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RealClearPolitics Week of January 26, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 26
Border Czar Homan Deployed to MN Amid Protests
Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg
Trump, Walz Agree To 'Work Together' as Tensions Flare
Adam Edelman, NBC News
The Far-Left Network Mobilizing Agitators in Minneapolis
Asra Nomani, FOX News
ICE Is Out of Control. Schumer Shows He Understands
Mike Zamore, MS Now
'Five-Year-Old Boy' Hoax Is Particularly Disgraceful
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
How Minnesota Nice Became Minnesota Strong
Nicole Karlis, Salon
Youngkin Looks Back on Successful Term in Virginia
Barton Swaim, Wall St. Journal
The Case for Radical Abundance
Keir Milburn, The Nation
On China, Our Trading Partners Have Only One Choice
Daniel Kishi, Commonplace
Why People Still Matter in the AI Era
Ruchir Sharma, Financial Times
X Overhaul: Muting Political Posts, Banishing 'Rage Bait'
Steve Watson, ZeroHedge
Tuesday, January 27
Trump Shifts Course--Somewhat--in Minnesota
Talcott & Everett, Semafor


How To Retake the Upper Hand From Absurd Tim Walz
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Deportation Forces Finally Went Too Far
Eric Levitz, Vox
WH Corrects FBI: Law-Abiding 'Have Right To Bear Arms'
Philip Wegmann, RCP
DEI Turns Fair-Lending Laws on Their Head
Russ Vought, Wall Street Journal
Left Should Try Harder To Understand Their Opponents
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
Trump Should Use Federal Funds--Not Just Cut Them
Rasmussen & Mizelle, RCP
Shapiro's Revenge Once Again Reveals Harris' Incompetence
Tevi Troy, FOX News
The Case for Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
Ben Dinovelli, Washington Monthly
The Trouble With Tucker Carlson
James Billot, UnHerd
DEI's Damage to Science Could Take a Generation To Fix
Randall & Turner, RCScience
Trump Job Approval: YouGov 41% | M. Consult 45% | Ipsos 38% | Big Data 45%
Wednesday, January 28
We Will Soon Find Out If Walz's Cooperativeness Is Sincere
Mike Davis, FOX News


Bovino Is Out, Homan Is In, Noem Is Humiliated
Steve Benen, MS Now
What Happens If You Really Abolish ICE?
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Another Democrat Shutdown: Is It Groundhog Day Again?
David Winston, Roll Call
Senate Talks on DHS Funding Paralyzed
David Dayen, American Prospect
I Was Red-Pilled After Media Charlottesville Lies
Chamath Palihapitiya, Katie Miller Pod
The Program That's Turning Schools Around
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It?
Sian Beilock, Wall Street Journal
Federal Reserve's War on Young Homeowners
David Brady, The American Mind
Defending Charity in an Age of Political Mistrust
Kathleen Enright, RealClearPolitics
Belichick's Hall of Fame Snub an Embarrassment for NFL
Steve Buckley, The Athletic
Generic: YouGov: Dem +5 | MrnCon: Dem +2 | Ipsos: Dem +4 | Big Data: Dem +4
Thursday, January 29
Walz Sets Example for Dems in Working With Homan
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd


What's Behind Democrats' Latest Shutdown Threat
John Lott, RealClearPolitics
Minneapolis Is Making Social Media More Political
Monica Potts, The New Republic
'Too Late' Powell Hurting Our Country, National Security
President Trump, Truth Social
Iran Seeks To Avert U.S. Action With Talks in Ankara
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Does Iran Have Any Good Options Left?
Cloud, Ward & Faucon, Wall Street Journal
AI's HAL 9000 Problem, and What It Portends
Michael Fumento, RealClearMarkets
Gen Z Men Are Excited About Parenthood
Anna North, Vox
How Biden Admin Sowed Seeds for Somali Fraud
Derek VanBuskirk, The Daily Caller
A Visual Tour of Minneapolis' Radical History
Gantz & Silver, In These Times
Alex Pretti Was Not at a Protest. There Was No Protest
David Marcus, FOX News
Friday, January 30
America at 250 Survey Series: Immigration
Cannon & Bevan, RealClearPolitics


U.S. Needs Answers on Fulton County Voting Records
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
Senate Dems Request Briefing on Search in Georgia
Ebony Davis, MS Now
How Sanctuary Policies Fuel Chaos
Garry McCarthy, FOX 32 Chicago
Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One
D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation
Next: Maine's 'Little Mogadishu' Fraud Exposed?
Warner Huston, Breitbart
ICE Surge Melts Away in Maine
Garrett Owen, Salon
Trump Has an AI Plan. Businesses Should Make Theirs
Igor Tulchinsky, RCPolicy
MAGA Women Defy the Birth Dearth
Louise Perry, Wall Street Journal
The Shrinking Space Between Home and Work
Bruno Manno, Washington Monthly
What Does 'Free Market' Mean?
Oren Cass, Commonplace
Sunday, February 1
The Nullification Dilemma
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Democratic Governors' Legal Wall Against Trump
Nick Reisman, et al., Politico
Media Coverage Masks Organized Interference With ICE
David Sacks, All-In Podcast
MN Child’s Family Doesn’t Want ICE To Deport Her Murderer
Karen Tumulty, WaPo
Lefty DAs Treat Illegals More Leniently Than Citizens
Jason Johnson, New York Post
Trump's Absurd $10 Billion Suit Against His Own Govt
Paul Waldman, MS Now
How To Use Fraud Money Recovered From Blue States
Douglas MacKinnon, FOX News
Meet the Un-Gavin: KY Gov Sees Different Path to WH
Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times
Twenty Years of Justice Alito
Aaron Nielson, Civitas Outlook
The World Is Less Funny Without Catherine O'Hara in It
Erin Ryan, MS Now
Fact-Checking Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth at 20
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Moltbook: New AI Platform Skips the Humans Entirely
Jason Ma, Fortune
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