Why Democrats should be paying closer attention to NYC’s mayoral race
Opinion by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan In just a few weeks, New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary will offer the nation its first…
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Former WH ethics lawyer: Flynn should be court-martialed
Former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter spoke to CNN’s Ana Cabrera about Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn appearing to…
Continue ReadingMichael Flynn and the endless insurrection
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN The insurrection is far from over. In the same week, the sitting US President warned that US democracy is in peril,…
Continue ReadingI’m 12 years old and here’s why I got the Covid vaccination
Opinion by Rai Goyal I’m 12 and I’ve gotten my first Covid-19 vaccine dose. And this is what I’d like to tell my friends: I was a…
Continue ReadingThe recipe for getting more vaccine shots in arms
Opinion by Ali Khan The United States’ commitment to develop, manufacture and distribute safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for all Americans…
Continue ReadingHaunting lessons from 40 years of fighting AIDS
Opinion by Kent Sepkowitz Recent headlines about the Covid-19 pandemic have careened between the hopeful — in countries with effective…
Continue ReadingManchin won’t let Democrats unwind the filibuster. So the GOP will do away with it later
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Joe Manchin was pissed. In the immediate aftermath of the Senate voting down a bipartisan commission…
Continue ReadingThe one BIG problem with the GOP’s ‘election security’ push
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Texas Republicans have a simple reason for the broad changes they have proposed to tighten the rules…
Continue ReadingChina needs to boost its population so why not scrap birth caps entirely? The reason might be Xinjiang
Analysis by Ben Westcott, CNN In a bid to arrest a demographic crisis, China this week announced it will allow couples to have three children —…
Continue ReadingWhy I’m grateful I lost my parents before India’s horrific Covid-19 surge
Opinion by Pallabi Munsi, CNN New Delhi, India — On December 11, 2020, I found myself in an ambulance, rushing my father from a government…
Continue ReadingIn summer, the stakes are rising for Biden
Analysis by Ronald Brownstein Can President Joe Biden avoid the “summer slump”? For most Americans, the unofficial arrival of summer with…
Continue ReadingRevolt by Texas Democrats heaps pressure on Washington to act on voting reform
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Texas Democrats launched the most dramatic revolt yet against nationwide Republican bills to restrict voting by…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Trump’s summer grievance tour
Opinion by Michael D’Antonio It feels a little like something is missing. It’s as if a screaming siren has been suddenly switched off and…
Continue ReadingYes, democracy *really* is in danger
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large There’s a natural human tendency to assume that politicians (and people more generally)…
Continue ReadingIsrael will remain Netanyahu’s even though he is no longer prime minister
Opinion by Ahshel Pfeffer On May 31, Naftali Bennett, the right-wing politician who became Israel’s new prime minister on Sunday, finally broke…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrat explains decision to leave House floor
Texas Republicans’ push to enact a slew of new voting restrictions was stymied — at least for now — by Democrats who walked off the state House…
Continue ReadingTexas is the latest frontier in the voting rights fight
Analysis by Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican lawmakers in the Lone Star State were moving closer Sunday to imposing a slew of new restrictions on voting…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu blasts rival as he faces possible end to his political career
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted his former lieutenant-turned-rival Naftali Bennett after Bennett announced he would work with…
Continue ReadingWhat New Mexico’s special election can tell us about the midterms
Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN Tuesday’s special election to represent New Mexico’s 1st District in Congress is just one race. No matter…
Continue ReadingKeilar: This Memorial Day is particularly somber
CNN’s Brianna Keilar reflects on how military families experience Memorial Day different than others as the war in Afghanistan winds…
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