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How Tom Hanks & Osama bin Laden Saved My Life
Mike Barrett, RealClearHistory
The Veteran's Example for America
Donald Palmer, Washington Times
Pete Hegseth's Indefensible Lie
Chris Brennan, USA Today
GOP Facing Major Texas Mess After Dem Takeover
Robert Bryce, New York Post
How Democrats Can Flip Florida
Sara Pequeño, USA Today
Dems May Have Found a Way Around the Electoral College
James Sieja, RCP
Trump's Answer To Midterm Rout: Intensify the Fight
Stephen Collinson, CNN
It's Miller Time: Media & Dems Already Spreading Lies
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
The Lame-Duck Playbook
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
GOP Lost Because Party Failed To Deliver
McLaughlin & McLaughlin, Newsmax
What Could We Have Done Differently?
Sen. John Thune, Fox News
Socialists Will Hold Dozens of Elected Offices Next Year
Teo Armus, Washington Post
DSA Under Scrutiny Over Possible Cuba, China Funding
Susan Ferrechio, Wash Times
Dems Must Frame Agenda 'The Many vs. The Money'
Naomi Klein, The Guardian
Thankfully, Child Transgenderism Lost on Election Day
Roy Eappen, RCP
Nvidia Spy Scandal Was Hiding in Plain Sight
David Ignatius, Washington Post
Our Best Cyber Defense Is American SI
Scott Bessent, Wall Street Journal

Editorials

China's Jensen Huang 'Honeypot' Trap More Reason To Win AI Race
NY Post
Bring Back the Full Senate Filibuster To Help America
New York Daily News
Both Parties Were Wrong on Gerrymanders
Wall Street Journal
MBAs vs. DSA
Washington Post

More From Real Clear

Investigations: Islamist Pilots an 'Insider Threat' - Paul Sperry, RCInvestigations
Markets: James K. Polk Was My Kind of Guy - Rob Smith, RealClearMarkets
History: You're Closer to a Veteran Than You Think - Jeff Nelligan, RCHistory
Life: Gifts for Women, Picked by a Woman - Verena von Pfetten, InsideHook
Sports: Former OSU Player Donates Kidney to Teammate - Alex Squadron, HHQ
Polymarket Latest Odds Projected control of Congress
Senate› 51 to win NET--
DEM--
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House› 218 to win NET--
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RealClearPolitics Tuesday

The Power of the Post-Woke Left
Shadi Hamid, UnHerd
Trump Yields on Immigration Enforcement
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Voters to Trump: Fewer Targets, Better Aim
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Calls Grow To Delay Senate GOP Leadership Elections
Savannah Behrmann, Roll Call
GOP Lost Joe Rogan, Alternative Media Huge Part of Our Base
David Sacks, All-In
540+ Seats Flipped, 6 New Trifectas for Democrats
Bendery &  Blumenthal, HuffPost
Iran Stance Puts Vance's Political Future at Risk
Rich Lowry, New York Post
Iran War Denialism Is an Exercise in Ridiculous Spin
James Antle, Am. Conservative
Jeffries Is Not Old, and Schumer Is Not Done
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
What We Learned From Trump's 60 Minutes Interview
Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM
A 'Reverse-Ginsburg' Scenario at Supreme Court?
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Stephen Miller Is In for a Rude Awakening
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Draining Swamp Was a Key Part of Trump Brand
Emily Jashinsky, Megyn Kelly Show
Who Elected Brussels To Regulate Silicon Valley?
Jacob Lane, RealClearPolitics
Humiliated, Angry Trump Likely To Lash Out at Europe
Nathalie Tocci, The Guardian
A Shooting Spree in Krakow and the Media's Interpretation of Reality
Uwe Boll, X
Islamist Pilots Pose 'Insider Threat,' Warn Security Experts
Paul Sperry, RCI

PM Update
An Ode to Harmeet Dhillon
Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission on Immigration
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Voters Wanted Us To Drain Swamp. Seems Swamp Won
Sen. Ron Johnson, FOX News
Dems Have 2 Options. One Will Solidify Their Win
Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post
Thune's Requiem
J.R. Dunn, American Thinker
Notes From the Blue Star State
James Galbraith, The Nation
SCOTUS Urged To Hear $16.1B Argentina Oil Case
Andrew Rice, The Center Square
Why Communism Is a Dead End: Lessons From Romania
Adrian Bejan, Am. Spectator
What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic
Classical Music's Misguided Quest for 'Relevance'
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
A Birthday, an Act of Kindness and Life's Soundtrack
Mike Kerrigan, Charlotte Observer

Latest News

Trump Administration

Trump: Deportation Policy Might Have Been 'Too Tough'

He believes he "got an A+ for closing up the border," and got "very high marks for getting the bad ones out." "But I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that created one violation, or breaking of the law, and that was that they came into the country illegally," the president continued. "Now, there is a large part of the country that think that they should be put out. And there's a large part of the country that think that they should be allowed to stay." Read More

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Political Landscape

Islamist Pilots Pose 'Insider Threat,' Warn Security Experts

When the Federal Aviation Administration reinforced cockpit doors after the 9/11 hijackings, it turned flight decks into fortresses to lock out terrorists. But what if a terrorist is already inside? That question has new urgency following the harrowing Sept. 30 attack aboard a FlyDubai flight in which a Muslim extremist (Islamist) pilot was forcefully stopped by a heroic pilot and brave passengers from crashing a plane bound for Israel. Read More

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Analysis & Commentary

Karan: The Founders’ Vision Was Religious Liberty for All

The First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise clauses seem clear: They guarantee the free exercise of religion while prohibiting the state from endorsing a particular religion. In the words of the late Antonin Scalia, “The state may not discriminate among religions, and a favor available to one must be made available to all.” Read More

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Polymarket Latest Odds Projected control of Congress
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House› 218 to win NET--
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