Were half of Covid unemployment benefits stolen? Here’s what we know
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN The problem of fraudsters stealing unemployment money from the government has been turbocharged during the pandemic,…
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Mitch McConnell was asked about Trump and 2022. His answer is hilarious.
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large This exchange — between Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is in a really tough spot
By Raul A. Reyes This week, Vice President Kamala Harris learned that three little words can cause a lot of damage. On her first vice presidential…
Continue ReadingWith their survival at stake, the LGBTQ community is converting agony into action
Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week,…
Continue ReadingI survived a ‘vicious’ cicada attack
Opinion by Elliot Williams My friends, I have seen the face of terror. It has beady red eyes, antennae and translucent wings. Inhale, exhale. Earlier…
Continue ReadingThe *real* reason Joe Biden keeps pushing for bipartisan deals
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Within hours of breaking off talks with West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito over a compromise…
Continue ReadingThe shocking government leak that changed everything in 1971
Opinion by Nicole Hemmer On Saturday, the US Justice Department announced that it would no longer seize reporters’ records as part of leak…
Continue Reading‘In the Heights’ is glorious eye and ear candy — with something missing
Opinion by Ed Morales From its opening sequence, Lin Manuel Miranda’s new film “In the Heights” (adapted from the stage musical of…
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 Delta variant poses a threat to our return to ‘normal’
Opinion by David Holtgrave As variants of Covid-19 have spread in the US, the public health policy and programmatic responses have been largely…
Continue ReadingBiden and Johnson relish the role of global good guys at G7. But bonhomie may be tested by hard reality
Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN Carbis Bay in Cornwall, with its golden beaches and azure blue ocean, is prime G7 real estate. Think past summits,…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden’s foreign trip is so unique and so important
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Joe Biden’s first foreign trip as President comes at a unique moment. No US President has ever left the…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris’ rocky first foreign trip
Analysis by Maeve Reston, CNN Kamala Harris traveled to Guatemala and Mexico seeking a serious strategy for stemming migration from the Northern…
Continue ReadingThere’s a cure for the root cause of anti-Semitic attacks
Opinion by Michael Igel Even as the latest horrific wave of antisemitism sweeps the nation, I have reason to be hopeful. I am the grandson of…
Continue ReadingThis is the face of the Democratic Party, circa 2021?
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Ask anyone: The Democratic Party is growing more diverse, younger, more liberal and averse to the…
Continue ReadingEurope is opening to tourists. When will Biden make the move?
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Two completely different takes on whether travelers should have to prove vaccine or Covid test. Require them! First,…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin is on the wrong side of history
Opinion by Jamaal Bowman It’s not an understatement to say we’re facing a crisis of democracy. At a time when Republican state…
Continue ReadingKeilar on Netanyahu: Ripping a page from Trump’s playbook
CNN’s Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to undermine a new government set to remove him from…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu is failing, but not exactly the way Trump did
Opinion by Anshel Pfeffer On Sunday afternoon, Benjamin Netanyahu went full Donald Trump. Facing a new coalition, led by his former protégé Naftali…
Continue ReadingThis Republican nails why her party can’t just move on from January 6
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Everywhere you look within the Republican Party these days there is an effort to forget — and…
Continue ReadingBiden’s work is cut out for him in his first presidential trip abroad
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN The first major overseas trip of a new presidency is always a big deal. But it’s hard to remember one quite…
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