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Opinion by Van Jones, CNN (CNN) — Many were shocked last year when the Tennessee legislature dramatically expelled state representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Their offense? Breaching decorum by speaking out in favor of common-sense gun reform alongside Rep. Gloria Johnson — something it seems many of their constituents wanted them to do. But nobody was

CNN Opinion by Van Jones, CNN (CNN) — Many were shocked last year when the Tennessee legislature dramatically expelled state representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Their offense? Breaching decorum by speaking out in favor of common-sense gun reform alongside Rep. Gloria Johnson — something it seems many of their constituents wanted them to do. But nobody

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN London (CNN) — The images were stirring: Alexey Navalny’s mourners lining up on Friday around the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow’s Maryino district, risking arrest to pay final respects to a man they call their hero. Each red carnation clutched by a supporter of the Russian

Opinion by Kellie Carter Jackson (CNN) — This week, Oprah Winfrey announced that she would be stepping away from the board of the Weight Watchers (WW) brand and divesting her 10% share in the company. Many will remember when Oprah began her partnership with WW nearly 10 years ago. At the time, the company was struggling to make new

Analysis by Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jon Stewart knew he was probably going to cry when he took a moment on “The Daily Show” this week to share that his beloved dog Dipper had died. Stewart choked up talking about how much he and his family loved the three-legged pitbull, tearfully saying, “He was

Opinion by Jeff Yang (CNN) — When Kirk Tanner, the CEO of Wendy’s — the fast food chain known for its sassy pig-tailed mascot and square beef patties — announced in its most recent earnings call that it was testing a new digital menu technology, it should have been a passing blip on Wall Street analysts’ radar. Instead, it sparked

Opinion by Elena Sheppard (CNN) — It wasn’t until I got to college that I learned much of anything about women in US history. I had sort of learned about the first ladies (but really just because I’d learned about their husbands) and I’d learned about Betsy Ross (whose legacy as the one to sew the first

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. The New York Times is facing questions about a sweeping investigative story it published on the Israel-Hamas war back in December.

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. Companies have warned for months that while American consumers

Analysis by Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The decision of Prince William to pull out of an important family gathering on Tuesday, and the absence of an explanation, has engulfed the British royal family in a tidal wave of gossip, speculation and wild conspiracy theories. Some of that is par for

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — In yet another courtroom, in yet another city, Donald Trump on Friday will star in a fresh episode of a deepening drama over whether he will be tried for federal crimes before November’s general election. A Florida judge could set a new date for the ex-president’s trial over

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Three completely different border realities were displayed Thursday. ► There’s the Donald Trump reality, where President Joe Biden is to blame and a military force is needed to shut the border, control an invasion of “murderers,” round up the undocumented and expel them from the US. ►

Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — Mitch McConnell bowed to political reality Wednesday and announced that he would endorse Donald Trump’s White House bid, a final act of capitulation to the soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee who has vanquished all comers challenging his dominance in the party. McConnell announced last week that he would be relinquishing his

Opinion by Dahlia Lithwick and Steve Vladeck (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it would keep on hold former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal prosecution arising from his alleged responsibility for the violent efforts on January 6, 2021, to prevent Congress from certifying his defeat in the 2020 election. In that same order, the

Analysis by Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian factions, some of whom have been at odds for almost two decades, are meeting in Moscow to discuss forming a new government just days after the Palestinian Authority government resigned. The objective of the two-day talks is to unite the factions under the Palestine Liberation Organization

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — For many years, American voters maintained a reputation of caring little about what happens in other countries. Back in 2010, the veteran editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, Jim Hoge, noted that “for a long span of time, 100, 150, 200 years,” the US public has been “mostly disinterested, or least only casually

Opinion by Ofri Bibas Levy (CNN) — We were naive. When countless people around the world watched the footage of armed terrorists abducting two little redheaded boys and their mother on October 7th, we were naive enough to believe it would be just a matter of days until the world’s outrage would be so great, the pressure

Opinion by David Axelrod, CNN (CNN) — Here’s the dirty little secret that Tuesday’s Michigan primaries laid bare: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are bitter rivals, who desperately need each other. Biden and Trump each won their primaries handily in the Wolverine State en-route to their expected rematch. Yet, the story of the night was

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. Leap Day might seem like fun and games —

Opinion by Michael Bociurkiw Lviv (CNN) — Few places ooze the pain Ukrainians have been subjected to over the decades more than Lychakiv Cemetery in the western city of Lviv. Among its rolling hills you’ll find the final resting places of many of the figures of Ukrainian independence – from renowned poet Ivan Franko, to composer Volodymyr Ivasiuk, whose