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — We are officially in a Bad Audience Summer. The simultaneous arrival of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in movie theaters has spawned a slew of hand-wringing articles about a drastic decline in people’s behavior in cinemas. More disturbingly, a number of touring musicians have had objects thrown at them onstage, in some cases causing injury, and in all cases just

Opinion by Peter Bergen and Laura Tillman (CNN) — In May 2018, then-President Donald Trump canceled the agreement with Iran to restrain its nuclear weapons program, saying “the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.” In fact, the Iran deal was substantially reining in the

Opinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — Issue 1 was a trial balloon for the anti-abortion movement, not just in Ohio, but nationwide. If Republicans couldn’t win on abortion, the theory went, they could change the rules to require Democrats to win supermajority support to change state constitutions — a tall order in a country as polarized as this

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others on review, an indication that the agency could also eventually downgrade those institutions. Some investors say that while the Moody’s downgrade isn’t groundbreaking, it’s a reminder that the economy, and markets, still