RealClearPolitics February 20, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Decisive and Effective: Trump Foreign Policy's Keys to Success

Penn & Stein, WSJ

Trump Confronts Options on Iran

Liptak, Holmes, Cohen & Bertrand, CNN

Solving Biden's Affordability Problem

Larry Kudlow, New York Sun

Virginia Gov. Spanberger To Give Dem SOTU Response

Julianne McShane, MS Now

We Have Made America Safer in Just One Year

Kash Patel, FOX News

The Democrats Have a Fraud Problem

Ruy Teixeira, Substack

The Wrong Agency Went First in Minnesota

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

Cornyn Flatlines in Polls Ahead of Texas GOP Primary

Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call

Timing Right for Justice Alito (or Thomas) To Retire?

Josh Hammer, Newsweek

Consumer Groups Could Derail Blackstone Utility Bid

James Baratta, Am. Prospect

Digitized Classrooms: What Were We Thinking?

Mark Bauerlein, Chronicles

How Early Did CIA Know About Nord Stream Attack?

Lehberger & Schmid, Der Spiegel

Can Board of Peace Replace the U.N.?

Bevan, Cannon & Wegmann, RCP on SiriusXM

Jesse Jackson, Complicated Man

James Antle, The American Conservative

Remembering Jesse Jackson's Poetic Synthesis

David Masciotra, Washington Monthly

Women Don't Want To Just Be 'Girlbosses' or 'Tradwives'

Kimberly Ross, DC Examiner

Liu's Incredible Comeback To Win Figure Skating Gold

Les Carpenter, Washington Post

Texas Senate: GOP Primary | Dem Primary | General Election | Generic (BD): D+9

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

SCOTUS Rules Against Most Trump Tariffs in Big Setback

Melissa Quinn, CBS News

Trump Lashes Out at High Court as Under 'Foreign Influence'

Philip Wegmann, RCP

The Justices Did Their Job, U.S. Owes Them Thanks

Brooke Masters, Financial Times

Ignore the Noise. Trump's Trade Revolution Is Working

Matthew Lynn, Commonplace

Is Time Running Out for Sanctuary Cities?

Byron York, Washington Examiner

What Would a War With Iran Look Like?

Joshua Keating, Vox

On and Off War With Iran Would Sink Trump's Second Term

Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd

The Mellon Foundation's Patronage Network

John Sailer, City Journal

Why Dems Aren't Sweating GOP's Cash Advantage

Susan Milligan, The New Republic

Where Is the GOP's Digital Response?

Corey Vale, RealClearPolitics

How 'Pachelbel's Canon' Conquered Classical Music

John Masko, Wall Street Journal

Watch/Listen: Trump Holds Press Conference After SCOTUS Tariff Ruling