<![CDATA[Chris Brennan - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/21234.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[GOP Midterm Convention Is for Audience of One: Trump]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/08/26/dallas-convention-trump-polls-republicans-midterms/91392020007/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump Hears 'Affordability,' Fears Accountability]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/27/trump-war-iran-price-gas-healthcare-cost-midterms/91027874007/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[NJ's Election Disclosure Doesn't Prove Trump's Claims]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/23/registered-voters-new-jersey-noncitizen-voting-sherrill/91011455007/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[A Year Later, Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Looks Really Ugly]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/08/trump-working-families-tax-cuts-rebrand-democrats-midterms/90827164007/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[The Bidens Stir Up Voter Anxiety Dems Can't Afford]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/10/biden-book-twitter-problems-democrats-midterms/90460265007/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Will Trump Wreck Spirit Airlines Like He Did Truth Social?]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/27/trump-spirit-airlines-bailout-tax-dollars/89753174007/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Bondi Tried To Kill Ethics Investigations. Now She'll Face One]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/07/pam-bondi-fired-ethics-complaints-florida-bar/89454842007/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump's Reaction to Joe Kent's Resignation Is Concerning]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/18/joe-kent-resignation-letter-trump-iran-israel/89197122007/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Voter ID Laws Are Popular. Disenfranchising Voters Isn't]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/01/trump-lies-voter-fraud-save-act/88882489007/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Hegseth's Attacks on Kelly Prove the Democrats' Point]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/26/hegseth-kelly-uniform-medals-seditious-six/87467109007/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Your Check From Trump Is Not in the Mail]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/16/trump-tariff-checks-doge-rebate-lie/87255006007/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Project 2025 Was Always Trump's Playbook]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/05/trump-shutdown-project-2025-doge/86481704007/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump Advocates for Free Speech in UK, Squashes It at Home]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/09/17/trump-uk-free-speech-charlie-kirk/86167643007/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Paramount's Shameful Settlement With Trump]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/03/cbs-settlement-trump-60-minutes-interview-kamala-harris/84449195007/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Democrats' Have a Full-On Food Fight at DNC]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/21/democrats-dnc-bylaws-hogg-kenyatta-free/83747197007/ Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Qatar's Gift to Trump Is a Way To Rewrite History]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/15/trump-jet-qatar-plane-gift-constitution-emoluments/83650092007/ Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Fight for 2026 Midterms Is Already Underway]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/11/democrats-congress-midterms-2026-election/83014650007/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[With Plane Crash, Trump Makes Himself the News]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/30/trump-blames-dei-plane-crash-unsubstantiated/78055970007/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump & Musk Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/19/government-shutdown-republicans-trump-skirt-accountability/77086023007/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Biden's Pardon Sparked a Crisis. He Has a Chance To Do Better]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/06/biden-pardon-hunter-democrats-president-clemency/76770559007/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Inevitable Surge of Disinfo Swamps Voters. Don't Fall For It]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/27/disinformation-russia-china-election-trump-harris/75827330007/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Musk's Millions a Bid for Attention as He Boosts Trump]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/23/elon-musk-million-dollar-giveaway-trump-votes/75795477007/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Jill Stein Is the Reason Harris Is Struggling in Michigan]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/09/abandon-harris-stein-michigan-arab-american-voters/75561456007/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump Stokes Fear About Migrants Driving Up Crime Rate]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/25/trump-campaign-lies-migrant-crime/74905797007/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Trump Wants You To Think He Cares About Fair Elections]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/19/trump-2020-election-fraud-rnc-protect-vote/74135356007/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[RFK Jr.'s Delusional Proposal for Biden To Drop Out]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/02/kennedy-spoiler-pledge-biden-trump-election/73529102007/ Sat, 04 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[No Labels Never Had a Chance. They've Finally Admitted It]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/04/no-labels-leaves-election-presidential-candidate/73207242007/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[VP Pick Confirms RFK Jr.'s 2024 Bid Just a Vanity Project]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/03/26/rfk-jr-running-mate-nicole-shanahan-election-spoiler/73110403007/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Fani Willis Should've Seen Trump's Attack Coming]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/02/06/fani-willis-relationship-sideshow-trump-georgia-case/72464036007/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan <![CDATA[Biden Refocuses His Campaign On Abortion Rights]]> https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/01/25/abortion-2024-election-issue-biden-reminds-voters/72325369007/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Chris Brennan