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Bill Cassidy
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 17, 2026
Plus, Trump’s ballroom gets a Byrd bath.
Bill Cassidy
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 15, 2026
A Saturday primary will provide another test of Donald Trump's grip on the Republican party as he seeks to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Tom Suozzi, Brian Fitzpatrick
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 15, 2026
News and notes on the latest bipartisan anti-gerrymandering effort, plus exclusive new polling from the America's ag belt.
Donald Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 13, 2026
A new poll shared exclusively with Puck takes voters' temperatures in battleground districts, and some Dems are open to a gas tax holiday.


Rep. Adrian Smith
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 13, 2026
Congressman Adrian Smith, one of three Republicans representing all of Nebraska, offers his candid thoughts on Trump’s soybean diplomacy, the tariff backlash, his beef with Canada, the party’s “affordability” balancing act, and more.
Donald Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 12, 2026
What Trump is saying privately about that wildly expensive no-bid contract, plus exclusive news on new endorsements from the PAC founded by Biden alums who resigned over Gaza.
Chip Roy
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 12, 2026
With the clock ticking down to the Texas runoff, an environmental group is inserting itself in an effort to swing the A.G. race.
Suzan DelBene
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 11, 2026
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.


James Blair
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 6, 2026
The brains behind the G.O.P.’s redistricting assault scored a win in Indiana—but it came at an unprecedented cost.
Derek Merrin
Leigh Ann Caldwell May 4, 2026
Primary voters head to the polls tomorrow in two states affected differently by redistricting.
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