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					<title>What Works in Dem Primaries May Not in the General</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:13 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Democratic socialists won safe seats in New York and Colorado. Michigan will test if the Democrats' far-left strategy can work in a swing state.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/what_works_in_dem_primaries_may_not_in_the_general_704413.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/07/mcmorrow-michigan-senate-race-el-sayed-democratic-socialism/90738900007/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704413</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Ingrid Jacques, USA Today]]></author></item>
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					<title>Resurrecting the Communist Boogeyman Is a Dead End</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:14 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The president's new narrative is desperate and likely doomed.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/resurrecting_the_communist_boogeyman_is_a_dead_end_704470.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-communists-democrats-july-4-speech-midterms]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704470</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now]]></author></item>
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					<title>Trump Obliterates Mamdani's Anti-American Diatribe</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:15 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/trump_obliterates_mamdanis_anti-american_diatribe_704454.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://amac.us/newsline/politics/a-tale-of-two-speeches-trumps-brilliant-july-4-oratory-obliterates-mamdanis-anti-american-diatribe/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704454</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Shane Harris, AMAC]]></author></item>
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					<title>Maine Needs Lighthouse Primary To Replace Platner</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:34 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The best way to salvage the Senate race against Susan Collins is to give voters another chance to decide her opponent.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/maine_needs_lighthouse_primary_to_replace_platner_704441.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/07/06/maine-needs-lighthouse-primary-graham-platner-senate-susan-collins/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704441</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[David Dayen, American Prospect]]></author></item>
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					<title>The Nazi Tattoo Should Have Been Enough</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:17 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Scandal-ridden Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been accused of rape. Democrats are finally turning on him. They should have done so a long time ago.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/the_nazi_tattoo_should_have_been_enough_704404.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.batya-us.com/p/the-nazi-tattoo-should-have-been]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704404</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>'Young Washington' an Aspirational Hero for the Ages</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:19 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The movie's message about the value of strength and endurance has clearly resonated with Americans in an age of despair.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/young_washington_an_aspirational_hero_for_the_ages_704453.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/07/young-washington-gives-gen-z-an-aspirational-hero-for-the-ages/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704453</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Brooke Brandtjen, The Federalist]]></author></item>
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					<title>Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/mahmoud_khalil_and_the_patriotism_of_dissent_704433.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://archive.is/fRA4k]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704433</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sahar Delijani, The Nation]]></author></item>
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					<title>Trucking Crackdown Doesn't Go Far Enough</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:29 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Trump is on the right road, but it's going to take more to end dangerous trucking in America.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/06/trucking_crackdown_doesnt_go_far_enough_704320.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.commonplace.org/p/the-trucking-crackdown-doesnt-go]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704320</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Gord Magill, Commonplace]]></author></item>
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					<title>After Janus, Unions Still Trying To Keep Workers in the Dark</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:28 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/after_janus_unions_still_trying_to_keep_workers_in_the_dark_704373.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5951973-janus-ruling-public-union-impact/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704373</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Aaron Withe, The Hill]]></author></item>
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					<title>Should DayQuil Be Legal?</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:21 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The combo drug grift is dangerous]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/06/should_dayquil_be_legal_704321.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/should-dayquil-be-legal]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704321</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Eli Richman, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>Lupita Nyong'o Doesn't Understand the Odyssey</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:32 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ In promotional interviews for Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, the actress Lupita Nyong'o has been chastising the father of Greek epic for failing to give the women in his stories their due. Very little time is spent in the perspective of women, said Nyong'o, who plays Helen of Troy, the fabled queen of [...]Read More...]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/lupita_nyongo_doesnt_understand_the_odyssey_704467.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://unherd.com/newsroom/lupita-nyongo-doesnt-understand-women-in-the-odyssey/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704467</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Spencer Klavan, UnHerd]]></author></item>
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					<title>Platner on the Ledge, July 13 Deadline To Drop Out</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:14:44 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ He cannot be forced off the ticket. But if he withdraws, the state Democratic Party has an additional two weeks (until July 13), to name a replacement candidate.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/platner_on_the_ledge_july_13_deadline_to_drop_out_704437.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/platner-on-the-ledge-after-sexual-assault-allegation/ar-AA27lFRV]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704437</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/718526_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump's Anti-Communist Manifesto</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:16:33 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ &quot;As we approach this magnificent anniversary, we see our American identity under a renewed attack, a generation after we fought and won the Cold War against the menace of communism,&quot; Trump said. &quot;There is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success. These are not mere political disagreements like differences over taxes or regulations. Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty.&quot;]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/trumps_anti-communist_manifesto_704378.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4637949/trump-anti-communist-manifesto/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704378</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Byron York, Washington Examiner]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721469_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Rift With Senate GOP Hands Dems a Chance</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:02:21 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ One year ago, the alliance between President Trump and congressional Republicans looked airtight, just as it has for virtually the entirety of the last decade. Indeed, together they had just muscled through a sweeping tax package, and criticism of the president from Republican lawmakers was all but nonexistent.   ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/trump_rift_with_senate_gop_hands_dems_a_chance_704335.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/politics/5954016-democrats-capitalize-trump-gop-rift/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704335</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Schoen &amp; Cooperman, The Hill]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721461_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>My Former Colleagues Are Destroying Democratic Party</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Working-class people don't want to abolish ICE. They want prisons to exist and for the police to be well funded. Obsession with identity politics is not at the forefront of their minds. They want candidates who focus on the economy, and who will stand up for their safety.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/my_former_colleagues_are_destroying_democratic_party_704438.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.thefp.com/p/my-former-colleagues-are-destroying-democrats-dsa?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704438</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Evan Barker, The Free Press]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/717539_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ My Former Colleagues Are Destroying Democratic Party]]></media:title>
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					<title>Open Border Caused 30% Spike in Housing Costs</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:46:55 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The more than 10 million illegal immigrants who flooded into our nation under President Biden's open-border policies significantly increased housing demand and drove up homeownership costs.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/open_border_caused_30_spike_in_housing_costs_704376.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/bidens-open-borders-caused-30-spike-housing-affordability/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704376</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Kelly Sadler, Washington Times]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/67/675804_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Does Rent Control Really Backfire?</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:04:55 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ As America's housing crisis deepens, policymakers are increasingly turning to an old idea for improving affordability: making large rent increases illegal. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/does_rent_control_really_backfire_704439.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/voters-love-rent-freezes-economists-hate-them-except-for-this-one/ar-AA27nEKS]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704439</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Levitz &amp; Mason, Vox]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/720674_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Does Rent Control Really Backfire?]]></media:title>
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					<title>Uncle Sam as Venture Capitalist? What Could Go Wrong?</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:06:47 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The battery recycler Ascend Elements was riding high in 2023, flush with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.The seed money provided to the Massachusetts company, which launched in 201]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/07/07/when_uncle_sam_turns_venture_capitalist_what_could_go_wrong_1192912.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/07/07/when_uncle_sam_turns_venture_capitalist_what_could_go_wrong_1192912.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200704419</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[James Varney,&nbsp;RCI]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721424_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Europe Putting Real Money--and Industry--Behind Nato</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:48:36 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The alliance that has leaned too heavily on U.S. muscle is building its own - and buying American, too.  ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/europe_putting_real_money--and_industry--behind_nato_704372.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/06/mark-rutte-nato-summit-shows-europe-defense-spending-rising/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704372</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Mark Rutte, Washington Post]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721472_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Zelensky Is in Denial About Ukraine's Hopes</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:06:22 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ There is little evidence to support Zelensky's version of events.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/zelensky_is_in_denial_about_ukraines_hopes_704374.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://unherd.com/newsroom/zelensky-is-in-denial-about-ukraines-war-hopes/?edition=us]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704374</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Jennifer Kavanagh, UnHerd]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721463_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>My Fourth of July</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ I spent my Fourth of July in New York City - hanging out in Times Square during the celebration there, attending a Yankees game, and watching fireworks with 500 of my closest friends on a cruise boat on the Hudson River. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/my_fourth_of_july_154308.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/my_fourth_of_july_154308.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200704425</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Bill King, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721416_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Smithsonian's Patriotism Problem</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:10:30 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country.&quot; ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/the_smithsonians_patriotism_problem_154310.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/the_smithsonians_patriotism_problem_154310.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200704426</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/69/694642_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Charting the Good Change Since the Bicentennial</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:11:41 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Fifty years after the Bicentennial, American democracy is imperiled-but the country's progress since 1976 offers real reasons for hope.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/charting_the_good_change_since_the_bicentennial_704329.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/06/america-at-250-an-idealist-without-illusions/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704329</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721413_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Don't Lock Young Americans Into Social Security</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:12:12 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of money by 2032. Without legislative reforms, retirement benefits for tens of millions of Americans could face significant cuts. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/dont_lock_young_americans_into_social_security_154307.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/dont_lock_young_americans_into_social_security_154307.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200704423</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sam Raus, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/719592_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Accounts Are Now Live. Here's What To Know</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:14:49 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Trump Accounts, a new federal savings and investment vehicle for children, went live on July 4. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/trump_accounts_are_now_live_heres_what_to_know_704340.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/business/trump-accounts-faq]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704340</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Jeanne Sahadi, CNN]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721464_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Helped Correct a World Cup Injustice</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The professionally miserable wing of the American left is torn up over the righting of an egregious wrong at the World Cup.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/trump_helped_correct_a_world_cup_injustice_704436.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nypost.com/2026/07/06/opinion/the-unpatriotic-left-wont-cheer-for-team-usa-because-trump-helped-right-a-world-cup-wrong/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704436</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Isaac Schorr, New York Post]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721473_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Worst Ending to the Best U.S. Men's World Cup Ever</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:17:11 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The vibes had been immaculate. Suddenly, they sucked.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/the_worst_ending_to_the_best_us_mens_world_cup_ever_704444.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/07/world-cup/usa-belgium-world-cup-folarin-balogun-red-card-donald-trump]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704444</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Brian Phillips, The Ringer]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721466_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Dueling 4th of July Messages</title><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:17:15 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>07/07/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Monday, July 6th on RealClearPolitics - joined by RCP White House Reporter Carolina Lumetta]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/dueling_4th_of_july_messages_704356.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM2_r3_YTes]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100704356</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Bevan,&nbsp;Cannon &amp; Lumetta, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721365_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>How Far Did Bank of America's De-Banking Go?</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/how_far_did_bank_of_americas_de-banking_go_704449.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nypost.com/2026/07/06/opinion/bank-of-america-must-come-clean-on-de-banking/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100704449</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:18:40 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[New York Post]]></author></item>
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					<title>The Fed's Independence Is Unfinished Business</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/the_feds_independence_is_unfinished_business_704450.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://archive.is/pCy8k]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100704450</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:18:37 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></author></item>
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					<title>Teens Need Summer Jobs. We Worry They Are Disappearing</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/teens_need_summer_jobs_we_worry_they_are_disappearing_704452.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/editorial-why-teens-summer-jobs-100000717.html]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100704452</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:18:34 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune]]></author></item>
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					<title>Congress Must Fix Its No Surprises Mistake</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/07/07/congress_must_fix_its_no_surprises_mistake_704451.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4637070/congress-no-surprises-act-mistake-healthcare/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100704451</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:18:32 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Examiner]]></author></item></channel></rss>