RealClearPolitics October 9, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Rogers, El-Sayed Swing Hard and Fast in First MI Debate

Erin Cox, Washington Post

In GOP Midterm Calculation, Avoiding the Unthinkable

Byron York, DC Examiner

Democrats Have a 'Once in a Generation' Opportunity

Kevin Robillard, HuffPost

Are Democrats Really Interested in Lowering Our Bills?

Nicole Russell, USA Today

Trump's Vote-Buying Checks Are in the Mail

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Vance Heralds New Fraud Crackdowns

Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics

No More Free Defense for Ungrateful Allies

Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal

Why Trump and Iran May Now Be Waiting Out the Midterms

Stephen Collinson, CNN

Rubio's Epic Speech in Athens

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

The Belated Execution of Major Hasan

Don Brown, American Thinker

Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood, News Business

Ben Schwartz, The Nation

Wikipedia: Oct. 7 Terrorists Came From 'Blockaded' Gaza

Aaron Bandler, JNS.org

Colleges Studied Their Problems. Can They Fix Them?

Piereson & Riley, DC Examiner

A Guide to Which College Majors Pay Off--or Don't

Momin & Lieber, New York Times

Locked Out, But Not Checked Out

Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

How Washington State Is Protecting Midterm Elections

Nick Brown, The Guardian

Front Line in Election Integrity Is Clean Voter Rolls

Beth Brelje, Restoration News

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Undoing the Architecture of 'Woke' in U.S. and Europe

Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal

Trump Tries To Rewrite History on Obama, Biden, Clinton

Steve Benen, MS Now

We Should Never Go Back to Dems' Lawfare Escapades

Brianna Lyman, The Federalist

Dems Might Have a Shot in This Unlikely District

Emma Janssen, The New Republic

What Are Polls Telling Us Less Than a Month Out?

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

Britain Would Be Richer If We Were More Innovative

Gordon Brown, The Guardian

U.S. Views U.K. as an Unreliable Ally. And It Is Right

Douglas Murray, The Free Press

France's Orwellian Censorship Crackdown

Jonathan Turley, FOX News

Judge Mamdani by Results of Push To Curb Antisemitism

Errol Louis, NY Magazine

Sen. Cruz Explains How Justice Thomas Goes Further

Josh Blackman, Civitas Outlook

Mike Ditka, Legendary Bears Coach, Dies at 86

Zahn & Harrington, CBS News

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