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
May 6, 2026
Trump’s Hatchet Man & The Johnson–Jeffries Prisoner’s Dilemma
May 6, 2026
Biden’s Midterm Return & Hakeem Jeffries Favoritism
May 5, 2026
The Next Redistricting War & A Midwestern Primary Preview
May 4, 2026
Thune–Johnson Tensions & A Brutal Trump Poll
May 1, 2026
Gen. LaNeve’s Likeability Tour & The Janet Mills Shocker
April 30, 2026
Johnson’s Margin Call & The F.B.I.’s Patel Problem
April 28, 2026
Lehane’s OpenAI Playbook & The King’s Trump Digs
April 28, 2026
The Left’s Shooter Problem
April 26, 2026
WHCD Fallout & Schumer’s Donor Discontents
April 23, 2026
Hegseth’s Boy & A $272M House Battle Plan
April 22, 2026
Democrats’ Virginia V-Day & Jim Banks Unplugged
April 21, 2026
A White House Comms Crisis & Trump’s Basement Polling
April 21, 2026
Trump’s Papal Peril & The Next House Expulsion
April 19, 2026
The Swalwell Autopsy & Mike Johnson’s Lousy Week
April 16, 2026
Orbán Aftershocks & Dem Fundraising Gateway Drugs
April 15, 2026
Todd Young on Iran & G.O.P. Dark Money Meddling
April 15, 2026
Swalwell’s Icarus Moment & Gallego’s Emotional Presser
April 14, 2026
Swalwell–Gonzales Exile & Jordan’s Switcheroo
April 12, 2026
House Impeachment Frenzy & Swalwell’s Life Support
April 9, 2026
J.D. in Budapest & Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge
