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<title><![CDATA[Al Weaver - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/29963.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Al Weaver]]></description><category domain="29963">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[5 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip in 2026]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5326426-senate-seats-likely-flip-2026/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 2026 midterm cycle is already bustling with activity as Senate Republicans gear up to defend their majority and Democrats try to reverse course from a difficult few years and chart a path forward.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Nominees: 5 Confirmation Battles To Watch]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5061466-trump-nominees-confirmation-battles/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 119th Congress is around the corner, and confirmation battles featuring'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President-elect Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' slate of nominees are set to take center stage.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Looks to Trump To Turn Up Heat on Tester &amp; Brown]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4723311-trump-tester-brown-senate-races/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is turning up the heat on Sens.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Jon Tester'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Mont.) and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Sherrod Brown'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Ohio) as Senate Republicans stand on the precipice of winning back the majority.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[10 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4685156-senate-seats-flip-2024/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans are increasingly optimistic they can end their four-year stint in the Senate minority and topple the incumbents Democrats are relying on to carry the cycle with less than six months until Election Day.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Gaza War Could Cost Them in November]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4570737-israel-gaza-war-democrats-november/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are fearful that Israel'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s war in Gaza is turning into a major political liability for President Biden and candidates down the ballot, and one that could get worse if it rages on into the summer and attention turns to his match-up with former President Trump.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4322026-senate-rankings-seats-likely-flip/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Manchin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-W.Va.) decision to retire has made the Senate landscape in 2024 even more complicated for Democrats.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Butler Appointment Tosses Wrench Into California Senate Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4236694-butler-appointment-tosses-wrench-into-california-senate-fight/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The appointment of Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Laphonza Butler'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Calif.) to fill the vacancy left by the late Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Dianne Feinstein'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Calif.) is throwing a wrench into the high-stakes California Senate battle amid questions over whether Butler will add herself to the crowded field in the coming...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Speaker McCarthy Has Arrived. Now What?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3803245-speaker-mccarthy-has-arrived-now-what/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here are six things to watch as Speaker McCarthy takes his seat.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Seek 51st Vote in Georgia Runoff]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3760368-senate-democrats-seek-51st-vote-and-some-breathing-room-in-georgia-runoff/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A win by Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Raphael Warnock'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Ga.) in next week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Senate runoff would hand Democrats a crucial 51st vote in the upper chamber, along with something else they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve been seeking: breathing room.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fetterman Faces High Stakes at PA Senate Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3698970-fetterman-faces-high-stakes-at-pennsylvania-senate-debate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Lt. Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' John Fetterman'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D) is facing a potential make-or-break moment Tuesday as he squares off with his Republican opponent'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Mehmet Oz'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the first and likely only televised debate of the state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s marquee Senate race.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Final 4: Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania &amp; Wisconsin]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/3669438-senate-battle-may-come-down-to-final-four-nevada-georgia-pennsylvania-and-wisconsin/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The battle for control of the Senate increasingly is coming down to four key states: Nevada and Georgia, where two Democrats are seeking to hold on; and Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where Republicans are trying to hold on to one open seat and save a vulnerable incumbent.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kevin McCarthy: The Man Who Would Be Speaker]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/the-man-who-would-be-speaker</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the midterm elections moving in from the horizon, it's a different forecast the sitting House majority leader keeps in view. With a 23-seat majority in the House, prognosticators shooting off predictions and generic ballot polls showing everything from a neck-and-neck race to a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Struggle With Rising Popularity of Tax Law]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-struggle-with-rising-popularity-of-gop-tax-law/article/2649354</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats received a wake-up call of sorts earlier this week when a top Democratic super PAC released a memo calling on Democrats to message...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Some Dems Wonder If &quot;Identity Politics&quot; Did Them In]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dem-shock-identity-politics-killed-them/article/2607975</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Al Weaver</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some Democrats are beginning to openly wonder if identity politics did them in on election day, and left them watching Donald Trump and congressional Republicans win the White House and keep control of Congress. The soul-searching seems likely to continue for months, possibly right up...]]></description>
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