RealClearPolitics Week of May 4, 2026 Archives

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Monday, May 4

Colorblind Constitution: SCOTUS Ends a 'Sordid Business'

Jonathan Turley, The Hill

Supreme Court Trusts Americans, I Don't

Jamil Smith, The Guardian

The SPLC and Partisan Activists at Wray's FBI

Nicholas Giordano, The Federalist

9 Democratic Primaries To Watch Closely This Year

Finn Hartnett, The New Republic

Spencer Pratt Gaining Traction. Can He Save LA?

Nicole Russell, USA Today

GOP Whispers About JD Vance Are Getting Louder

Matthew Bartlett, MS Now

Trump Jr.: The Candidate No One Is Talking About

Spencer Neale, Am. Conservative

Dan Osborn's Next Fight

David Dayen, American Prospect

Colorado Catholic Schools Need Not Apply

Nicole Ault, Wall Street Journal

How American Fatherhood Has Transformed

Thompson & Sunderji, Substack

How Perimenopause Became a New Health Scare

Kara Kennedy, The Free Press

Tuesday, May 5

An Obligation To Prevent Crime, Take Public Safety Seriously

Kelsey Piper, Substack

One of the Biggest Fraud Scandals Hiding in Plain Sight

Luke Rosiak, The Daily Wire

Cursed Generation: Good Luck to the New Grads

Ryu Spaeth, New York Magazine

Meet the Free Speech Warrior of the Trump Admin

Madeleine Kearns, The Free Press

Trump and the Pro-Life Movement's 'Problem'

James Antle, Washington Examiner

Falling Birth Rates Don't Have To Be a Crisis

Elliot Haspel, Vox

Met Gala Captures the Moral Emptiness of Celebrity

Matthew Gasda, UnHerd

A Tax Break for Foreigners and Trial Lawyers

Michael Toth, Wall Street Journal

Why Did Spirit Fail? Too Many Passengers Hated Flying It

Chris Isidore, CNN

Secret Service Officer's Embarrassing Arrest Spurs Scrutiny

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Fairfax Buys a School It Doesn't Need

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, Washington Times

Wednesday, May 6

GOP Voters Don't Want Mike Pence's Republican Party

Joy Pullmann, The Federalist

Failing To Read the Room in Maine

Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect

Justice Jackson's Radical and Chilling Jurisprudence

Jonathan Turley, FOX News

Trump Can't Help Himself, Scolds Pope Leo Again

Steve Benen, MS Now

Medicare Fraud Uncovered in Ohio, Almost Entirely Somalis

Robby Soave, The Hill

Ted Turner, American

Joe Klein, Substack

Giuliani Belongs in NYC's Hall of Fame

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

Higher Ed Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up

Bruno Manno, Washington Monthly

EEOC Sues New York Times, Alleging Discrimination in Hiring

Liam Reilly, CNN

The Devil Reads Vogue

Mary Koch, Wall Street Journal

I De-Transitioned. My Body Will Never Be the Same

Jonni Skinner, The Free Press

Thursday, May 7

The Exquisite Timing of Trump's Indiana Revenge Campaign

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

Will Senate GOP Get the Message? Pass the SAVE Act

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

5 Ways the Iran Standoff Could End

Joshua Keating, Vox

Rubio's Rock Star White House Briefing

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Control of the U.S. Senate Now a Toss-Up

Bill King, RealClearPolitics

Sen. Cassidy Made Bad Decision Trying To Sabotage MAHA

Adam Garrie, Substack

Obama's Russiagate Coup Attempt Haunts Nation

Mollie Hemingway, FOX Business

Jack Smith Calls the Justice Dept. 'Corrupted' by Trump

Steve Benen, MS Now

Trump's Clever Message to King Charles

Steven Hayward, The American Mind

What Business Leaders Should Know About Beijing Summit

Joseph Lai, RCWorld

Why Did California Award CAIR $40 Million?

Thorpe & Rufo, City Journal

Friday, May 8

Dems Dealt Midterm Blow as Court Tosses Virginia Map

Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg

'Affordability Hoax' Could Doom Trump

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Real-Time Results of the Red-Blue Divide

Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal

I Haven't Changed. Here's What Has

Sen. John Fetterman, Washington Post

Tragedy That Dems Can't Let Infinity Immigration Go

Sohrab Ahmari, Megyn Kelly Show

Journey Through Trump's Bizarre Statue Garden of Heroes

Matt Ford, New Republic

Biden DOJ in Cahoots With SPLC as It Funded Extremists

Brianna Lyman, Federalist

Signs of Optimism: Did Trump Actually Help Venezuela?

Rameswaram & Ryan, Vox

Tucker Carlson's Fantasy Islam

Dominic Green, Washington Examiner

So What If Dems Are Divided on Mideast? Embrace It

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Sen. Blackburn to Secret Service: 'Root Out the Rot'

Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics