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Leigh Ann Caldwell

An Emmy Award–winning veteran of NBC, CNN, CBS, and C-SPAN, Leigh Ann is one of the most deeply sourced reporters in Washington. Most recently, she was a lead anchor and senior reporter at The Washington Post, covering politics and policy on Capitol Hill.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
Mike Johnson, John Thune
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Janet Mills
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Kash Patel
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Chuck Schumer
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Donald Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Jim Banks Puck Power Breakfast
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Leigh Ann Caldwell • 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.
Mike Johnson
Leigh Ann Caldwell • April 19, 2026
Mike Johnson’s Lousy Week & A Virginia Temp Check
The House speaker is on a losing streak, and a poll shows cracks in the Spanberger coalition ahead of her state's redistricting vote.
Eric Swalwell
Leigh Ann Caldwell • April 19, 2026
The Swalwell Files
Eric Swalwell’s implosion, as sudden as it was overdue, is less a scandal than a reminder that Washington’s old boys’ club still confuses proximity to power with immunity from consequence.
Casey Wasserman
Leigh Ann Caldwell • April 15, 2026
The Battle of Omaha & L.A. Lobbying
Republicans meddle in a heartland Democratic primary, while LA28 chair Casey Wasserman goes begging at the Capitol.
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