Republicans learned nothing from the midterms: The impeachment of Philly’s prosecutor proves it

As the Republican Party takes on its unexpectedly slim majority in the House of Representatives for next year, one question lingers: Did they learn a damn thing from the midterm elections? Yes, they won the House by a handful of seats, but overall the election was a massive disappointment for Republicans, who had swaggered into … Read more

What Iran’s regime learned from its own revolution

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi CNN  —  The latest wave of protests in Iran is perhaps one of the longest-running challenges the Islamic Republic has faced in recent years. Over … Read more

By the numbers: what we’ve learned from the 2022 US midterm elections

Votes are still being counted across the US following Tuesday’s midterm elections, and we do not know which party will control the House of Representatives after the Democrats were projected to hold the Senate on Saturday night. But it is clear that Democrats fended off a predicted “red wave” of Republican wins across statewide and … Read more

‘I definitely learned my lesson’: Bubba Wallace returns from one-race suspension

Bob Pockrass FOX NASCAR Insider MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Bubba Wallace said it was tough to watch someone else drive his race car but understood NASCAR’s one-race suspension of him following an Oct. 16 incident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace returned to the racetrack Saturday at Martinsville Speedway after missing the Oct. 22-23 race weekend … Read more

Champions League: 5 things we learned from Matchday 5

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist There’s only one round of games left in the group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League following Wednesday’s slate of six contests.  Here are five quick thoughts following a consequential Matchday 5:  Mohamed Salah propels Liverpool into the knockout stage    For the first 41 minutes of Wednesday’s match between … Read more

The polls were way off in 2020. Have pollsters learned their lesson ahead of 2022 midterms?

When it became clear his poll had erred in the 2021 New Jersey governor’s race, Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, acknowledged: “I blew it.” The campaign’s final Monmouth poll estimated Gov. Phil Murphy’s lead over Republican foe Jack Ciattarelli at 11 percentage points – a margin that “did not provide an … Read more

Everything We Learned From the BMF Documentary

After captivating audiences with season one of “BMF,” the dramatized retelling of how two Detroit brothers (Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest” Flenory) created one of America’s most notorious and influential crime families, Starz is giving the real-life story the documentary treatment. “The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast” recalls the epic rise and fall of … Read more

‘He has learned’: Boris Johnson’s comeback campaign lacks momentum

Boris Johnson’s supporters insist he has changed and on a conference call with his backers at 8am on Sunday they seemed to have the proof. “He was rather smartly dressed,” said Sir James Duddridge. Another MP revealed that Johnson had tucked in his shirt. Nadhim Zahawi, the cabinet office minister, talked of “Boris Johnson 2.0”, … Read more

It’s been 35 years since the epic Black Monday crash. What have investors learned?

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. New York CNN Business — October 19, 1987. A brief but violent stock market crash. Can it … Read more