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Puck’s daily political newsletter from Washington—featuring Leigh Ann Caldwell, Peter Hamby, John Heilemann, Julia Ioffe, Abby Livingston, and Marianna Sotomayor—on what’s really happening in this town, from the White House to the Pentagon to Capitol Hill, K Street, and the campaign trail.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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May 11, 2026
House Democrats Have a Purge Problem
An unusual set of primary interventions by the party’s congressional campaign arm has infuriated progressive candidates, who accuse out-of-touch leadership of putting their thumb on the scale. Democratic sources argue the committee just wants to win.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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May 6, 2026
James Blair’s Badly Needed Victory
The brains behind the G.O.P.’s redistricting assault scored a win in Indiana—but it came at an unprecedented cost.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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May 4, 2026
Republican Worries in Ohio & Incumbent Danger in Indiana
Primary voters head to the polls tomorrow in two states affected differently by redistricting.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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May 3, 2026
The Thune-Johnson Trust Deficit
The Republican civil war isn’t just ideological, it’s institutional, with the House and Senate engaged in an intraparty feud with no obvious exit ramp before the midterms.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 30, 2026
The Oysterman Cometh
Janet Mills’s suspension of her Senate bid came with a dig at Chuck Schumer, who had pressed her to run without committing the financial resources.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 29, 2026
V.R.A. Aftershocks & Kash-Strapped Dems
A Supreme Court decision ensures the redistricting battles will spill into next cycle. And Section 702 prevails—no thanks to Kash Patel.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 26, 2026
Schumer’s Enemies Within
Democratic donors are feeling jazzed about the midterms but still haven’t made peace with leadership over the party’s post-’24 aimlessness. Support for Chuck Schumer, in particular, has become a litmus test for candidates and donors alike.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 22, 2026
Virginia Aftershocks & What Moderate White Women Want
Republicans confront the reality that launching the redistricting war might have been a costly mistake. And a new poll shows moderate white women breaking against Trump.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 22, 2026
Jim Banks’s Red Line
Backing Trump’s brinkmanship with Iran while helping the president settle intraparty scores at home, Senator Jim Banks is betting that the Republican base turnout in November will defy the party’s brutal midterm headwinds.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 20, 2026
House Expulsion Fever & First Solar’s Trump Playbook
News and notes on the next House expulsion target, plus a savvy lobbying effort from a solar firm seeking the president’s good graces.
