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
April 8, 2026
The Anti-DOGE G.O.P. & Trump’s TACO Tuesday
April 8, 2026
The YouTube Midterms & Q1 Donation Mic Drops
April 7, 2026
Trump’s California Curse & A U.F.O. Frenzy
April 5, 2026
Crypto’s G.O.P. Retreat & Trump Budget Mysticism
April 3, 2026
Bondi Overboard & Trump’s Katrina
April 2, 2026
Johnson Regime Change Murmurs & D.C.’s Least Popular Senator
April 1, 2026
A Trump-Antifa Exclusive & Pelosi Succession Tea Leaves
March 31, 2026
Spanberger Revenge Fantasies & A Post-Nuzzi Comeback
March 29, 2026
DeSantis’s Scandal Leverage & A Classified “Boots on the Ground” Warning
March 26, 2026
Trump’s Endless War Games & The New Council of Billionaires
March 25, 2026
Bernie’s A.I.-itis & A Mar-a-Lago Shocker
March 25, 2026
Talarico’s Trans Trap & A Texas Hail Mary
March 24, 2026
Dem Money Woes & Putin’s Paranoia
March 22, 2026
Markwayne’s Dirty Secret & Liccardo’s A.I. Middle Road
March 19, 2026
Jason Crow’s War & Dem Heir Transplants
March 19, 2026
Trump’s New Noem & A WaPo Rival Rises
March 17, 2026
Trump’s W.M.D. Pivot & Joe Kent’s Exit
March 17, 2026
The Cash Crunch in Texas & AIPAC Takes Aim in Chicago
March 15, 2026
The G.O.P. Iran Tightrope & Johnson’s Obfuscation Play
March 12, 2026
Elbridge Colby’s Iran Pivot & Clyburn Everlasting
