RealClearPolitics November 7, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Welcome to Trump's Lame-Duck Era

Eric Cortellessa, Time

Dem Congress Gives Trump a Challenge and an Opportunity

Tevi Troy, DC Examiner

Iran Didn't Decide the Midterms But Made the Wave Higher

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

Charlie Kirk and the Shattering of the American Right

Christopher Rufo, City Journal

Hinojosa's Win Was the Most Important of the Midterms

Steve Phillips, The Nation

Florida Conservatism Is Now American Conservatism

Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles

Trump Sends Unmistakable Message by Elevating Miller

Steve Benen, MS Now

Don't Expect Alito, Thomas To Retire

Bevan, Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

There's No Such Thing as a Stock-Market Bubble

Jeff Yass, Wall Street Journal

Dems Ran on Affordability. Will Veto Stop Their Plans?

Emma Janssen, New Republic

El-Sayed's Win Signifies a Seismic Shift

Olivia Reingold, The Free Press

In the GOP, a New 2028 Race?

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Ranking the Best (and Worst) Dem Senate Candidates

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Newsom's Death Penalty Decision Puts Justice on Death Row

Los Angeles About To Test a New Kind of Housing Politics

Marina Bolotnikova, Vox

After Fleeing California, Musk's Refuge Is in Revolt

Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post

Why Conservatives and Liberals Really Do Need Each Other

Spencer Pratt, X