The urgent lesson of the University of Michigan sexual abuse scandal
By Peggy Drexler Last week, Matt Schembechler, son of the celebrated University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, came forward to detail…
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The scandal over Trump’s leak investigations keeps getting worse
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN First we learned that former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice secretly obtained records about…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes China threat at G7 and NATO, but European leaders tread carefully
Analysis by Stephen Collinson US presidents don’t normally go to Europe and keep talking about China. But Joe Biden thinks he’s convinced…
Continue ReadingThe private Naftali Bennett is a different man
Opinion by Dana Rapoport In 2015, I was a news producer for Al Jazeera America (AJAM). I was familiar with well-rehearsed politicians, whose…
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell plays his Supreme Court card
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large If President Joe Biden wants to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, he had better hope a seat opens up…
Continue ReadingBiden’s spectacular breach of royal protocol didn’t keep UK visit from success
Opinion by Rosa Prince There is a mystique that surrounds any meeting between the Queen of England and a President of the United States. She may be a…
Continue ReadingRand Paul is not a big fan of, uh, democracy?
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Rand Paul has a very interesting view on American democracy: He’s not a fan. “The idea of…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson extends England’s long pandemic restrictions as variant stunts vaccine rollout
Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN England’s plan to lift all Covid-19 restrictions on June 21 has been scuppered by the Delta variant of the virus,…
Continue ReadingAOC just took the Stephen Breyer retirement watch to another level
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large The final days of a Supreme Court term are bathed in drama, with the justices typically holding the…
Continue ReadingOur social lives also need a shot in the arm
Opinion by Jeanne Martinet The other day a friend texted me to see if I wanted to join her and two other people for dinner outside at a neighborhood…
Continue ReadingThe one thing we know for sure about Donald Trump’s Department of Justice
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Within the last week, we’ve learned that the Trump Department of Justice sought data from Apple…
Continue ReadingDemocrats demand testimony from Trump’s attorneys general as media executives seek answers
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Democrats are demanding sworn testimony from Donald Trump’s former attorneys general in an exploding scandal…
Continue ReadingNicaragua’s democracy is crumbling. It’s been a long time coming
Analysis by Natalie Gallón and Matt Rivers, CNN Nicaragua’s already fragile democracy is quickly backsliding into a dictatorship. President…
Continue ReadingWhy the explosion in unruly air passengers?
Opinion by Dean Obeidallah It feels as if every day we read about another disorderly passenger on a commercial flight. But in reality, the numbers…
Continue ReadingBiden is about to confront two relentless forces that could seriously hamper his presidency
Analysis by Stephen Collinson Joe Biden will this week confront two relentless forces that could seriously hamper his presidency: Vladimir Putin and…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu’s reign is over for now. He leaves behind a wealthier, more divided Israel and a stalled peace process
Analysis by Hadas Gold, CNN He’s been dubbed King Bibi, the magician, the great survivor, and has held records as both the youngest and…
Continue ReadingThe perilous journeys of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN “Wailing in fear,” the crew of Odysseus’ boat row toward two “enormous crags.” To…
Continue ReadingWashington Republicans have just one move
Analysis by John Harwood The Republican answer is no. What’s the question? Just about anything important a Democratic president is asking. Last…
Continue ReadingThe US should deal with Assad
Opinion by David W. Lesch The decade-long Syrian civil war has been inestimably difficult for all Syrians. I have had many friends on both sides of…
Continue ReadingDarnella Frazier’s Pulitzer citation is not enough
Opinion by Mikki Kendall As a writer, I am ready to congratulate the winners every year when the Pulitzer Board announces its awards — and to…
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