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					<title>The Surreal Has Become Real in Texas</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:26:44 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The Lone Star State is about to re-embark on a journey it hasn't thought about for years: Democratic governance.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/the_surreal_has_become_real_in_texas_716783.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://newrepublic.com/article/217597/texas-flip-talarico-hinjosa-2026]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716783</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sam Russek, The New Republic]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730400_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Surveying the Wreckage for Trump and the GOP</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:27:13 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump got one of the rarest things in American politics: a second chance. Voters rendered the verdict that he blew it.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/surveying_the_wreckage_for_trump_and_the_gop_716843.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/4793590/blue-wave-crashes-surveying-wreckage-trump-gop/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716843</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[James Antle, Washington Examiner]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730402_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Surveying the Wreckage for Trump and the GOP]]></media:title>
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					<title>Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as WH Chief of Staff</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:30:58 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ President Trump moved Friday to install longtime aide Stephen Miller as his White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in the most significant shakeup of his team since Republicans' losses in the midterm elections.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/stephen_miller_replaces_susie_wiles_as_wh_chief_of_staff_716853.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/stephen-miller-to-replace-susie-wiles-as-trumps-chief-of-staff/ar-AA2gUdTw]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716853</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Kathryn Watson, CBS News]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730403_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as WH Chief of Staff]]></media:title>
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					<title>Time To Accept the Facts on Iran, Cut Our Losses</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:35:06 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Well, now what does this mean? This means the path to regime change, which I think a lot of people wanted in Iran, is foreclosed because there simply will be not enough funding to carry out effective military operations in Iran. And under these circumstances, why would Iran surrender after one more bombing campaign? Let's say we hit him again really hard. Under these circumstances, so President Trump has two options. Option number one is the George W. Bush option. Let's call it that.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/11/06/ingraham_to_trump_its_just_time_to_cut_your_losses_in_iran.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/11/06/ingraham_to_trump_its_just_time_to_cut_your_losses_in_iran.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">700716840</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Laura Ingraham, FOX News]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/727739_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Finish the Job in Iran While We Can. And Explain Why</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:35:09 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The &quot;war&quot; is a naval blockade to get the Iranians to give up nuclear and terrorist ambitions. At its peak we also had an air campaign directed at military and leadership targets but we stopped it in exchange for fake promises.  ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/finish_the_job_in_iran_while_we_can_and_explain_why_716778.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2118568455108501531]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716778</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Mark Penn, X]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730406_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Ossoff's Merciless, Blunt Rhetoric Just What Dems Needed</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:37:26 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ He and Abdul El-Sayed are showcasing the kind of aggressive spirit Democrats need to adopt in the new Congress.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/ossoffs_merciless_blunt_rhetoric_just_what_dems_needed_716846.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/opinion/jon-ossoff-abdul-el-sayed-senate-elections]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716846</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Paul Waldman, MS Now]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730407_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>What Will Democrats Do With Their Power?</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:37:43 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ In the past week, President Trump has reopened the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, which he shut down last year for repairs, put his signature on a ceremonial steel beam raised in his new ballroom, and authored a proclamation to designate the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room as national monuments. The builder-in-chief said it would protect the walls from future presidents hoping to come in with a demolition crane. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/11/06/what_will_democrats_do_with_their_power_154661.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/11/06/what_will_democrats_do_with_their_power_154661.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200716848</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730395_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Can Still Change the Department of Education</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:39:13 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The administration can advance reforms through executive action.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/trump_can_still_change_the_department_of_education_716849.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.city-journal.org/article/department-of-education-reform-trump-executive-action?skip=1]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716849</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Ilya Shapiro, City Journal]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730409_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Point and Laugh at Elon Musk</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:26:21 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Turns out you can't just buy Texas, even for a quarter billion dollars.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/05/point_and_laugh_at_elon_musk_716622.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/11/04/elon-musk-texas-midterm-election-ken-paxton-campaign-finance/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716622</guid>
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					<title>Tech Industry's Ingenious Solutions on Data Centers</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:26:26 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The midterm elections made it clear: We hate data centers. Now the tech industry is coming up with ingenious solutions, writes Evan Gardner.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/05/tech_industrys_ingenious_solutions_on_data_centers_716766.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.thefp.com/p/so-americans-hate-data-centers-tech-business?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716766</guid>
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					<title>Last Chance To Confirm Originalist Judges</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:26:24 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/04/last_chance_to_confirm_originalist_judges_716589.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/this-is-the-last-chance-to-confirm-originalist-judges-fcb39316?st=KCna83]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716589</guid>
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					<title>Republicans Can't Say the Polls Didn't Warn Them</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:15:13 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ On election eve, Trump's net approval on inflation in the RealClearPolitics average stood at an incredible negative 43 points. It's astonishing that anyone in the Republican Party thought they could have a decent night.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/republicans_cant_say_the_polls_didnt_warn_them_716781.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/11/06/polling-iran-immigration-inflation-trump-republicans/92482977007/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716781</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Keith Naughton, USA Today]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730112_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Moment Trump Blew the Midterms</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:19:06 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The day before the Iran war, Donald Trump had a 49 percent approval rating on gas prices. Within a week, it was 33 percent.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/the_moment_trump_blew_the_midterms_716770.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-moment-donald-trump-blew-the-midterms/ar-AA2gPhru]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716770</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Levitz &amp; Shor, Vox]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730373_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Incredible Irony of Dems Winning on High Gas Prices</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:49:13 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ From the Keystone XL pipeline cancellation to carbon tax proposals, Democrats have a long history of policies that have driven gas prices higher.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/the_incredible_irony_of_dems_winning_on_high_gas_prices_716748.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-asman-democrats-exploit-gas-price-pain-ignoring-their-own-record]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716748</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[David Asman, FOX News]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/727305_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>How Rep. Jeffries Engineered the Democratic Rout</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:21:50 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Within the Democratic Party, the new House majority represents the victory of realism over rhetoric.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/how_rep_jeffries_engineered_the_democratic_rout_716780.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/how-hakeem-jeffries-engineered-the-democratic-rout/ar-AA2gTepp]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716780</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Errol Louis, New York Magazine]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730374_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Ignore the Noise. Impeachment Won't Work Against Me</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:49:17 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a 5-minute video message on social media on Thursday dismissing potential impeachment efforts by lawmakers following the 2026 midterm elections. Hegseth argued that it would be &quot;all about the politics of personal destruction&quot; and that it &quot;won't work with me. You can rest assured of that.&quot;]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/11/05/hegseth_on_impeachment_didnt_work_against_trump_it_wont_work_against_me.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/11/05/hegseth_on_impeachment_didnt_work_against_trump_it_wont_work_against_me.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">700716813</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth, X]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730034_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Iran Cheers Trump 'Defeat' as GOP Blames War for Losses</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:25:07 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Iranian leaders have hailed what they say is Americans' rejection of the war, while Republicans look for answers and Democrats decide what's next.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/iran_cheers_trump_defeat_as_gop_blames_war_for_losses_716799.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://time.com/article/2026/11/05/iran-us-midterms-republicans-democrats-war-trump-hegseth/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716799</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730375_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Says Iran War Decision Coming 'Soon'</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ President Trump said after meeting with his national security advisers Thursday that he'll soon decide whether to resume all-out war in Iran now that the midterms are over. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/trump_says_iran_war_decision_coming_soon_716777.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-meets-with-national-security-team-says-iran-war-decision-coming-soon/ar-AA2gR1Ia]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716777</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Barak Ravid, Axios]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730380_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Wave Beneath the Wave</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:35:17 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Josh Shapiro's statewide campaign helped Democrats secure a Pennsylvania trifecta, part of a national wave of legislative gains.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/the_wave_beneath_the_wave_716763.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4794596/pennsylvania-josh-shapiro-blue-wave-2026-elections/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716763</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Salena Zito, Washington Examiner]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730376_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Democrats' Blue Tsunami Crashes Into State Legislatures</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:36:51 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ For 16 years, Democrats have tried to reclaim the statehouse power Republicans won in the 2010 midterms. On Tuesday, they took back more of it than in any of those years.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/democrats_blue_tsunami_crashes_into_state_legislatures_716775.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/news/democrats-state-legislatures-2026-midterms-redistricting]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716775</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Hannah Marr, MS Now]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730377_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>DeSantis Is Running...Right?</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:18:37 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Thursday, November 5th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst, Sean Trende]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/desantis_is_runningright_716760.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlPpnBlDBo]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716760</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Bevan,&nbsp;Cannon &amp; Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730225_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Why Is There No Accountability for Sen. Thune?</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:41:23 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The Senate GOP's biggest failure shouldn't get a promotion to minority leader.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/why_is_there_no_accountability_for_sen_thune_716779.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://spectator.org/why-is-there-no-accountability-for-john-thune/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716779</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Scott McKay, The American Spectator]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730378_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Voters Just Changed the Trajectory of Supreme Court</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:47:28 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The blue wave didn't just hand Democrats control of the House and Senate. They've won back favorable terrain on the future of the federal judiciary.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/voters_just_changed_the_trajectory_of_supreme_court_716782.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://newrepublic.com/article/217599/voters-changed-trajectory-supreme-court]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716782</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Matt Ford, The New Republic]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/721076_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>I've Always Been a MAHA Mom</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:59:36 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ My beliefs haven't changed much; it's their cultural associations that have radically shifted, to a dizzying degree.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/ive_always_been_a_maha_mom_716785.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.thefp.com/p/ive-always-been-a-maha-mom-health-culture-ideas?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716785</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Larissa Phillips, The Free Press]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/70/706592_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Taking Care With AI Regulation</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:47:26 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence scares people, whether because it may doom the planet, hollow out the real economy, or endanger national security. But as public calls to regulate the technology grow, and Congress and the administration debate their policy options, the government must be mindful not to sacrifice AI competition in the name of safety. Doing so would deliver neither. As the president's Super Intelligence Task Force sets out this administration's AI policy priorities, there are three guiding principles it should follow. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/11/06/taking_care_with_ai_regulation_154659.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/11/06/taking_care_with_ai_regulation_154659.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200716784</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sean Cooksey, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730301_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>'We Can't Eat Road Salt': Other Maine Takeaways</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:49:33 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Sen.-elect Troy Jackson will need to nail down the Portland-Washington shuttle schedule.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/we_cant_eat_road_salt_other_maine_takeaways_716623.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/11/05/troy-jackson-susan-collins-senate-maine-takeaways/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716623</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730393_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>More Hiring at Small Firms--Also More Pay Raises</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:08:23 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Voters made it clear this week that they still hate inflation. The bright side is that just about everything else in the economy looks fairly solid.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/more_hiring_at_small_firms--also_more_pay_raises_716755.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/more-hiring-at-small-firms-f19a0080?st=2YEkRG]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716755</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[James Freeman, Wall Street Journal]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730382_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Remember the Mayflower Compact</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:49:30 -0600</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>11/06/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Now that the bitterly contentious midterm elections are in the rearview mirror, and as Thanksgiving, a uniquely American holiday, fast approaches, it is fitting to focus on the Mayflower Compact. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/remember_the_mayflower_compact_716738.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/4/thanksgiving-approaching-remember-mayflower-compact/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100716738</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Randolph May, Washington Times]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/73/730394_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Politics Shakes Up the Markets</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/politics_shakes_up_the_markets_716839.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tech-selloff-economy-politics-2e789982?st=eoApGV]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100716839</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:26:28 -0600</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal]]></author></item>
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					<title>Voters Want a Better Deal From Data Centers</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/voters_want_a_better_deal_from_data_centers_716836.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/11/05/tuesdays-data-center-revolt-doesnt-mean-america-should-retreat-ai/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100716836</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:26:30 -0600</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></author></item>
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					<title>When You Look Under the Hood, Voters Bought a Lemon</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/05/when_you_look_under_the_hood_voters_bought_a_lemon_716767.html</link>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:26:32 -0600</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Deep Background]]></author></item>
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					<title>Goodbye From Salon</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/11/06/goodbye_from_salon_716776.html</link>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:26:35 -0600</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Salon]]></author></item></channel></rss>