RealClearPolitics February 16, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Presidents' Day: A Reminder How Legacies Change

Samuel Waitt, The Tennessean

Every Day Is Presidents' Day Now

Ryan Teague Beckwith, MS Now

Marco Rubio Delivers Tough Love to Europe

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Rubio's Speech to Europe Wasn't 'Reassuring' at All

Nathalie Tocci, The Guardian

Harris and Vance Lead in 2028 Primary Races for President

Terry Jones, I&I/TIPP

Poll Shows Older Women Are Up for Grabs in Midterms

Daniel de Vise, USA Today

Why China Wants Gavin Newsom To Be President

Joel Kotkin, New York Post

This AZ District Is Key to Control of the House

Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times

New Way of Managing Weapons Sales Puts America First

Rubio & Hegseth, USAT

Trump’s Damage Is Done. Dems (& Europe) Wonder What's Next

Kasie Hunt, CNN

Governors & Good Governance

O'Comartun & Larsen, RealClearPolitics

ICE Is a Rogue Agency, Nasty and Cruel

Sen. Chuck Schumer, CNN

How Did Democrats Think Open Borders Would End?

Ann Coulter, Commonplace

Dems, Don't Provide a Single Dime to MAGA Storm Troopers

Ryan Cooper, TAP

Pam Bondi Deserves Backlash Over Epstein Testimony

Nicole Russell, USA Today

Should Trump Shake Up His Cabinet?

Byron York, Washington Examiner

No, NYT, a Woman Did Not Commit Mass Murder in Canada

Sasha Stone, Substack

'28 (TIPP): Dems: Harris 38, Newsom 13, Buttigieg 5, Shapiro 4 | R: Vance +25

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

The 2026 Samizdat Prize: Charlie Kirk, Graham Linehan, Alan Dershowitz

RCP

Does George Washington Still Matter?

Doug Bradburn, Newsweek

Presidents' Day Lessons for America's 250th Bday

Carson Holloway, American Mind

How Well Do You Know Your Presidents? Take the RCP Quiz

Carl Cannon, RCP

Trump Voter ID Threat His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet

Michael Tomasky, TNR

Nobody Trusts Elections -- That's the Crisis

Brian Joondeph, The American Thinker

Mitch McConnell Taking a Beating in Race To Replace Him

Hannah Knowles, WaPo

Newsom Goes Global. U.S. Voters Should Beware

Alexandra Macedo, California Post

Europe Not Interested in Joining New Trump Era

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

Rubio’s Call for European Renewal Falls on Deaf Ears

Srdja Trifkovic, Chronicles

Robert Duvall, Star of 'The Godfather,' Dies at 95

Carmel Dagan, Variety

'28 (TIPP): GOP: Vance 48, Trump Jr. 25, Rubio 5, DeSantis 5 | Dems: Harris +25