The Best & The Brightest
Puck’s daily political newsletter from Washington—featuring Leigh Ann Caldwell, Peter Hamby, John Heilemann, Julia Ioffe, Abby Livingston, and Marianna Sotomayor—on what’s really happening in this town, from the White House to the Pentagon to Capitol Hill, K Street, and the campaign trail.
Archives
June 3, 2026
Dems’ Normie Rebellion & The Case of the Missing Congressman
June 2, 2026
Chris Murphy Unloaded & Tulsi Replacement Drama
June 2, 2026
Platner Infidelity Oppo & The A.I. Bubble Truthers
May 31, 2026
Trump’s Lame Duckitis & The Mamdani “Betrayal”
May 29, 2026
Iran War Fog & A.I. Hallucinations On the Hill
May 28, 2026
Freedom Caucus Shrinkage & The Paxton Freakout
May 27, 2026
Newsom Succession Agita & A Georgia Campaign Scandal
May 25, 2026
Martin Defenestration Madness & Putin on the Fritz
May 24, 2026
A G.O.P. Mini-Rebellion & The Mystery of the A.I. Executive Order
May 22, 2026
The D.N.C. Autopsy Disaster & Rubio’s ’28 Gains
May 20, 2026
Paxton Panic & Trump’s Beijing Boondoggle
May 20, 2026
Trump’s PAC Men & The D.C.C.C. Naughty List
May 19, 2026
Republicans’ Midterm Tell & The Massie Prognosis
May 17, 2026
K Street’s $1.4B Quarter & Trump’s Wall Street Silence
May 15, 2026
Can Jeffries Save the C.B.C.?
May 15, 2026
Spencer Pratt-mentum & A House Dem Watchlist
May 14, 2026
Republican Tariff Tightrope & Dark Money in Texas
May 13, 2026
White House A.I. Anxiety & Trump’s D.C. Makeover
May 11, 2026
Third Way Warning Signs & A D-Trip Betrayal
May 7, 2026
Return of the Biden Bros
