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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in a virtual coin toss before their presidential debate – but that’s about all he won. From the opening moments Tuesday night, when the vice president strode over to Trump’s podium and all but forced him to shake her hand, she dictated the

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple is wedging AI into its phones like a new U2 album no one asked for. Whether you’re an Apple fangirl who has already reserved the $1,200 iPhone 16 Pro Max or a normie trapped in too many yearslong blue-bubble-only group chats, at some point soon

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris’ joyful campaign will Tuesday be hit by the blunt force of reality — a debate with Donald Trump — the most menacing political foe of modern times. The vice president transformed the 2024 election after President Joe Biden’s abject debate showing against Trump on CNN in

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday night faces a task unprecedented in modern political history. On the debate stage in Philadelphia, she will deliver both an opening argument – to the millions of voters who want to know more about her – and a closing argument – for her candidacy

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has so far largely avoided confronting Donald Trump on some of his most racially inflammatory policy proposals – even as she continues to underperform among the Hispanic and Black voters who could face the harshest consequences from the former president’s plans. Not calling out his ideas for the

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The world knows what kind of a debater former President Donald Trump is: loose with the facts, quick with an insult and confident to the extreme. But what about Vice President Kamala Harris? While her 2020 presidential campaign barely registered – she ended her campaign in December

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump limbered up for his debate with Kamala Harris by showing the extremism that risks playing into the vice president’s claim that he’s an “unserious man” who is an “extremely serious” threat if he’s returned to the White House. Trump warned he will jail election officials

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump limbered up for his debate with Kamala Harris by showing the extremism that risks playing into the vice president’s claim that he’s an “unserious man” who is an “extremely serious” threat if he’s returned to the White House. Trump warned he will jail election officials he

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump limbered up for his debate with Kamala Harris by showing the extremism that risks playing into the vice president’s claim that he’s an “unserious man” who is an “extremely serious” threat if he’s returned to the White House. Trump warned he will jail election officials

Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — At a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump previewed some of the themes that we will likely hear more from him on the campaign trail and during his September 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Discussing the US southern border, Trump asserted that “more terrorists

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — With election season underway, you’re bound to hear from former President Donald Trump that an army of undocumented immigrants is trying to vote in the presidential election. You may hear from Democrats that GOP efforts to pass new voting laws is a form of voter suppression. Despite

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Xi Jinping had a clear aim as he hosted delegates from more than 50 African countries for a major summit in Beijing this week: proving beyond doubt that China is the continent’s premier foreign partner. The Chinese leader made his case with ceremony on Thursday when, flanked

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance were both asked essentially the same question while thousands of miles apart this week: How would they bring down the cost of child care, which is a barrier to people having children and a major drain on

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance were both asked essentially the same question while thousands of miles apart this week: How would they bring down the cost of child care, which is a barrier to people having children and a major drain

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — We all know, instinctively, to be skeptical every time a big company markets itself as more than what it is: A business hungry for our hard-earned cash. Think about it. Didn’t we all groan when Kendell Jenner, in an ad, appeared to bring about peace by

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — For months, the United States has chased a mirage — a deal to free hostages in Gaza, to end the agony of Palestinian civilians there and to pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas. But its goal has never looked more remote, and the Biden administration has rarely

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin raised eyebrows Thursday when he expressed his support for US Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid, flattering the Democratic nominee with some curiously timed remarks. “Our ‘favorite,’ if you can call it that, was the current president, Mr. [Joe] Biden. But he was removed from the race, and

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia, the nearly $3 trillion AI chip maker, is well known as a “golden handcuffs” employer. Expect long hours, screaming-match meetings, a CEO who believes he should “torture” his employees into greatness — your standard tech startup-turned-juggernaut nightmare. In exchange, you get to be rich, possibly

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — At the Throwback Brewery, Kamala Harris pivoted to the future, separating herself a little more from Bidenomics as she tries to run as a change candidate from an incumbent administration who is driving Donald Trump to distraction. The vice president on Wednesday stopped in New Hampshire — home

Analysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Nvidia, the AI chipmaking titan that was briefly the world’s most valuable company, has suddenly found itself in an unfamiliar position: a major rut. Nvidia (NVDA) had the worst day in the history of the stock market Tuesday, as measured by loss in total market value. Its 9.5%