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CNN Analysis by Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The war in Gaza has been raging for six months and the patience of Israel’s allies is running out. As the death toll in the enclave continues to climb, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Israel has no viable plan for how to end the war or what

Analysis by Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The war in Gaza has been raging for six months and the patience of Israel’s allies is running out. As the death toll in the enclave continues to climb, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Israel has no viable plan for how to end the war or what comes

Opinion by Ana Marie Cox (CNN) — To win in November, President Joe Biden and other Democrats must seize upon and never let up on abortion rights as their most important policy focus. Democrats’ historical reticence to give a full-throated and explicit defense of abortion rights or to take advantage of congressional majorities to enshrine

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Almost exactly six months ago, Israelis awoke to a nightmare. Civilians in the southern part of the country, areas near the border with Gaza, were under a brutal, ongoing attack. It would become the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust and a prelude to unspeakable suffering on both sides

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, I could never have predicted the hype which surrounds tonight’s NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. It was only last year that this casual, although at times serious, sports fan met a basketball hall of famer and didn’t recognize her. Fortunately, former NCAA head coach Muffet

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (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. Stocks have been tumbling this week. Investors are hoping

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Elon Musk has given up, restoring the “lords and peasants” blue checkmark system he once admonished and assailed as elitism. After insisting that

Opinion by David Orentlicher (CNN) — Even though the US Supreme Court will decide later this spring whether presidents possess absolute immunity from criminal charges, New York Judge Juan Merchan properly rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity to delay his impending hush money payments trial. According to the judge, Trump waited too long to raise his claim of immunity. Trump

CNN Opinion by Jason Greenblatt (CNN) — The Biden administration may not have meant to play into Hamas’s hands when it shifted its harsh rhetoric toward Israel last week – but it did. In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday in the aftermath of Israel’s deadly strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy, President Joe

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden put his own and America’s credibility on the line in trying to change how Israel is fighting in Gaza. Now, he waits to see how far Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will yield to the most significant tonal and strategic shift by his administration since

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden put his own and America’s credibility on the line in trying to change how Israel is fighting in Gaza. Now, he waits to see how far Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will yield to the most significant tonal and strategic shift by his administration since

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Back in 2017, when France rolled it out the world’s first “right to disconnect” law — making it illegal for the boss to email workers after hours — Americans responded the way we always do when the French do something cool: Shake our heads at how

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden put his own and America’s credibility on the line in trying to change how Israel is fighting in Gaza. Now, he waits to see how far Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will yield to the most significant tonal and strategic shift by his administration since the

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is the new boss in town. The representative, who is known for her reactionary rhetoric and references to conspiracy theories, is now strongly suggesting that she will force a vote to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson should he move forward with

Analysis by Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — It appears that Elon Musk has finally (mostly) given up on trying to make paid blue checks on X a thing. This week, X users with large followings were surprised to see that their blue checks — which they had earned under then-Twitter’s previous verification system

Opinion by Jay Parini (CNN) — The news is mostly tragic these days, with destructive wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the usual drumbeat of mass shootings and climate disasters. I’m often hesitant to turn on the radio when I wake up. What next? The arrival of some needed comic relief, unexpectedly, in the form of

Opinion by Danielle Campoamor (CNN) — If you’re afraid contraception is on the GOP chopping block, you should be. In fact, the war on birth control is already here, and the Republicans’ battle plan relies on the same tactic that paved the way for Roe v. Wade to fall: Disinformation. On TikTok, some right-wing commentators are erroneously claiming

Opinion by Tom Steyer (CNN) — Earlier this year, during the warmest February in recorded history, the investment giants JPMorgan Chase, State Street, BlackRock and Pimco walked away from some of their boldest climate pledges. The leaders of these firms, with a combined more than $15 trillion under management, did not deny that climate change exists, that humans are its cause or that

Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — Love songs aren’t meant to be aspirational. They’re meant to be honest. We learn this the hard way. As kids, we imagine how thrilling it would be to have a rival for our beloved’s affection. How scintillating to love someone so much that we’d kill for them. How bewitching

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Bob Iger handed Nelson Peltz a bruising defeat on Wednesday — and he did it, in part, by shoring up perceived weaknesses within Disney that the billionaire