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Opinion by Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s announcement last week that he would not endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024 was truly a bombshell. Pence — who during the first GOP presidential debate last year pledged to endorse Trump even if the former president was convicted of a crime — has now reached

Opinion by Aaron David Miller (CNN) — In my 27 years of working for Republican and Democratic administrations on Arab-Israeli issues and watching Congress in the process, no pro-Israeli politician, let alone a Senate majority leader, ever gave a speech like Chuck Schumer did last Thursday on the Senate floor. For a guy who opened his remarks by noting, as

CNN Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In the Oscar-winning movie “Poor Things,” Ramy Youssef plays a student who hungers for the merest sign of approval from his professor. His character, Max McCandles, feels a surge of hope when teacher and surgeon Dr. Godwin Baxter brings up the student’s recent paper. “You liked it,

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In the Oscar-winning movie “Poor Things,” Ramy Youssef plays a student who hungers for the merest sign of approval from his professor. His character, Max McCandles, feels a surge of hope when teacher and surgeon Dr. Godwin Baxter brings up the student’s recent paper. “You liked it, sir?”

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (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. This should have been the week the Federal Reserve finally

Opinion by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (CNN) — Three months into 2024, it seems dire predictions of political violence are now commonly issued both by the country’s extreme fringes as well as from the mainstream. Former President Donald Trump has been perhaps the most vociferous prognosticator, warning that there would be “bedlam in the country” should the

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — To debate or not to debate is a complicated question for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as they barrel into an eight-month general election. Trump’s position: On social media, Trump promised he would debate Biden “ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE.” He reiterated that commitment Sunday, telling

Opinion by Maggie Mulqueen (CNN) — Democracy is founded on the importance of having an informed citizenry, but what if we have reached the point where citizens find staying informed a challenge to their mental health? What I am hearing in my psychotherapy practice worries me deeply. The paradox of living in a 24-hour news

Opinion by Norman Eisen, E. Danya Perry and Joshua Kolb (CNN) — Georgia Judge Scott McAfee continued his run of Solomonic decisions in his ruling rejecting the disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing the case accusing former President Donald Trump and a group of his associates of election interference in the state.

Opinion by Dana M. Peterson and Erik Lundh (CNN) — US consumers are seeing some relief from price increases. Inflation rates have cooled considerably over the last year. But because grocery bills and rent prices are unlikely to return to where they were just a few short years ago, the psychological scars from the war on inflation

CNN Opinion by Garry Pierre-Pierre (CNN) — The last few weeks have brought unthinkable upheaval in Haiti, a country that is no stranger to tragedy and suffering. The images have been graphic and disturbing: people forced from their homes by roving bands of gunmen, clutching their meager belongings and dodging bullets in the streets in a desperate

Opinion by Arick Wierson (CNN) — First, let’s get one thing out of the way: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is almost certainly going to lose in his bid to be elected president of the United States this November. This week’s revelation that the former Democrat-turned-independent is considering drafting New York Jets’ quarterback and fellow conspiracy-peddler Aaron Rodgers as his running mate

Opinion by Amy Hanauer and Naomi Walker (CNN) — The federal estate tax should be an effective tool to slightly level the playing field between those who inherit wealth and those who have to work for a living. It should also ensure that family dynasties who’ve amassed enormous fortunes pay their fair share in taxes. But

Opinion by Garry Pierre-Pierre (CNN) — The last few weeks have brought unthinkable upheaval in Haiti, a country that is no stranger to tragedy and suffering. The images have been graphic and disturbing: people forced from their homes by roving bands of gunmen, clutching their meager belongings and dodging bullets in the streets in a desperate attempt

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. When the bulls come out to play, the bears

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — After Donald Trump’s presidency ended, his Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, did what many former Cabinet members do after they stop serving: take a vacation from the public spotlight. Typically, when they get bored of that and worry they’re no longer relevant, they start doing TV interviews,

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Boeing’s problems aren’t just Boeing’s. They also could spell trouble for your wallet and the broader US economy. One of America’s biggest manufacturers is dealing with some serious production, quality and safety problems that worsened this week after a 787 Dreamliner plunged suddenly mid-flight, injuring dozens of passengers.

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s warning that Israel risked becoming a “pariah” and his call for new elections marked a momentous moment in modern US-Israel relations. Schumer’s rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday contained extraordinarily strong language for a senior US politician criticizing the Israeli government. It

Analysis by Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons they can learn from a country on the other side of the world. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead

Opinion by Ruth Ben-Ghiat (CNN) — Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Viktor Orban, Adolf Hitler, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, Saddam Hussein: What do they have in common? All of these authoritarians have reportedly drawn praise from former US president — and now GOP presidential nominee — Donald Trump, who has promised Americans that he, too, will be a dictator “on