The Best & The Brightest
Puck’s daily political newsletter from Washington, featuring Tara Palmeri, Julia Ioffe, Peter Hamby, Tina Nguyen, Abby Livingston and Puck's new Chief Political Columnist, John Heilemann, on what’s really happening in this town—inside the White House and the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill, K Street, and the campaign trail.
Tara Palmeri, Julia Ioffe, Peter Hamby, Tina Nguyen, Abby Livingston & John Heilemann
Archives
April 18, 2024
Trump’s Optimism, Johnson’s Isolation & Dark Money Heaven
April 11, 2024
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Abortion Straw Poll & McCarthy’s Shadow
April 4, 2024
Kellyanne Comes Home, R.F.K. Agita & Rory Gates Takes D.C.
March 28, 2024
Nikki’s Reluctance, McCarthy’s Hustle & Trump’s Biden Envy
March 21, 2024
More Britt Blaming, Christie’s No Label Frenzy & Manchin’s Independence
March 14, 2024
Trump’s Cabinet Fantasy Football & Schumer Aftermath
March 7, 2024
Mar-a-Lago V.P. Soul-Searching & H.F.C. Machinations
February 29, 2024
McConnell Succession, Hunter Gamesmanship & Johnson’s Pets
February 22, 2024
Trump’s Private Rumblings, Andreessen’s D.C. Game & Slotkin’s Haul
February 15, 2024
Biden Anxieties, Jon Stewart Fallout & Suozzi’s Roadmap
February 8, 2024
Ronna on the Run, Biden Amnesia, Hill Fallout & Zelensky Intrigues
February 1, 2024
Ronna Headaches, An R.F.K. Bridge Loan & The Rand-Fauci Summit
January 25, 2024
The New K Street Revolving Door & Ronna Riddles
January 17, 2024
The DeSantis Forced March, Trump’s Ultimatum & Johnson’s Known Unknown
January 11, 2024
Mike Johnson’s Dervish & Iowa Murmurs
January 5, 2024
DeSantis’ Walk of Shame & Johnson’s Party of One
December 29, 2023
’24 Predictions & The Spreadsheet of Shame
December 21, 2023
A Christie Intervention, Manchin’s Prom & Katie Porter’s Anxiety
December 14, 2023
Scalise Revivalism & McCarthy’s Big-Money Dreams
December 7, 2023
The Trump Loyalty Test & a Santos Special