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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris didn’t get her second debate with Donald Trump — so she went on Fox News instead. The vice president clashed heatedly with the pro-Trump network’s top anchor Bret Baier on Wednesday night in the kind of adversarial, unscripted scrum that Republicans have long accused her of

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s recent campaign appearances have generated an odd mix of headlines. These include his worrisome promise to use the US military against his political opponents, whom he called “the enemy from within.” There’s also the transformation of a staged town hall into a strange

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was interviewed by Bloomberg at the Economic Club of Chicago, where he once again touted historic tariffs as a way to grow America’s manufacturing sector by making foreign countries foot the bill. But, given the economy’s central importance in the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to bob and weave his way back to power while Kamala Harris is finally daring to ditch the script as Democrats fret about her campaign. The Republican and Democratic nominees on Tuesday offered voters an unusually self-reflective glimpse into their characters as they pursued

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to bob and weave his way back to power while Kamala Harris is finally daring to ditch the script as Democrats fret about her campaign. The Republican and Democratic nominees on Tuesday offered voters an unusually self-reflective glimpse into their characters as they

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to bob and weave his way back to power while Kamala Harris is finally daring to ditch the script as Democrats fret about her campaign. The Republican and Democratic nominees on Tuesday offered voters an unusually self-reflective glimpse into their characters as they

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to bob and weave his way back to power while Kamala Harris is finally daring to ditch the script as Democrats fret about her campaign. The Republican and Democratic nominees on Tuesday offered voters an unusually self-reflective glimpse into their characters as they

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — At any Tesla event, you have to go in expecting a good amount of smoke and mirrors. This is the company run by Elon Musk, after all — its self-anointed Technoking who’s made overpromising and underdelivering a theme of his career. But Thursday’s “Cybercab” robotaxi unveiling

Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — The arrival of a new Bob Woodward book has a well-established choreography; enterprising reporters get hold of copies of the heavily embargoed volume a week or so ahead of its publication date and mine it for the news it contains. Both CNN and The Washington Post, where Woodward

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is responding to Democratic panic about her White House prospects by turning up the heat on Donald Trump. The vice president warned Monday that the ex-president was “unstable,” “unhinged” and out for “unchecked power” as she sent a jolt of urgency though her campaign with

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is responding to Democratic panic about her White House prospects by turning up the heat on Donald Trump. The vice president warned Monday that the ex-president was “unstable,” “unhinged” and out for “unchecked power” as she sent a jolt of urgency though her campaign with

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is responding to Democratic panic about her White House prospects by turning up the heat on Donald Trump. The vice president warned Monday that the ex-president was “unstable,” “unhinged” and out for “unchecked power” as she sent a jolt of urgency though her campaign with 21

Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The THAAD defense system is one of the US military’s most powerful anti-missile weapons, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at ranges of 150 to 200 kilometers (93 to 124 miles) and with a near-perfect success rate in testing. Using a combination of advanced radar systems and interceptors, THAAD, short for Terminal

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The way Americans choose their president is wonky at best and antidemocratic at worst. While the Electoral College has its defenders, there’s a much deeper bench of people who don’t understand exactly why it is that 538 electors, not 330 million-plus American voters, actually pick the president.

Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — It was the perfect feel-good story, just in time for Christmas. On December 20 last year, the United States secured from Venezuela the release of 10 US citizens – six of them wrongfully detained – in exchange for a close ally of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and a

Analysis by Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — You may have noticed something peculiar if you were doomscrolling as Hurricane Milton devastated Florida this week: social media creators who stuck out the storm in unsafe evacuation zones, seemingly for the sake of creating content. One Instagram influencer said she was staying in her beachfront

Analysis by Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales delighted royal-watchers this week with an unexpected appearance alongside her husband, Prince William. The couple popped up in Southport, a town in the northwest of England, on Thursday, where the community is still grieving after the murders of three young

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Exactly 16 years ago, an impossibly young-looking Barack Obama was barnstorming through Ohio on a bus tour, electrifying huge crowds and emphatically closing the deal on his thumping 2008 election victory. On another October night on Thursday, the 63-year-old ex-president was back on stage, with a vast

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Price distortions and dysfunction are nothing new in the $73 billion wedding industry. But the explosion of weight-loss drugs in the 2020s has created an extra snag for the seamstresses and designers responsible for the Big Day’s centerpiece garment: the bridal gown. The Hollywood weight-loss secret

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Exactly 16 years ago, an impossibly young-looking Barack Obama was barnstorming through Ohio on a bus tour, electrifying huge crowds and emphatically closing the deal on his thumping 2008 election victory. On another October night on Thursday, the 63-year-old ex-president was back on stage, with a vast American