Marianna Sotomayor
Marianna is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who has quickly become a preeminent reporter on Capitol Hill, covering politics, campaigns, and policy. She previously worked at The Washington Post and NBC News.
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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
Marianna Sotomayor & Leigh Ann Caldwell
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July 9, 2026
Post-Platner Blame Games & Mike Collins’s Staffing Headaches
As Democrats sift through the wreckage of Graham Platner’s campaign, the blame is falling on Morris Katz, the self-styled wunderkind who helped recruit him. Across the aisle, Mike Collins is on his third chief of staff in six months, a revolving door that has even Republicans questioning his hiring.
Marianna Sotomayor & Leigh Ann Caldwell
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July 6, 2026
Trump’s Red Scare & Platner’s Newest Bombshell
Trump is branding the D.S.A. primary victories a "communist" takeover, reviving a 2018 socialism scare Democrats never quite shook. Plus, notes on the latest allegation threatening to topple Graham Platner’s Senate campaign.
Marianna Sotomayor
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July 2, 2026
Democrats Begin Prepping For a Jeffries–D.S.A. Hostage Crisis
As Hakeem Jeffries fantasizes about the speakership, incoming leftists are already gaming out what it will cost him to get their votes. Meanwhile, moderates are plotting to lock them out of leadership, and A.O.C. has emerged as a critical backchannel…
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 11, 2026
California Swingers
The D-Trip moves to mend fences with a candidate they endorsed against in a competitive California district.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 10, 2026
Mike Johnson’s Victory and a Half
After helping get Trump to drop his “anti-weaponization” fund to get DHS funded, Mike Johnson faces another challenge, and his name is Bill Pulte.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 9, 2026
Espaillat Goes Negative
As outside spending sluices into the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th District, the candidates are attacking one another over respective donors.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 8, 2026
The Other Maine Event
In the vast 2nd congressional district, four primary candidates are fighting to succeed Jared Golden—and become a general-election underdog to G.O.P. former Gov. Paul LePage.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 7, 2026
The Dems’ Debbie Downer
The 11-term Broward County rep saw her district gerrymandered away and opted to run in a historically Black district. The backlash was immediate.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 3, 2026
G.O.P. Jitters in Iowa and New Jersey
Trump’s endorsement streak comes to an end in the Hawkeye State, and an AWOL congressman gets an ex-Navy pilot challenger.
Marianna Sotomayor
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June 2, 2026
The Makings of a House YOLO Caucus
House Republicans are bracing for the return of members such as Thomas Massie and Chip Roy, who may come back as total renegades after losing primaries—and more Republicans may fall tonight.