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<title><![CDATA[Michael Shear - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15024.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Michael Shear]]></description><category domain="15024">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Tough Summer Is Testing Europe's Control of Its Fate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A brutal summer has exposed how much pressure European countries are under from forces largely out of their grip: war in Iran and Ukraine, record heat and more.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Warns Israel It Is 'Losing Support' Over War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-losing-support-biden-says-185717915.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A divide between Israel and the United States, its closest ally, burst into the open on Tuesday as President Joe Biden warned that Israeli leaders were losing international support for their war in the Gaza Strip and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected out of hand the American...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Social Media Put at Crossroads of Disinfo &amp; Free Speech]]></title>
							<link>https://dnyuz.com/2023/07/05/ruling-puts-social-media-at-crossroads-of-disinformation-and-free-speech/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two months after President Biden took office, his top digital adviser emailed officials at Facebook urging them to do more]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Says He's 'Turning Things Around' on Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/politics/biden-speech-economy-chicago.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden hopes to claim credit for what the White House describes as a record-breaking economic revival in America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Biden Stayed Mum on Classified Docs for 68 Days]]></title>
							<link>https://dnyuz.com/2023/01/20/68-days-of-silence-why-the-white-house-stayed-mum-on-classified-documents/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The decision by President Biden and his top advisers to keep the discovery of classified documents secret from the public and even most of the White House staff for 68 days was driven by what turned out to be a futile hope that the incident could be quietly disposed of without broader...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Storyteller Biden Spins Yarns That Often Unravel]]></title>
							<link>https://buffalonews.com/biden-storyteller-in-chief-spins-yarns-that-often-unravel-leading-to-criticism/article_4bc88f24-e587-5097-82f7-88f31a20daf4.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Standing in front of Floridians who had lost everything during Hurricane Ian, President Biden on Wednesday recalled his own house being nearly destroyed 15 years ago: "We didn't lose our whole home, but lightning struck and we lost an awful lot of it," he said.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[War in Ukraine Is Upending Biden's Agenda at Home]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/politics/biden-ukraine-domestic-agenda.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden's domestic ambitions have gotten smaller as the war diverts the attention of the White House and contributes to rising prices.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Biden's Year of Setbacks on Covid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/us/politics/biden-covid-strategy.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The administration has gotten much right, but its response has been hampered by confusing messaging, a lack of focus on testing, fear of political blowback and the coronavirus's unpredictability.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As His Agenda Stalls, Biden Comes Out Swinging Against GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/us/politics/biden-republicans-agenda.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president pledged to use all of the powers of his office to thwart Republicans still under the thumb of Donald J. Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Miscue After Miscue, U.S. Exit Plan Unravels]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/us/politics/biden-taliban-afghanistan-kabul.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden promised an orderly withdrawal. That pledge, compounded by missed signals and miscalculations, proved impossible.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Young Migrants Crowd Shelters, Posing Test for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/us/politics/biden-immigration.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The administration is under intensifying pressure to expand its capacity to care for as many as 35,000 unaccompanied minors, part of a wave of people crossing the border.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Migrant Surge Defies Easy Solutions for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/politics/biden-immigration.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The administration expects more apprehensions at the border this year than at any point in the past two decades. Enacting policy to deal with the problems faces deep-rooted political and logistical challenges.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Seeks to Define Tenure w/Early Emphasis on Equity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/business/biden-equity-racial-gender.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Only two presidents before him have used their first weeks in office to push for equality with the same force, according to one historian.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Turns Daily Briefing Into a Defense of His Record]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/politics/trump-daily-coronavirus-briefing.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=Homepage</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Also at the briefing on Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said a comment he made that was seen as critical of the president was taken out of context, and Mr. Trump said he did not intend to fire him.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Trump Admin, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-administration-debate-raged-over-what-to-tell-public/ar-BB10SKCK?li=BBnb7Kz</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After weeks of conflicting signals from the Trump administration about the coronavirus, the government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s top health officials decided late last month that when President Trump returned from a trip to India, they would tell him they had to be more blunt about the dangers of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Border is Broken. And There is No Plan to Fix It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/immigration-border-mexico.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For years, there have been warnings that America's immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Blasts Upend G7, Alienating Oldest Allies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/world/g7-trump-russia.html?rref=collection%2Fissuecollection%2Ftodays-new-york-times</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With his America First agenda, President Trump has driven a wedge between the United States and its allies, ceding leadership and its seat at the table.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. and North Korean Envoys Work to Salvage Negotiations]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/us/politics/us-north-korea-trump-summit-meeting.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[American diplomats made a rare visit to North Korea as officials sought to dispel skepticism about the chances of reaching a framework for a deal in such a short time.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Shooting, Another Debate. Will Outcome Be the Same?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/politics/school-shooting-gun-debate.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week's school massacre in Florida set the well-worn machinery of America's gun debate in motion. But angry students injected new passion into a stale fight.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes U.S. 'Look Very Bad']]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/us/politics/trump-interview-mueller-russia-china-north-korea.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president said in an interview on Thursday that the special counsel will treat him fairly, contradicting a campaign by some Republicans to discredit the investigation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Finally, the 'Big, Beautiful' Tax Cut Trump Promised]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/us/politics/with-tax-overhaul-trump-fulfills-a-campaign-promise-and-flexes-republican-muscle.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump will enter his second year in office with a major legislative achievement, which Republicans will try to sell to voters in midterm elections.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on WH]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/us/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff-trump.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former general and new chief of staff is seeking to quell dysfunction with a suddenness and force that have upended the West Wing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Lashes Out at DOJ Official Over Inquiry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/trump-investigation-comey-russia.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump escalated his attacks on his own Justice Department on Friday, using an early-morning Twitter rant to condemn the department'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s actions as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'phony'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'sad!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and to challenge the integrity of the official overseeing the expanding inquiry into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudis Welcome Trump's Rebuff of Obama's Mideast Views]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/world/middleeast/donald-trump-saudi-arabia.html?ref=todayspaper&amp;_r=0</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With trumpets blaring, cannons booming and fighter jets streaking overhead trailed by red, white and blue contrails, President Trump arrived in the scorching heat of the Arabian desert on Saturday hoping to realign the politics and diplomacy of the Middle East by forcefully reasserting...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Turmoil of Trump's First Month Leaves Washington Reeling]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/trump-white-house.html?_r=0</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The resignation of Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser caps a remarkably tumultuous first month for President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s White House that has burdened the early days of his presidency with scandal, legal challenges, personnel drama and questions about his temperament during...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Inauguration Day Caps Remarkable Rise to Power]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-inauguration-day.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From the West Front of the Capitol, overlooking what may be hundreds of thousands of admirers and onlookers on a day when rain threatens, Mr. Trump plans to use his Inaugural Address to promise that he will use the next four years to rebuild the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s economy, reassert control...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Outsiders Selected by Trump Aim to Unnerve Washington]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-picks.html?ref=todayspaper</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Defeat Thwarts Piece of Obama's Legacy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/us/immigration-obama-supreme-court.html?_r=0</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The assertion of presidential power was remarkable in scale. With the flick of a pen just before Thanksgiving in 2014, President Obama ordered that nearly five million illegal immigrants be allowed to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'come out of the shadows'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and work legally in the United States.Standing at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Obama Privately Encouraging Donors to Support]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/us/politics/obama-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders.html?ref=politics</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Obama Era, GOP Bolsters Grip in the States]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/us/politics/obama-legacy-in-state-offices-a-shrinking-democratic-share.html?ref=todayspaper</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Shear</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Young, telegenic and news media savvy, State Auditor Adam Edelen looked like a shoo-in for re-election when Democrats gathered in a horse barn here for a buffet dinner late last month. Most figured he would go on to challenge Senator Rand Paul, whose Republican...]]></description>
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