RealClearPolitics May 19, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Will 2026 Be a Normal Midterm?

James Campbell, RealClearPolitics

All Signs Point to a Blue Wave

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Sorry, Democrats: 'No Bad Ideas' Is a Uniquely Bad Idea

Jonathan Turley, The Hill

Defeated Sen. Cassidy Valiantly Punches Back at Trump

Ron Dicker, HuffPost

Alex Berenson's Victory Might Be the First of Many

Margot Cleveland, The Federalist

The Battle the U.S. Is Winning Against China

Ruchir Sharma, Financial Times

Trade, Taiwan Questions Loom After China Summit

Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics

Looking Back at Gore's Failed Predictions, 20 Years Later

Kyle Smith, Wall St. Journal

Return to Reality TV Is a Bad Sign for Republicans

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Can Massie Survive GOP Primary?

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

The GOP's Midterm Reversal of Fortune

Kurt Schlichter, Townhall

How Teachers' Unions Became Political Big Spenders

Frannie Block, The Free Press

Ivory Tower Rumble: Florida Politicians vs. Professors

Vince Bielski, RCInvestigations

The Return of Hard Power Politics

Ryan Neuhaus, The American Mind

Is It a Problem If the Fed Speaks Too Much?

Bryan Mena, CNN

Thousands of Illegals Live in Public Housing. Trump Is Ending It

Averel Meden, RCP

AI License Plate Cameras Tore This Town Apart

Annie Gowen, Washington Post

Latest Polls: Sen: TX, NC, AL, GA,SC | Gov: TX, GA, AZ, MI | House: KY4, Generic

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Why I'm Endorsing Paxton in Texas Senate GOP Runoff

President Trump, Truth Social

Will Sen. Cassidy Get His Revenge Against Trump?

Steve Benen, MS Now

Democrats Face Midterm Disappointment

Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles

Could a PA Primary Decide Democrats' New Direction?

Dustin Guastella, The Guardian

Restitution Set for Victims of the Biden Justice Department

Julie Kelly, Substack

Dems Force 1st Vote on Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

Arthur Delaney, HuffPost

I Found Votes for Sale on the Streets of Los Angeles

James O'Keefe, New York Post

Pelosi Backs Chan in San Francisco Race To Replace Her

Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

IL Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight Unseen

Demmer & Mishra, RCP

Another Walgreens Is Closing in Chicago

Aidan Grogan, City Journal

Meet the Mangione Press Corps

Olivia Reingold, The Free Press

Watch/Listen: White House Press Briefing With Vice President Vance