The Best & The Brightest
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.
Archives
July 15, 2026
G.O.P. Budget Turmoil & Jeffries’ Massie Headache
July 14, 2026
Lindsey Graham, the Dealmaker & A G.O.P. House Fight
July 12, 2026
The Senate After Graham & Progressives After Platner
July 10, 2026
Putin’s Russian Roulette & The Katz Blowback
July 9, 2026
Platner Exit Politics & Shutdown Murmurs
July 8, 2026
Platner’s Last-Gasp Power Play & Bernie’s A.I. Warrior Michigan
July 7, 2026
Trump’s Red Scare & Exclusive Polling Surprises
July 2, 2026
NATO’s Trump Test & Dem-D.S.A. Containment
July 2, 2026
Bennet Succession Fallout & Ossoff’s ’28 Army
July 1, 2026
Trump’s Supermodel Problem & Party Committees Gone Wild
June 29, 2026
Van Hollen’s ’28 Test & Dem Tea Party Jitters
June 28, 2026
A.O.C. Realpolitik & Trump’s Midterm Hostage Crisis
June 25, 2026
The New Vance Doctrine & Another Hegseth Purge
June 25, 2026
Cassidy’s Trump Blowup & New York’s Red Scare
June 23, 2026
The Trump-Scott Tête-à-Tête & An A.I. Proxy War
June 23, 2026
Mamdani’s Midterm Gamble & More Trump–Pulte Shenanigans
June 21, 2026
Just Spoke to Raskin about Impeachment…
June 18, 2026
Iran Aftershocks & J.D.’s Kamala-ification
June 18, 2026
Bad News Bibi & Trump’s Soccer Mom Problem
June 17, 2026
R.F.K. Damage Control & Trump A.I. Socialism