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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
Markwayne Mullin
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 18, 2026
Markwayne’s World
A combative, law-and-order Trump loyalist with a steep learning curve on policy, Markwayne Mullin has leveraged his relationship with the president to rise from Oklahoma backbencher to Kristi Noem’s likely successor as secretary of Homeland Security.
Josh Hawley
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 15, 2026
Dire Straits
On Capitol Hill, Republicans are projecting a united front in support of Trump’s war. But many of them fear rising gas prices in Peoria, not to mention dwindling munitions. And a number of them are trying to walk a line between supporting Trump and declaring mission accomplished.
Katie Miller
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 11, 2026
Katie Miller’s Solar Express
Renewable energy industry types are wondering why Stephen Miller’s wife seems to have developed a sudden interest in their field. Not that they’re complaining.
Mark Warner
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 8, 2026
The Dems Prepare to Stop the ’26 Steal
With Trump allies floating ideas ranging from strict voter ID mandates to declaring a national emergency to seize control of elections, Democrats are preparing for what they fear could be unprecedented federal intervention in the midterms.
Kristi Noem
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 5, 2026
D.H.S. Regime Change & The Cruz–Hegseth War
News and notes on the defenestration of Kristi Noem, Ted Cruz’s beef with Pete Hegseth, and the self-deportation of Senator Steve Daines.
JD Vance
Leigh Ann Caldwell • March 4, 2026
J.D. Vance’s Private War
Everyone in town is talking about the latest oscillations of J.D. Vance, who once praised his boss’s decision to eschew unnecessary foreign conflicts before going all in on Yemen, Venezuela, and now Iran. Can he talk his way out of it before ’28?
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Leigh Ann Caldwell • February 25, 2026
The Clinton–Epstein Legacy
The House Republican effort to depose Bill and Hillary Clinton over their Epstein ties continues their three-decade crusade to damage a Democratic royal couple. But the Clintons are well aware of the legal risks.
Josh Shapiro
Leigh Ann Caldwell • February 22, 2026
Shapiro & Moore Take D.C.
Frustrations with ICE boiled over in a private meeting of the National Governors Association, where even Republican members were concerned with Trump’s push to nationalize elections. Meanwhile, on the sidelines, one question dominated all others: Who’s running for president?
Donald Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell • February 18, 2026
Trump’s $1.4B Midterm Revenge Tour
As midterm season kicks into gear, Republicans fret over what Trump plans to do with his war chest, while a set of high-profile primaries prove everything is indeed bigger in Texas.
Katie Britt
Leigh Ann Caldwell • February 15, 2026
The Britt Factor
An Alabama conservative, Trump ally, and Democrat whisperer, Katie Britt has built a career on charming both parties. But triangulation has a short shelf life in Trump’s Washington.
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