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RealClearPolitics Week of May 18, 2026 Archives

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Monday, May 18
Did MAHA Just Sink a Senator?
Tanner Nau, The Free Press
After Purging Cassidy, Trump Sets Sights on Massie
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Colorado Governor Delivers Justice to Tina Peters
Mike Davis, FOX News
Why Has the Number of Births Declined Everywhere?
Derek Thompson, Substack
A Failed Deplatforming Attempt at NYU
Pamela Paresky, RealClearEducation
The Missing Word at Trump's Prayer Rally
Steve Waldman, Washington Monthly
China, Not America, Is on the Back Foot
John Lee, The Hill
Unite the Kingdom's New Crusade Has Begun in UK
Andrea Widburg, American Thinker
War on Antidepressants Could Have Dire Consequences
Grace Segers, New Republic
Is Therapy Doing More Harm Than Good?
Jonathan Alpert, The Free Press
Justice Coming for Victims of Illegal Immigrant Truckers
Adam Coleman, NY Post
Tuesday, May 19
Why I'm Endorsing Paxton in Texas Senate GOP Runoff
President Trump, Truth Social


Will Sen. Cassidy Get His Revenge Against Trump?
Steve Benen, MS Now
Democrats Face Midterm Disappointment
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
Could a PA Primary Decide Democrats' New Direction?
Dustin Guastella, The Guardian
Restitution Set for Victims of the Biden Justice Department
Julie Kelly, Substack
Dems Force 1st Vote on Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Arthur Delaney, HuffPost
I Found Votes for Sale on the Streets of Los Angeles
James O'Keefe, New York Post
Pelosi Backs Chan in San Francisco Race To Replace Her
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
IL Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight Unseen
Demmer & Mishra, RCP
Another Walgreens Is Closing in Chicago
Aidan Grogan, City Journal
Meet the Mangione Press Corps
Olivia Reingold, The Free Press
Watch/Listen: White House Press Briefing With Vice President Vance
Wednesday, May 20
Gingrich Takes a Look at the GOP's 2026 Chances
Byron York, Washington Examiner


Trump Gets Revenge on Massie, But Storm Clouds Gather
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Kevin Warsh and the Return of Monetarism
Hartley & Ireland, Barron's
Analysts' Iran Crystal Balls Get Murkier
Tim McDonnell, Semafor
U.S. Indicts Raul Castro, Brother of Fidel, on Murder Charges
Walsh, et al., CBS News
Colbert's Demise, by the Numbers
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Stephen Colbert Is Going Out With a Smile
Brian Stelter, CNN
The Media Is Hallucinating Supreme Court Victories
Daniel Nardo, RealClearPolitics
How To Fix Childcare for Families and Workers
Benazir Rowe, Washington Monthly
A Problem Med Schools Don't Want To Discuss
Savolainen & Bleske-Rechek, City Journal
Henry Nowak's Death and the Poisoning of British Policing
Dominic Adler, UnHerd
Thursday, May 21
Wins Are Stacking Up for Trump in GOP Primaries
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics


How Did Democrats Lose in '24? And Where Do We Go From Here?
Ken Martin, DNC
DNC Autopsy Is an Embarrassing Blame Game
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Trump's GOP Victories Could Be Headaches in November
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Ensuring Weaponized DOJ Lawfare Never Happens Again
David Marcus, FOX News
Barney Frank Was Perfect Partner During Financial Crisis
Chris Dodd, Boston Globe
The Thucydides Trap Is a Misread of History
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Pentagon Needs More Competition, Not More Cash
Devine & Slocum, Wall St. Journal
Call To Serve Our Communities Is What Built This Nation
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
What's the Best TV Show for Kids? I Have the Answer
Monica Hesse, Washington Post
On Taste, Art, AI and a Clever Viral Social Experiment
Spencer Klavan, Substack
Georgia GOP Runoff (Quantus): Gov: Jones 46, Jackson 44 | Senate: Collins +17
Friday, May 22
Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly


Democrats' Autopsy Debacle
Shane Harris, AMAC
Sen. Cassidy Has 228 More Days To Be a Problem for Trump
Steve Benen, MS Now
Fed Chair Swearing-In Marked by Optimism, Tensions
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
A Full Year of Zero Releases at the Border
Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
Tom Steyer's Problem
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Even HBO Knows You Can't Build in California
William Rampe, RealClearEnergy
How a Food Writer Grocery Shops on a Budget
Ashlie Stevens, Salon
I See Dangers of AI--People Make Doppelgangers of Me
Douglas Murray, NY Post
Cancer Has Deepened My Faith
Megan Basham, Washington Post
Milei, a Merger and U.S. Media Propaganda
Steve Cortes, RealClearWorld
Texas Senate GOP Runoff: Paxton 57, Cornyn 35 | RCP Senate Map | More Polls


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