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Tara Palmeri

A former Playbook lead author and ABC News White House Correspondent, now reporting on the convergence of Capitol Hill, K Street, the West Wing, and the D.C. media companies who cover it all.

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Glenn Youngkin hasn’t given up on the dream of running, and has signaled that Jeff Roe’s semi-betrayal has not impacted his thinking.
WASHINGTON • March 30, 2023
Youngkin’s Jeff Roe Rebound
Sure, Glenn Youngkin plays the role of half-zip-clad, keep-it-out-of-the-classroom soccer dad. But he’s a private equity grinfucker at heart, and he’s not gonna let Jeff Roe’s DeSantis dalliance get in the way of his presidential ambitions. Plus, updates on the D.N.C. bake-off and Mike Pompeo’s ’24 wanderlust.
Squad members like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman have been among a small cohort of TikTok defenders in the wake of last week’s Congressional hearings.
WASHINGTON • March 27, 2023
DeSantis Doubts, A.O.C.’s Strategy & Pompeo Whereabouts
An unapologetic insider conversation about the storylines fixating Washington this week, from the TikTok hullabaloo to the pre-primary consolidation of the ’24 field.
The small-dollar fundraising drought is especially problematic for Trump, who can no longer rely on Republican mega-donors to fill the gaps.
WASHINGTON • March 23, 2023
Trump’s Fundraising Fatigue
A lackluster pre-indictment-gate small-dollar haul highlights an unlikely vulnerability vexing the Trump campaign: the easy money is no longer there.
The bare knuckle tactics of Hunter Biden’s allies are beginning to aggravate some senior officials in the White House.
WASHINGTON • March 23, 2023
Hunter’s War & Roe’s ’24 Choice
As the president’s son prepares a scorched-earth campaign to hit back at House G.O.P. investigators, some White House aides worry that Hunter has gone rogue. Plus the latest inside chatter regarding Jeff Roe’s conflicts as he muscles his way into DeSantis world.
How will Fox, facing a potential $1.6 billion legal bill, navigate the Trump indictment drama?
WASHINGTON • March 20, 2023
CNN’s Trump Indictment Stress Test
The inside conversation surrounding Fox News’ post-Dominion politics and CNN’s centrist pivot as cable media braces for the return of the Trump show.
What exactly is Pence’s lane, and is there really any constituency clamoring for his candidacy?
WASHINGTON • March 16, 2023
Pence & Sensibility
Absent a coalition or a lane or movement, Mike Pence’s putative presidential campaign seems unclear. Is he just running to reclaim his dignity?
On the Hill, which is filled with gossips and more gossips, observers are trying to decipher A.O.C.’s strategy.
WASHINGTON • March 13, 2023
The Remaking of A.O.C.
Five years into her legislative career, a more subdued and party-line-toeing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is inciting all kinds of curiosity. She’s either playing three dimensional chess en route to the Senate and beyond, or she’s diligently earning her stripes on the Hill. Which is it?
Mitch McConnell and new N.R.S.C. chairman Steve Daines have been rushing to consolidate support around strong MAGA-enough candidates whom they can put forward before Trump offers his own batshit crazy alternative.
WASHINGTON • March 9, 2023
McConnell’s Olive Branch & Fox’s New D.C. Headache
News and notes around town: Republican senatorial rapprochement and a media scrum for our times.
Outgoing Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, likely hoping to avoid Democrat-on-Democrat violence, has suggested to Hill Harper that he run for mayor of Detroit instead.
WASHINGTON • March 6, 2023
Hill Harper Against the Machine
Outgoing Senator Debbie Stabenow has been trying to stage manage her succession, playing cruise director of the state party. Harper, who is expected to challenge Elissa Slotkin in April, is going for the Wes Moore playbook instead.
In many ways, Ron DeSantis’s inner circle is really only composed of himself and his wife, Casey.
WASHINGTON • March 6, 2023
Jeff Roe’s Declaration & the DeSantis Inner Circle
News and notes on the G.O.P.’s early ’24 arms race, the dark horse beneficiaries of the Trump-DeSantis cage match, Glenn Youngkin’s MAGA playbook, and more.
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