Peter Hamby • June 17, 2026

To Bibi or Not to Bibi?

The biggest casualty of Trump’s Iran détente may be Benjamin Netanyahu, whose once-considerable sway in Washington has faded just as Americans’ support for Israel has fallen sharply, according to exclusive new polling for Puck.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 16, 2026

MAHA Faces the R.F.K. Rumor Mill

At a private event in Washington last night, Cheryl Hines, Mehmet Oz, and Lee Zeldin all took turns reassuring the crowd that Kennedy isn’t going anywhere. But across the Hill, the succession chatter has already begun.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 15, 2026

Trump’s Art of the Memorandum & The White House–FISA Bluff

News and notes on the president’s not-quite-a-deal with Iran, Dems’ fuzzy redistricting math, and how the Hill is digesting Trump’s latest demand to pair FISA renewal with his SAVE Act.

John Heilemann • June 15, 2026

The Department of Just Trump

An eye-opening conversation with Maya Wiley, the renowned lawyer and civil rights activist, about the president’s plans to contest the midterm elections, his legal assault on nonprofits, and her pressing thoughts on Platnergate.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 14, 2026

Platner and His Discontents

With his unrepentant populism and problematic past, Graham Platner’s polarizing Senate run has tapped into a wellspring of Democratic anger that could upend the party establishment, if the old guard doesn’t strike first.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 11, 2026

Drama Over D.N.I.

The president again bowed to congressional pressure, this time in an attempt to secure the extension of a surveillance law. But the concession may have come too late.

Marianna Sotomayor • June 11, 2026

California Swingers

The D-Trip moves to mend fences with a candidate they endorsed against in a competitive California district.

Julia Ioffe • June 11, 2026

Catch-47

Barak Ravid has become one of D.C.’s most well-wired reporters during the Iran war, leveraging a direct line to the White House into endless scoops about the negotiations between Washington and Tehran. But what happens when your best source is an unreliable narrator?

Marianna Sotomayor • 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.

John Heilemann • June 10, 2026

Trump’s Blanche Check

An extremely candid conversation with Andrew Weissmann, the former lead prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, about Trump’s slush fund, the Comey indictment, and a man for whom he has special loathing: acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Marianna Sotomayor • 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.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 9, 2026

The Bipartisan Problem-Starters Caucus

An event honoring female veterans, hosted by the House Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, has been canceled for the first time in its 28-year history, in part over its D.E.I. connotations.

Peter Hamby • June 9, 2026

Fahrenheit 250

The nation is feeling queasy about celebrating its birthday in the Trump era—but the national political narrative feels distinct from how regular Americans actually view their country, at least according to some fascinating focus groups.

Marianna Sotomayor • 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.

Leigh Ann Caldwell • June 8, 2026

The Platner Primary

Hill Democrats have split into two factions over Maine's baggage-laden, soon-to-be Democratic nominee for Senate—those who see him as their best chance to flip the seat, and those dreaming of a new candidate.