Ford O'Connell
political activist and pundit; lawyer, writer, columnist
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If it’s off the front pages for four or five months, I don’t think this is going to have a political impact,
- says Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategistHindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…
This is honestly an all-hands-on-deck moment, because if you lose the House, you’re going to bring, essentially, the agenda to a grinding halt,
- said Florida-based GOP strategist Ford O’ConnellPoliticopolitico.com/news/2026…
- said Florida-based GOP strategist Ford O'ConnellNewsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/florida…
I don’t think we can glean anything from it other than how one party focuses more on identity politics than the other.”
- O’Connell took a different viewLos Angeles Timeslatimes.com/politics/story…
The MAGA base is going to give the president wiggle room,
- said Republican strategist Ford O'ConnellReutersreuters.com/world/us…
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Republicans are desperate to move on from the Iran war
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…The findings underscore the political challenge facing President Donald Trump as his administration pursues a newly signed memorandum of understanding with Iran
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Newsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/florida…Rising energy costs accelerate green transition in real estate sector — Latest News
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/rising/e…Energy costs are causing angst with Florida voters, and are a crucial part of the affordability conversation dominating midterm political discourse thus far in the cycle
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/flori…CA senators demand answers from DHS after ICE arrest tied to TSA data at San Francisco Airport
ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/post/alex…Border Patrol agents and other law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Willowbrook in January
Los Angeles Timeslatimes.com/politics/story…Most California voters still disapprove of Trump's immigration crackdown, poll shows
Los Angeles Timeslatimes.com/politics/story…So many Latinos who live in the U.S. are either immigrants themselves, the children of immigrants, or integrally entwined in a community of immigrants, and Trump ran on an explicit anti-immigrant agenda that was even more aggressive than the one he espoused during his first term
HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/trump…Trump and Netanyahu’s Iran quagmire is wrecking the global economy
South China Morning Postscmp.com/opinion/asia…Oil prices remained high even after the Trump administration eased restrictions on Russian shipments
The New York Timesnytimes.com/live/2026…Trump's Operation Epic Fury proves Reagan-style peace through strength is back
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/opinion/trumps…Iranian officials on Thursday threatened the US and Israel with an unrelenting campaign across the Middle East
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Trump Warns Iran to ‘Watch What Happens’ Today
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/newsletters…President Trump boasted of the U.S. military’s strength in an early Friday morning social media post, threatening Tehran with new attacks
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Iran’s Larijani warns US and Israel: You’ll pay for your miscalculation
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Their observations to Reuters offer a previously unreported glimpse inside White House decision-making as it adjusts its approach to the biggest U.S. military operation since the 2003 Iraq war
Reutersreuters.com/world/us…