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Clarence Thomas shakes hands with Joe Biden, then-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, before Thomas’ Sept. 10, 1991, confirmation hearing to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Arnie Sachs/CNP/Getty Images

Joe Biden leaves a complicated legacy on the federal courts

Joe Biden’s imprint on the federal judiciary goes far beyond his naming of the first Black woman justice to the Supreme Court.
Yazidi women in Iraq mourn the victims of Islamic State group attacks. Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Terrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians

When governments denounce terrorist attacks, backlash follows – typically within a few days, research found.
The director of national intelligence coordinates the work of 18 agencies that ultimately provide crucial intelligence to the president. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

The director of national intelligence is the president’s principal adviser on intelligence. A former White House intelligence official explains the role and how the person in it serves the nation.
People return to the war-torn city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon following the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Wael Hamzeh / EPA

Will the fragile peace between Hezbollah and Israel hold?

After two months of conflict, Israel and Lebanon have agreed on an initial 60-day ceasefire.
CNN’s Magic Wall map with U.S. presidential results is seen on a mobile phone on Nov. 7, 2024. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump‑Harris race

With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US pollsters did better, but a Brazilian pollster did the best.
From left: Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard. Evan Vucci, Erik S Lesser, Gregory Payan/AAP

‘The intellectual dark web just won the election!’: meet the coalition of Joe Rogan, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Elon Musk

Donald Trump was supported by a group of converted Democrats, like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard, who are united by membership of the intellectual dark web. What is it?
The term ‘lame duck’ has been around for hundreds of years, often referring to a person whose ability to exercise authority is limited for some reason. Planet Flem/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?

The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period of just days.

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