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CNN Analysis by Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — His political party is effectively banned, his speeches are barred from television, and he faces at least 14 years in prison. But as the Pakistan election results show, Imran Khan cannot be suppressed. Independent candidates affiliated with the former prime minister’s Pakistan

Analysis by Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — His political party is effectively banned, his speeches are barred from television, and he faces at least 14 years in prison. But as the Pakistan election results show, Imran Khan cannot be suppressed. Independent candidates affiliated with the former prime minister’s Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — For Senate Democrats, 2024 is the year of living dangerously. In this fall’s Senate elections, Democrats will be defending more seats in precarious political terrain than in any other election during the 2020s. That list of challenging elections this year includes the final three Senate seats Democrats hold

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Super Bowl teams didn’t generate a lot of offensive fireworks through much of the Kansas City Chiefs’ nail-biting overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers, and neither did advertisers in adopting a play-it-safe game plan, reflecting a mentality intended not to offend significant portions of the year’s

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump reminded us again this weekend that there’s no bottom to his vileness. This latest installment in Trump sinking to new lows came on Saturday when he was campaigning in South Carolina in advance of that state’s February 24 Republican presidential primary. Trump first alarmingly stated that he would encourage Russian to do

CNN Opinion by Lawrence C. Levy (CNN) — Massive media coverage from around the world. Mountains of money from deep-pocketed donors. A clash of ideology on the most contentious issues – immigration, abortion, guns, inflation and even the Israel-Hamas war. And, of course, the lingering stain of one George Anthony Devolder Santos. The names on New York’s 3rd Congressional District

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In his 1964 best-seller, Eric Berne analyzed the “Games People Play.” “Family life and married life, as well as life in organizations of various kinds,” can be viewed as a game, the Canadian-born psychiatrist wrote. But “to say that the bulk of social activity consists of playing games

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 just raced past a milestone level, even as

Opinion by Lawrence C. Levy (CNN) — Massive media coverage from around the world. Mountains of money from deep-pocketed donors. A clash of ideology on the most contentious issues – immigration, abortion, guns, inflation and even the Israel-Hamas war. And, of course, the lingering stain of one George Anthony Devolder Santos. The names on New York’s 3rd Congressional District special

Analysis by Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin had a message for the tens of thousands of fans who turned up to watch the band perform in Thailand last Saturday night. He really, really wants to play in China. “I promise we’ll play in China one day,” Martin said

Opinion by David Axelrod, CNN (CNN) — Robert Hur may think President Joe Biden’s memory is faulty, but it’s a safe bet the president will never forget the shiv the special counsel stuck into the Biden re-election campaign Thursday. Hur’s report, which ran a whopping 350 pages, concluded that no charges would be leveled against

CNN Opinion by David Axelrod, CNN (CNN) — Robert Hur may think President Joe Biden’s memory is faulty, but it’s a safe bet the president will never forget the shiv the special counsel stuck into the Biden re-election campaign Thursday. Hur’s report, which ran a whopping 350 pages, concluded that no charges would be leveled

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — As the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, it feels like everyone has been sucked into a bizarro world. ► Two years ago, in February 2022, Tucker Carlson was a Fox News host, still adjacent to mainstream US politics. ► US support for Ukraine

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — As the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, it feels like everyone has been sucked into a bizarro world. ► Two years ago, in February 2022, Tucker Carlson was a Fox News host, still adjacent to mainstream US politics. ► US support for Ukraine seemed

Analysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Trains canceled. Flights grounded. Highways blocked by angry farmers. The world’s fourth-largest economy has got off to a bumpy start this year. A strike by Lufthansa ground crew on Wednesday was just the latest industrial action to cause travel chaos in recent weeks, after train drivers walked

Opinion by Danielle Campoamor (CNN) — After the Democratic Party gifted the GOP with what has been lauded as the most conservative, restrictive immigration and border security bill in recent history, Republicans have rejected the proposal at the behest of the party’s leader, 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. After playing by Republicans’ inhumane rules, Democrats are left

Opinion by Fareed Zakaria, CNN (CNN) — I have been arguing for a long time that the Democratic Party needs to recognize that the crisis at the southern border is real, that it is the result of a totally broken asylum system and that it needs to be fixed urgently. I got lots of pushback

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — In Mary Shelley’s 1818 pioneering gothic novel, “Frankenstein,” obsessed scientist Victor Frankenstein decides to create life, stereotypically the province of women — just as Shelley decided to create a literary novel, at that time, stereotypically the province of men. The monster Victor creates is a monster because it was

Analysis by Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. When rapper Eminem went viral for flipping off the San Francisco 49ers fans during the NFC championship playoff game against

Opinion by Amy Bass (CNN) — Sunday’s Super Bowl will gift different things to different people, magnifying the manner in which the National Football League (NFL) has transformed its sport into a bona fide entertainment industry. While this is nothing new, the addition of Taylor Swift — and the adulation, condemnation, and profit generation that follow