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Puck’s daily political newsletter from Washington—featuring Leigh Ann Caldwell, Julia Ioffe, Peter Hamby, Abby Livingston, and John Heilemann—on what’s really happening in this town, from the White House to the Pentagon to Capitol Hill, K Street, and the campaign trail.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Julia Ioffe
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December 21, 2021
Inside the Manchin Gossip Swirl
Washington is awash with rumors that Manchin and the Democrats—the swamp’s version of Bennifer—are on the verge of a break-up. Here’s what’s really happening.
Julia Ioffe
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December 17, 2021
Putin’s Post-Trump Tantrum
Without a friend in Washington, Russia’s president returns to his usual methods—and threats of violence—to put NATO off balance.
Julia Ioffe
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December 9, 2021
Putin’s D.C. Masterplan
Now that Biden is president, Putin seems to want to make sure that his point of view and priorities are considered, too; that he is seen as an equal and as someone to be reckoned with. To do that, he has imposed himself on the news cycle—and into the White House’s priorities, with plenty of tricks up his sleeve.
Julia Ioffe
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December 6, 2021
Putin’s “Nightmare” Threat to Europe
Ironically, the greatest risk to Russia stems from Putin’s own paranoid fantasies. But the danger of military escalation over Ukraine is all too real.
Julia Ioffe
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November 30, 2021
Does Washington Have Senioritis?
Washington has become a gerontocracy—a town run by an aging class of lawmakers unwilling to relinquish their power to a younger generation. But, actually, is that as bad as it sounds?
Julia Ioffe
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November 23, 2021
Murdoch’s Big Lie & Putin at the Gates
Pre-Thanksgiving reflections on the Tucker Carlson-ification of Fox News, Russia’s designs on Ukraine, and more.
Julia Ioffe
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November 12, 2021
Biden’s Sinking Popularity & Putin’s New Proxy War
Reflections on the most pressing questions in Washington, and in my inbox. This week: Could the rescue of Biden’s infrastructure bill be a turning point for his administration? And what is the White House thinking about the Belarus-Poland border crisis?
Julia Ioffe
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November 4, 2021
Tales from the CNN Trump-Era Green Room
Kirsten Powers, who went from liberal on Fox News to anti-Trump voice on CNN, explains what happens when the shouting matches end, the cameras turn off, and you’re stuck in the green room with Santorum. And how to handle it all, and more, with a little grace.
Julia Ioffe
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November 3, 2021
The G.O.P.’s Critical Race Theory Bazooka
It's not taught in K-12 schools, but Glenn Youngkin rode the issue straight to the Virginia governor’s mansion. So much so that by Wednesday morning, the Republican Study Committee put out a memo that the G.O.P. must become the “party of parents” and to fight “racist C.R.T. curricula.”
Julia Ioffe
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October 20, 2021
A Cold War Saga in Biden’s Washington
Members of the intelligence community are increasingly convinced that the Russian government is behind the hundreds of terrifying directed-energy attacks on diplomats and spies known as the Havana Syndrome. Will Congress respond to the “medium confidence” intelligence with countermeasures? As one member of the community told me, “We got bin Laden with medium confidence.”
