WASHINGTON
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 24, 2026
Trump’s Senate Lunch Goes Sideways
After blindsiding Republicans by refusing to sign their landmark housing bill, the president relentlessly lectured senators about not passing the SAVE Act—and got into an “intense” altercation with Bill Cassidy.
Peter Hamby
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June 24, 2026
The Suicide Squad
Hill Democrats are panicking over a trio of Mamdani-backed, socialism-brained congressional candidates who make the A.O.C.-era Squad look like moderates. Will they help Republicans hold the House?
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 23, 2026
About Rick Scott’s Lunch With Trump…
Naturally, there’s been frenzied speculation surrounding Sen. Scott inviting Trump to his weekly policy luncheon—including the notion that he’s plotting to challenge John Thune’s leadership. But that’s not what’s happening here.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 22, 2026
The Mamdani–Jeffries Proxy War
Zohran Mamdani is backing a slate of democratic socialist-adjacent candidates in New York primaries, going up against Hakeem Jeffries’ incumbents and institutionalists in the first major test of the young mayor’s political power beyond City Hall. Plus: News and notes on the Jack Schlossberg situation and Trump’s can't-lose bet in South Carolina.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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June 21, 2026
Jamie Raskin’s “Everything Is on the Table” Era
The Maryland congressman who led Trump’s second impeachment reveals his 2027 playbook if Democrats retake the House—including investigations into Kash Patel and Jared Kushner. As for impeachment, he says, “Everything is on the table.”
Julia Ioffe
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June 18, 2026
Shock and Awe in Moscow
A new wave of Ukrainian drone strikes in the heart of Russia’s capital city has exposed the weakness of Putin’s air defenses—and the potential fragility of his regime.
Julia Ioffe
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June 18, 2026
Trump’s Surrender at Versailles
Hawkish Republicans are apoplectic over the president’s hastily signed deal with Iran—an agreement that falls far short of his original demand for “unconditional surrender.” Meanwhile, Trump’s capitulation leaves J.D. Vance holding the bag.
Peter Hamby
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Julia Ioffe
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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
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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.
John Heilemann
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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.