RealClearPolitics February 24, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Trump To Sell Economy During State of the Union Address

Meredith McGraw, WSJ

State of the Union Suddenly a High-Stakes Affair

Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic

President Trump's State of the Union Moment of Truth

Liz Peek, FOX News

America Turns 250: We Are One - Until We’re Not

Michael Golden, RealClearPolitics

How To Stop a Dictator

Zack Beauchamp, Vox

Susan Rice Goes Full Fascist

Jeffrey Lord, The American Spectator

Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters

Tad Friend, The New Yorker

Democrats Keep Misreading the Room

Nicole Russell, USA Today

Blue Collar Brigade: Dems Try Rebrand as Party of Tough Guys

Julia Terruso, Time

Newsom's Cringe 'Racist' Boast Spells Trouble for Dems in '28

Daniel McCarthy, NYP

How Mexico Hunted Down 'El Mencho'

McCluskey, et al., CNN

Dispatch From 2029: The Debt Crisis That Destroyed America

Ryan Clancy, RCP

How FDA Is Approving More Drugs To Treat Rare Diseases

Marty Makary, WSJ

RFK Jr.'s Focus on Viral Nonsense Putting Kid's Lives at Risk

Robert B. Shpiner, LAT

Ignoring the Science: Curious Case of Cell Phone Bans

Christopher Ferguson, RCI

I Love Alysa Liu Even More If She Is Woke

Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack

Jack Hughes Cements Place as Olympic & American Hero

Andrea Peyser, NY Post

Latest Polls: Trump Job Approval | Direction of Country | Generic Ballot | More

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Midterm Message: SOTU Kicks Off 2026 Campaign Season

Kevin Liptak, CNN

Why Roberts Got It Wrong on Tariffs, Foreign Policy

John Eastman, The American Mind

How Spanberger Can Make SOTU Response Worthwhile

Michael LaRosa, MS Now

Does State of the Union Still Matter?

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Talking Filibuster Is the 'Anti-Nuclear Option'

Chip Wyatt, Chronicles

White House Fails To 'Booby-Trap' Governors

Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect

Henry Waxman and the Art of Political Adaptation

Maya Kornberg, RealClearPolitics

The Graveyard of Destructive Ideas

Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

U.S., Iran To Hold More Talks as Protests Reignite in Iran

Patrick Wintour, Guardian

The Ambush That Brought Down a Drug Kingpin

Perez & Vyas, Wall Street Journal

Peru's Aliaga Will Bring Stability, Growth, Alliance With U.S.

Steve Cortes, RCWorld

Watch/Listen: President Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address