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<title><![CDATA[Carolina Lumetta - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/99669.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Carolina Lumetta]]></description><category domain="99669">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Vance Heralds New Fraud Crackdowns]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/09/vance_heralds_new_fraud_crackdowns_154576.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance vowed Thursday to shut down a key pipeline immigrant workers use for permanent status.
Flanked at a White House press conference by FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Labor Inspector General Anthony...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Super Intelligence 'Constitution?']]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 30th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Correspondent, Carolina Lumetta]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AI (or Super Intelligence) Day at the White House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/30/ai_day_at_the_white_house_154547.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It was AI Day in Washington on Tuesday, with the Trump administration hosting an all-day conference and the launch of a new AI landing page. Donald Trump lunched with executives before signing an executive order directing the government to start calling AI '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'super intelligence'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the White House Got Out of Xi&rsquo;s Visit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/25/what_the_white_house_got_out_of_xis_visit_154539.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump played host and tour guide to Chinese President Xi Jinping with a final stop at the National Archives Friday afternoon. The two leaders walked a red carpet into the building, pausing briefly on the steps while Trump pointed towards the Corinthian columns at the entrance....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The High Stakes of the China State Visit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/23/the_high_stakes_of_the_china_state_visit_154528.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The White House rolls out the red carpet this week for Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan, the second such state visit between Trump and Xi this year.
Xi is no stranger to the United States. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been here a dozen times, starting in the 1980s when he visited...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Senate Map]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 17th on RealClearPolitics -]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Mother of the SAVE Act]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/18/the_mother_of_the_save_act_154513.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A hotel room in Arizona in January makes for an unusual war room, but that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s exactly where a small group of conservative-minded election attorneys gathered in 2024 to discuss upcoming elections and concerns about fraud. As in any group project, multiple personalities come out. And...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Show Comes to Dallas. Now Comes the Hard Part]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/13/trump_show_comes_to_dallas_now_comes_the_hard_part_154499.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DALLAS'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'In the days before the Republican midterm convention here, political operatives said the purpose would be to rally party support and bring the attention of apathetic voters to the coming election. The two-day event achieved the first, but the second goal is a harder sell.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Down the Road, Conservatives Debate GOP&rsquo;s Future]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/10/down_the_road_conservatives_debate_gops_future___154490.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[IRVING, Texas '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'While the Republican Party faithful streamed through Secret Service checkpoints in downtown Dallas, other conservatives flocked to the Rayleigh event center in Irving, less than two miles up the road. A new conservative programming organization called FORUM hosted a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Has Work To Do in Dallas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1DxBAv6NyQ</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 9th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Correspondent Carolina Lumetta and RCP contributor Richard Porter]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump and the GOP Take Their Midterm Show to Dallas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/08/trump_and_the_gop_take_their_midterm_show_to_dallas_154480.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Downtown Dallas will be home to the two-day '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Trump-a-palooza'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' this week as the Republican National Convention makes a pitch to voters ahead of November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm elections. The party will have to combat counter-messaging, traditional low turnout, and the start of football...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Bets on Trumpapalooza To Defy Midterm History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/06/gop_bets_on_trumpapalooza_to_defy_midterm_history_154479.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Texas-based Republican strategist Rebecca Trahan is excited to see the first-ever GOP midterm convention come to Dallas next week. More specifically, she hopes it will bring yet more national attention and dollars to the Senate campaign for state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Data Center Backlash Becomes September Surprise]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/03/data_center_backlash_becomes_september_surprise_154467.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the White House released its AI Action Plan last year, the term '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'data center'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' was mentioned only twice: once to prioritize building high-security centers for military and intelligence communities, and another to tout the United States as the leader in data center...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can El-Sayed Escape Controversy?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/08/31/rcp_podcast_.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Monday, August 31st on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Reporter Carolina Lumetta and Presidential Historian Tevi Troy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All the Cool Cabinet Officials Are on TikTok]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/24/all_the_cool_cabinet_officials_are_on_tiktok_154440.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump is deploying his Cabinet not only across the country to promote his agenda in an election year but also across social media algorithms. An early adopter of TikTok, the president created his own campaign account in 2024, and the White House made its first official account...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Who's Replacing Karoline Leavitt?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xXVgGZ9Io</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 13th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by After Party host Emily Jashinsky and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is It 'Too Late' for the SAVE Act?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w27j1jBtX3s</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 6th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Reporter Carolina Lumetta and Washington Post Columnist Henry Olsen]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Graham&rsquo;s Swan Song Makes Senate Headway]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/29/grahams_swan_song_makes_senate_headway_154378.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As his final act in Washington, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina got President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky all under one roof. And then he got a stalled bill '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'unjammed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the Senate.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dining With the President]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/27/dining_with_the_president_154371.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s try this again,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' outgoing White House Correspondents'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' Association president Weijia Jiang told a ballroom filled with reporters on Friday night. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Because one thing about this press corps is that we always have a follow-up.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
That kicked off the second...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Pence Think Tank Releases Report Tracking Independence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/24/exclusive_pence_think_tank_releases_report_tracking_independence_154365.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Advancing American Freedom, a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, is unveiling its annual Independence Index, this year with more robust study in 29 areas it says can indicate national democratic health. The study tracks issues of concern in three categories: life,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham: Scar Tissue and Statesmanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/19/lindsey_graham_scar_tissue_and_statesmanship_154344.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As condolences and remembrances of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham pour in from around the world, several themes are emerging from the South Carolina lawmaker'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s life. One was that he loved his job. Graham served as a senator for 23 years and as a member of the U.S. House for eight...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Releases Election Documents Alleging Foreign Threats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/18/trump_releases_election_documents_alleging_foreign_threats_154345.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a national address on Thursday night, President Trump declassified troves of documents that he said proved serious vulnerabilities in American elections. The White House website published four batches of disclosures that China has stolen the voting records of 220 million Americans,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Graham Leaving Behind a Void]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koQcvsohy30</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Monday, July 13th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Reporter Carolina Lumetta]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Run a Government]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/13/how_to_run_a_government_154329.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The much-maligned Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially shut down on July 4, marking the end of a turbulent year for the federal workforce. The Elon Musk brainchild was always supposed to be in place only until the semi-quincentennial, according to the executive order...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dueling 4th of July Messages]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM2_r3_YTes</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Monday, July 6th on RealClearPolitics - joined by RCP White House Reporter Carolina Lumetta]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Triple-Digit Heat Won&rsquo;t Cool Trump&rsquo;s America 250 Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/03/triple-digit_heat_wont_cool_trumps_america_250_party_154300.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 250th has been on President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s mind for years. In May 2023, then-candidate Trump previewed his plans for '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the most spectacular birthday party,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' should he win reelection.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'On day one, I will convene a White House task force called Salute...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Sours on USMCA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/02/trump_sours_on_usmca_154290.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Less than six years after President Donald Trump replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement with his own United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decided to renege on his own creation.
On a call with reporters Wednesday afternoon, a senior Trump administration...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Freedom 250 vs. America250: Who&rsquo;s Doing the Semiquincentennial Better?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/25/freedom_250_vs_america250_whos_doing_the_semiquincentennial_better_154266.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A two-week, 50-state fair on the National Mall kicked off Wednesday night with music, fair food, and Air Force flyovers. The crowd of roughly 1,000 sat in folding chairs or stood on a portion of the Mall between the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol. Many wore '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'America is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vance Takes Center Stage on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/18/vance_takes_center_stage_on_iran_154239.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday afternoon, senior U.S. administration officials finally read the text of a memorandum of understanding with Iran, days after it was digitally signed. The 14-point plan gives the United States and Iran a 60-day runway to figure out a long-term deal to end the ongoing military...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WH South Lawn Adds UFC Arena to Its Colorful History]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carolina Lumetta</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Towering above the White House, the 92-foot-tall '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Claw'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' hovering above the fight ring is taller than the actual executive mansion. Scaffolding under the mixed martial arts arena holds up roughly 4,000 seats. The octagon itself is bedecked with ads from corporate sponsors,...]]></description>
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