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<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Lemire - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23753.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Lemire]]></description><category domain="23753">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump in Defeat]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/I4Oz8</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[State of the Union Suddenly a High-Stakes Affair]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/MdFNS</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is visiting Congress in a dramatically different place from where he was a year ago.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Davos Man May Burn the Whole Thing Down]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/davos-man-may-burn-the-whole-thing-down/ar-AA1UCkrq</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Franklin D. Roosevelt'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' famously illustrated with a simple metaphor the need for a healthy transatlantic alliance. Justifying his decision to lend Great Britain warships and other military supplies in the early days of World War II, Roosevelt likened it to loaning a neighbor a garden...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Presidency Still Haunting the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-are-still-debating-joe-biden-s-decision-to-run/ar-AA1Mmj23</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have tried to move on from the election and the months of agonizing soul-searching that at times has felt more like self-immolation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/well-what-did-you-think-would-happen/ar-AA1KCqBy?cvid=ceb8a898e4a843d5da97fb553474de36&amp;ei=3</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When he stood next to Putin at the conclusion of their three-hour meeting, Trump offered few details about what the men had discussed.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Putin Laying a Trap for Trump?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.aol.com/news/vladimir-putin-could-laying-trap-133506652.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump badly wants a deal to end the war in Ukraine. What is he willing to give up?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Party of Reagan Is Selling Out Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/party-reagan-selling-ukraine-113000179.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even pro-Ukraine Republicans have been silent on Donald Trump's deference to Vladimir Putin.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Wild Plan for Middle East]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-s-wild-plan-for-gaza/ar-AA1yqA6W?cvid=4cf1dfe39c2e42a28d843861d6fce6e3&amp;ei=12</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to put America first, just proposed the wildest and most improbable intervention by the United States in overseas affairs since the invasion and occupation of Iraq, more than 20 years ago.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Opening Salvo in a Long Campaign and Ugly Rematch]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/07/biden-state-of-the-union-2024-00145973</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Lloyd Austin Fallout Is Growing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/07/biden-stands-by-austin-as-befuddled-white-house-handles-secret-hospitalization-fallout-00134182</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The defense chief is facing criticism for keeping his bosses in the dark.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Shutdown Averted, Biden &amp; Dems To Fight for Ukraine Aid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/30/biden-administration-congress-government-shutdown-deal-ukraine-aid-00119296</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president signed the bill after he and his team kept tabs, but did not overly influence, House Democratic votes for the measure.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden To Walk Diplomatic Tightrope at NATO Summit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/08/biden-to-tout-natos-unity-at-summit-but-its-getting-more-complicated-00105281</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Holding allies together in defense of Ukraine may mean putting off thornier long-term questions]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside the White House's Relief Over Hunter's Plea Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/20/white-house-biden-relief-plea-deal-00102780</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though Biden had earlier insisted that his son had]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Debt Ceiling Talks Break Down as Deadline Looms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/20/debt-ceiling-deadline-defense-biden-mccarthy-00098034</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP wants to raise spending for the military, veterans care and border security; the White House wants to spread the impact of cuts across the board.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Trump Cure Biden's Ills?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/11/can-trump-cure-all-of-bidens-ills-some-dems-arent-so-sure-00096570</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Anxiety mounts that the 2020 playbook isn't replicable and that Biden world may be too confident in it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Top Democrats Mulling Options If Biden Doesn't Run]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/22/bidenworld-joe-may-not-run-2024-00083905</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s closest advisers have spent months preparing for him to formally announce his reelection campaign. But with the president still not ready to make the plunge, a sense of doubt is creeping into conversations around 2024: What if he decides not to?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Closes the Election With a Big Roll of the Dice]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/07/joe-biden-midterm-elections-00065355</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden has dramatically raised the stakes of the midterm elections, declaring, as part of the campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s close, that democracy itself is on the ballot.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Admin's Delicate Midterm Dance]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/28/biden-campaign-republicans-00059167</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is raising money and highlighting Democratic themes, but often sticking close to home when doing so.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Not Changing Things Up After Covid Infection]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/21/biden-covid-infection-00047270</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s coronavirus diagnosis may have disrupted his day. But it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not giving the White House any pause about how it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s handled the pandemic threat that still looms over his presidency. White House officials on Thursday struck a defiant tone in the face of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Seething as Crises Threaten to Overwhelm WH]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/05/biden-wants-to-get-out-more-seething-that-his-standing-is-now-worse-than-trumps-00037278</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden and his aides have grown increasingly frustrated by their inability to turn the tide against a cascade of challenges threatening to overwhelm the administration. Soaring global inflation. Rising fuel prices. Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s invasion of Ukraine. A Supreme Court poised to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WH Wants to Make Midterms About Trump &amp; Musk]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/bidenworld-midterms-trump-elon-musk-00029106</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The election will be either a referendum or a contrast. The president's team prefers the latter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Biden's Frantic Scramble &amp; Gamble to Handle Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/01/biden-white-house-russia-putin-00012696</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president's days are jam packed. But they've grown frantic and extremely Russia-focused as his State of the Union speech approaches.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Biden's 1st Year Became a Tale of Two Presidencies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/19/joe-biden-first-year-two-presidencies-527352</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One year ago, President Joe Biden stood in front of a U.S. Capitol that still bore the wounds of an insurrectionist siege, taking the oath of office at a time when the nation faced its greatest array of crises in nearly a century.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Promised Competence. Chaos, Uncertainty Winning]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/19/manchin-biden-agenda-competence-campaign-promise-525623</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president has had successes. But a year in, his time in office has been defined by the disruptions, including on Sunday.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Plot Escape From Biden's Poll Woes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/06/democrats-biden-polling-woes-523719</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party's own polling has the president in the red. Lawmakers know they need to get better at selling his agenda to avert midterm disaster.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Team Surprised by Rapid Taliban Gains in Afghanistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/16/biden_team_surprised_by_rapid_taliban_gains_in_afghanistan_146250.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials have been stunned by the pace of the Taliban'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure a safe evacuation.
The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' speed of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pro-Dem Groups to Spend $100 Million on August Ad Blitz]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/02/pro-dem_groups_to_spend_100_million_on_august_ad_blitz_146178.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' An array of progressive and pro-White House groups plans to spend nearly $100 million to promote President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s agenda over the next month to pressure Congress while lawmakers are on their August recess.
The push being announced Monday, coupled with a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Roads, Bridges, Jobs: Biden Selling Big Infrastructure Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/30/roads_bridges_jobs_biden_selling_big_infrastructure_deal_146014.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'generational investment'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress.
On...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[On 1st Overseas Trip, Biden To Assure Allies and Meet Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/09/on_1st_overseas_trip_biden_to_assure_allies_and_meet_putin_145897.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Set to embark on the first overseas trip of his term, President Joe Biden is eager to reassert the United States on the world stage, steadying European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor and pushing democracy as the only bulwark to rising forces of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Aims To Prevent Border Crossings From Swamping Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/21/biden_aims_to_prevent_border_crossings_from_swamping_agenda_145449.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Lemire</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.
With the number of migrants surging, administration officials say Biden...]]></description>
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