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Puck’s daily political newsletter from Washington—featuring Leigh Ann Caldwell, Peter Hamby, Marianna Sotomayor, Julia Ioffe, John Heilemann, and Abby Livingston—on what’s really happening in this town, from the White House to the Pentagon to Capitol Hill, K Street, the campaign trail, and beyond.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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July 6, 2026
America 451
Exclusive focus group data suggests that Americans across the political spectrum have soured on Trump’s second term—with inflation, Iran, and political dysfunction eclipsing the postelection optimism that once buoyed his supporters.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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July 1, 2026
Ossoff’s Suspicious Spending & Bennet Succession Fallout
A review of Jon Ossoff’s advertising suggests a very presidential pattern to his spending. Meanwhile, Michael Bennet’s loss in Colorado is raising questions about what’s next for Reps. Joe Neguse and Jason Crow.
Leigh Ann Caldwell & Marianna Sotomayor
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June 30, 2026
Tom Kean Revelations & The R.N.C.’s $100M Bazooka
News and notes from the Hill, where rumors are flying about the return of Rep. Kean and Republicans are celebrating their latest political gift from Trump’s stacked Supreme Court.
Leigh Ann Caldwell & Marianna Sotomayor
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June 29, 2026
Hakeem Jeffries’ Mile High Stress Test
While Democrats watch Colorado’s primaries for clues as to whether New York’s socialist surge was an isolated incident, A.O.C. could become a critical peacemaker between the establishment and the party’s new left flank.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 29, 2026
A.O.C. Realpolitik & Sen. Cassidy’s Iran Reversal
A weekend cheat sheet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s centrist-socialist re-triangulation and Bill Cassidy’s head-spinning decision to reverse his war powers vote.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 28, 2026
Trump’s Midterm Hostage Crisis
The president has staked everything on passing the SAVE America Act, his divisive voter ID bill. The result: a Republican civil war over whether feeding the base is the best way to win or merely the fastest way to lose.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 24, 2026
Trump’s Senate Lunch Goes Sideways
After blindsiding Republicans by refusing to sign their landmark housing bill, the president relentlessly lectured senators about not passing the SAVE Act—and got into an “intense” altercation with Bill Cassidy.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 23, 2026
About Rick Scott’s Lunch With Trump…
Naturally, there’s been frenzied speculation surrounding Sen. Scott inviting Trump to his weekly policy luncheon—including the notion that he’s plotting to challenge John Thune’s leadership. But that’s not what’s happening here.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 22, 2026
The Mamdani–Jeffries Proxy War
Zohran Mamdani is backing a slate of democratic socialist-adjacent candidates in New York primaries, going up against Hakeem Jeffries’ incumbents and institutionalists in the first major test of the young mayor’s political power beyond City Hall. Plus: News and notes on the Jack Schlossberg situation and Trump’s can't-lose bet in South Carolina.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 21, 2026
Jamie Raskin’s “Everything Is on the Table” Era
The Maryland congressman who led Trump’s second impeachment reveals his 2027 playbook if Democrats retake the House—including investigations into Kash Patel and Jared Kushner. As for impeachment, he says, “Everything is on the table.”