RealClearPolitics July 18, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Trump Releases Election Files Alleging Foreign Threats

Lumetta & Weimer, RCP

China's Xi Is Still Planning for a Lavish State Visit to the U.S.

Kevin Liptak, CNN

After Birthplace Ruling, China Won't Need Election Hackers

Jordan Boyd, Federalist

Trump's Election Speech Was a Weirdly Good Sign for U.S.

Zack Beauchamp, Vox

2020 Files Change the Odds. Now Congress Must Change Rules

Peter Navarro, RCP

There Is More Than One Way for Democrats To Win

Symone Townsend, MS Now

Red States Winning the Prosperity Race

Vedder & Jadwisienczak, Newsweek

Maine's New Senate Candidates Sound a Lot Like Platner

Monica Potts, New Republic

Rubio Takes on Communism

Bevan, Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Dark Day for UK as Burnham Takes Over for Starmer

Brendan O'Neill, New York Post

Can Prime Minister Burnham Succeed?

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

Chinese Fraud Rings Steal Billions From Banks, Retailers

Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC

Danger Signs America Is at a Third-World Level of Trust

Bill Connor, RealClearPolitics

Every Era Gets the 'Odyssey' It Deserves

Monica Hesse, Washington Post

Thanks, Sam, But We Already Have a Stake in OpenAI

Cass & Kishi, Commonplace

Don't Become a Consultant. Start a Business

Ronnen Harary, The Free Press

How the U.S. Lost the World Cup--and Won Over the World

Robinson & Clegg, WSJ