RealClearPolitics February 5, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Blue States' Demographic Nightmare

Steven Malanga, City Journal

Americans Will Vote Their Pocketbooks in November

Brad Bannon, The Hill

Fewer Illegal Aliens Makes U.S. More Affordable

Steve Cortes, TIPP Insights

Trump Talks MN, Iran, the Fed, AI in Wide-Ranging Interview

Allen, et al., NBC News

Is Minnesota Cooperating?

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Here's the Real Kicker About 2020 Fulton County Absentee Ballots

Cleta Mitchell, X

Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections

Joan Walsh, The Nation

Why Don't We Know Who Butler Assassin Was Talking To?

Bret Baier, FOX News

Behind the Bleachers

Dayen & Jacquez, American Prospect

Model City: Portland Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby

Mark Hemingway, RCI

California Is Declining, But It's Not a Lost Cause

Joel Kotkin, New York Post

Is Newsom Really the Dem Front-Runner for 2028?

Ross Barkan, New York Magazine

American People Are Over 'Racism.' Not 2020 Any More

Sen. Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senate

The End of DEI?

Michael Leach, The Unknowns

Comedy Writer Testifies Before Congress on UK Censors

Steve Watson, Modernity

Too Many Sperm, Too Few Families

Joe McIlhaney, RealClearPolitics

'Bluey' Skips Progressive Messaging, Elevates Kids' TV

Louise Perry, Wall St. Journal

Trump Approval: Marist 39% | Marquette 43% | Quinnipiac 37% | RCP Avg 42.4%

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Inside the Complicated Relationship of Schumer and Jeffries

Kevin Frey, MS Now

We Will Pass Voter ID, Force a Talking Filibuster

Sen. Rick Scott, Charlie Kirk Show

Trump Gave Dems a Win--Which They May Fumble Away

Ruy Teixeira, Substack

How Can Justice Jackson Be Seen as Impartial?

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Mamdani Touts Great View, Struggles To Clear Sidewalks

D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation

Don't Cry for the Washington Post

David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner

Kennedy Center: Renaming, Rebuilding, Revolting

Jill Lawrence, The Bulwark

Parents Must Take Back School Boards

Carol Litkouhi, Wall Street Journal

Worrying Cruelty on Display From Some Nurses

Joshua Slocum, The Federalist

The Scourge of Online Sports Betting

Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect

Study Shows Sanity Returning to Global Oil Forecasts

William Murray, RealClearEnergy