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Ron Klain

The Editors • November 3, 2023

An Evening with Ron Klain

In late October, a who’s who of D.C. insiders gathered at the Top of the Hay to observe an off-the-record conversation between Puck founding partner Peter Hamby and Biden’s former chief of staff and ubiquitous Washington insider, Ron Klain.
Peter Hamby • October 23, 2023
The Insider: In Conversation with Ron Klain
Ron Klain has served in three Democratic presidential administrations, advised countless campaigns, and navigated the complexities of the federal bureaucracy from the very top.
Klain, an advisor and chief of staff in three Democratic administrations across three decades, will be the first featured speaker at Puck’s new events series, The Powers That Be: Live.
Tara Palmeri • January 23, 2023
The House of Biden
Jeff Zients, a centimillionaire-ish former private equity executive and Biden’s Covid czar has taken over as Biden’s chief of staff.
News and notes on the latest innerworkings and shifts in Bidenworld: Zients tea leaf reading, the complexities of the Dunn-Bauer dynamic, and the resurgence of a campaign foe.
Anita Dunn, senior advisor to President Joe Biden, and White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs Reema Dodin
Tara Palmeri • December 12, 2022
The Biden Switcheroo & McCarthy’s Life After Congress
News and notes on the hottest topics in town: speculation about Biden’s musical chairs, and schadenfreude regarding how McCarthy’s lust for the speakership may set back his post-speakership financial opportunities.
joe biden
Tara Palmeri • November 3, 2022
Biden Doomsday Prepping
The White House spin machine is in overdrive as Biden’s inner circle debates how to message a possible midterm “shellacking” without acknowledging that it might somehow be their fault.
Fred Ryan
Tara Palmeri • June 30, 2022
WaPo Sweepstakes & The Cassidy Hutchinson Market
The plot thickens as antsy Post staffers wonder whom C.E.O. Fred Ryan will pick to succeed the beloved Fred Hiatt. Meanwhile, more news on Susan Rice’s ascent and Cassidy Hutchinson’s next moves.
DeSantis and Trump
Tara Palmeri • June 23, 2022
Trump’s Case of DeSantisitis
After a rocky primary season, Trump has DeSantis and his expanding $124 million war chest on the brain. Sources in Bedminster are saying that he’s likely to move up a ‘24 announcement in order to freeze out the next generation. Plus: updates on Klainworld and why all eyes inside the West Wing are focused on Jill Biden.
Ron Klain and Joe Biden
Tara Palmeri • June 16, 2022
The Biden Bubble
Despite frustrations that the White House needs a shift in direction, Biden is sticking with Ron Klain, and won’t be influenced by the media, the Twitter left, or anyone else. But just because Biden is loyal to Klain doesn’t mean that staffers aren’t above figuring out to whom they might want to hitch their wagons moving forward. Plus, notes on Liz Cheney’s rising left-wing reputation and Kim Guilfoyle’s Jan. 6 payday.
Ron Klain
Tara Palmeri • June 2, 2022
Klain Drain & Trump’s Big Announcement
As Biden’s numbers sag, and Klain’s tactics wear thin, Anita Dunn is already making her impact felt with some optics tactics. Is it enough to create the much-needed vibe shift in Bidenworld? Also: news on Trump’s big announcement, House in-fighting, and French D.C. diplomacy.
Psaki, Bedingfield, Klain
Tara Palmeri • May 5, 2022
Welcome to The Washington Mall
Notes on White House succession planning, knives out for Ron Klain, and Trump’s VP shortlist. Plus what’s next for Jeff Roe, Elon, and the Ron-Don drama at Mar-a-Lago.