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<title><![CDATA[Molly Ball - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/20949.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Molly Ball]]></description><category domain="20949">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Tragedy of Eric Adams]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/7329131/eric-adams-profile/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York City's mayor is leaving office in a cloud of scandal. But he has a lot to say on his way out:]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Partisan Shot Fired in Texas Reverberates Around the Country]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/a-partisan-shot-fired-in-texas-reverberates-around-the-country-044ed705?st=4p78XU</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As California moves to retaliate, Republicans will likely benefit overall from the Trump-backed redistricting scramble]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Center Keeps Shrinking in Trump's GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-republican-party-critics-47bf5e67?st=3C9qAv</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-republican-party-critics-47bf5e67?st=3C9qAv]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the departures of Thom Tillis and Don Bacon, the president has further rid the party of dissent'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsom Uses Riots To Position Himself as Leader of Opposition]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/california-gavin-newsom-trump-los-angeles-1e2ec00f?st=T98EQz</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom is, once again, in the eye of a tempest. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'It is a profoundly important moment,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the California governor said in an interview Monday evening as protesters massed in the streets and U.S. Marines made their way to the state on the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s orders.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can the &lsquo;Abundance Agenda&rsquo; Save the Democrats?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/abundance-ezra-klein-democrats-7d485b4d?st=FT17LG</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Dispirited liberals are embracing'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and feuding over'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'a new book'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s call for cutting red tape]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Taking Their Anger Out on Chuck Schumer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrats-anger-chuck-schumer-leadership-7f039ea8?st=81Pxy3</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To be sure, Schumer is in little danger of losing either his leadership position or his Senate seat.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Presidency of Upheaval Emboldens Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/a-presidency-of-upheaval-emboldens-trump-8567880c?st=hPQ8ZT</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The velocity of his early moves has enthralled supporters but risks hurting Republicans in future elections]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Have a New Leader But Haven't Come to Grips With Failure]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/democrats-have-a-new-leader-but-havent-come-to-grips-with-failure-ee77234c?st=p3kHqp</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Cracks emerge as party confronts deep unpopularity; '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'we utilize identity to break ourselves apart'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Johnson Wins, But Proves GOP Has Little Room for Error]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/republican-trump-agenda-house-margins-35531f70?st=2trZcZ</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The new Republican Congress charged into Washington on Friday, eager to proclaim a new era of governance and get to work on its fresh electoral mandate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[John Thune's Delicate Task Under Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/john-thune-senate-majority-leader-profile-aa1eb7b1?st=rJFHMp</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thune'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first task is getting Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s cabinet nominees approved by the Senate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Week the GOP's High Hopes Collided With Reality]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-week-the-gops-high-hopes-collided-with-reality-cc93c414?st=mVo5Jw</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Until their best-laid plans melted down on Capitol Hill this past week, Republicans had been riding high.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Is Having a Panic Attack Over the Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/america-is-having-a-panic-attack-over-the-election-4b89e7c0?st=k7ynbu</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters see permanent damage to the country if their candidate loses; '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'There are not enough gummies I can take to soothe the angst!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Populist Dem Fights To Survive the Trump-Fueled Populist Wave]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/a-populist-democrat-fights-to-survive-the-trump-fueled-populist-wave-3a263060?st=jCqc3E</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Control of the Senate could hinge on whether Sherrod Brown can win re-election in increasingly red Ohio]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[On Campus and in Gaza, Chaos Threatens Biden&rsquo;s Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/on-campus-and-in-gaza-chaos-threatens-bidens-campaign-e3ae2252?mod=hp_lead_pos1</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President denounces antisemitism as his party frets about November]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Needs To Worry About Voters in the Center, Not the Left]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/while-biden-worries-about-the-left-the-voters-he-needs-are-in-the-center-d9130c8b?mod=hp_lead_pos4</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President falls behind with independents; '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'they don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t see the White House for what it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s actually doing'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell Couldn&rsquo;t Fend Off Trump&rsquo;s Populist Takeover]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mitch-mcconnell-couldnt-fend-off-trumps-populist-takeover-4b8d2ecb?mod=hp_lead_pos2</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate leader who stymied Democrats was ultimately a casualty of GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s antiestablishment turn]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Youngkin Pull Off Another Magic Trick in Virginia?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/can-glenn-youngkin-pull-off-another-magic-trick-in-virginia-d94f6a44?mod=hp_lead_pos9</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP governor is making a pitch for abortion restrictions and conservative governance in his bluish state's off-year election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Left Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/democrats-risk-long-lasting-rift-over-israel-hamas-war-ec74044f?mod=wknd_pos1</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian liberal factions are now divided as ugly accusations fly in both directions.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Matt Gaetz Tore the House GOP Apart. He Isn't Sorry.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/matt-gaetz-tore-the-house-gop-apart-he-isnt-sorry-c7a7646d</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the Capitol in chaos and the House speaker's position going on its third week of vacancy, Rep. Matt Gaetz surveyed the consequences of his actions and declared he had no regrets.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump&rsquo;s Rivals Think They Can Stop Him in Iowa]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/6306091/2024-republican-primary-race-iowa/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP primary hinges on the same question that has perplexed the political system for years: How do you stop Trump?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Defiant Trump Enters the Arena for Another Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/defiant-donald-trump-enters-arena-090016521.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former President says he wants to Make America Great Again, again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Democrats Defied History--and What It Means for 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-defied-history-midterms-means-210939363.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The stage was set for a triumphant scene: a capacious Washington ballroom, a sparkling lectern flanked by American flags, the words TAKE BACK THE HOUSE plastered in big letters on the wall behind it. Going into the Nov. 8 midterm elections, Kevin McCarthy, the House GOP leader, was sure...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fight for Latino Voters in Nevada Is the Future of U.S. Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/fight-latino-voters-nevada-future-110028299.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The race has the potential to do more than determine which party holds the majority in the Senate. It's a signpost to the future of American politics]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Youngkin, Virginia and the Democrats' Education Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/education-glenn-youngkin-100032931.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Virginia governor has taken a new, populist-conservative approach to schools that could erode Democrats' longtime advantage]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Biden Administration Lost Its Way]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/biden-administration-lost-way-120017061.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-administration-lost-way-120017061.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last October,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' went to Capitol Hill to meet with the Democrats in the House of Representatives. Party members had been feuding over his proposed legislation, and leaders believed only the President could rally them together. Instead Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' stunned the caucus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Reid Paved the Way for Democrats to Kill the Filibuster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/now/harry-reid-paved-way-democrats-161435928.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former Democratic Senate leader lies in state today in a Capitol once again seized by debate over its functioning as an institution]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Is Time's 2021 Person of the Year]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Visionary. Showman. Iconoclast. Troll. How Elon Musk is reshaping our world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and beyond]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the Election]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/secret-history-shadow-campaign-saved-104001185.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For more than a year, a loosely organized coalition of operatives scrambled to shore up America's institutions]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Election Standoff Creates Crisis and Confusion]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/5910875/trump-concede-biden/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Under normal circumstances, few Americans would know Emily Murphy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s name. The head of the General Services Administration (GSA) is the ultimate Washington bureaucrat, responsible for signing the leases and procuring the supplies that keep the Executive Branch running. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I am not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even If Biden Wins, Would It Be Trump's America?]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/5907546/america-divided-2020-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Molly Ball</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No matter the outcome of the presidential election, America's rifts are only deepening]]></description>
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