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
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May 21, 2026
The D.N.C.’s Post-Autopsy Autopsy
Insiders knew they'd get blowback from the half-baked report whether it came out or not. But they also say that despite this latest fumble, Ken Martin isn't going anywhere.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 20, 2026
Housing in the House
An extremely rare bipartisan breakthrough—and what comes next.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 20, 2026
The D-Trip’s Naughty List
The Democrats are tracking who hasn't paid their dues—literally. And they intend to use the information.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 18, 2026
Republicans’ Midterm Tell & The Massie Prognosis
If the G.O.P. is suddenly more hopeful they can hold on to the House, they haven’t yet figured out what they’ll do with it. Plus, another Trump antagonist gets ready to face voters.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 15, 2026
Can Jeffries Save the C.B.C.?
No one on the Hill is feeling the Democratic Party’s string of redistricting losses more than the Congressional Black Caucus, which stands to lose many of their members in the redrawn South. Naturally, they’re turning to their fellow Democrats for help, but will they show up?
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 15, 2026
Dealing With Dem Delinquents
Democratic leadership is pondering what they'll do in a possible majority—including how to punish those who haven't been team players in their efforts to get the House back.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 12, 2026
Voters Prefer Democrats, But Still Don’t Trust Them
Exclusive new polling by Third Way shows Dems benefitting from anti-Trump emotion. But the skepticism starts as soon as voters imagine them back in power.
Marianna Sotomayor
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May 6, 2026
Johnson & Jeffries’s Prisoner’s Dilemma
Neither party’s leadership is thrilled with the prospect of unending, scorched-earth redistricting wars. Mike Johnson views the gerrymandering games as a headache, and Hakeem Jeffries wants a national ban on mid-decade redraws. But until that day, “we are not going to unilaterally disarm.”