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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
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 21, 2026
Trump’s G.O.P. Greenlanditis
With his Davos speech, the president reassured jittery Republicans that invading Greenland is, for now, off the table. But conversations on the Hill have escalated, as even Trump’s G.O.P. allies warn that any move that blows up NATO could end his midterm hopes—and lead to impeachment, too.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 18, 2026
Will Democrats Impeach Kristi Noem?
While House Democrats are divided over how to challenge Trump, leadership is quietly building a case against the Homeland Security secretary—beginning with potential shadow hearings, outside the official committee structure, that would gather the evidence against her.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 14, 2026
John Thune Has the Hardest Job in Washington
Can the Senate leader preserve his majority, manage his members’ competing agendas, and protect his institution—all while placating the president?
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 11, 2026
The Ballad of Rand & Lindsey
The changing definition of “America First” has exploded tensions between two senators at opposite ends of the conservative foreign policy spectrum: the libertarian Rand Paul and the interventionist Lindsey Graham. If Paul won the ideological battle in the first term, Graham seems to have Trump’s ear in the second.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 7, 2026
Trump’s Mile-High Revenge Tour
The president’s bizarre decision to wage a retaliatory political war on Colorado—including the MAGA stronghold that elected Lauren Boebert—could wind up costing him the House.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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January 4, 2026
The Four Horsemen of Capitol Hill’s Apocalypse
A close look at the challenges, opportunities, and curveballs awaiting the Big Four congressional leaders in the new year: the M.T.G. mutiny, G.O.P. majority shrinkage, another shutdown, A.C.A. headaches, and Trump.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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December 28, 2025
The G.O.P.’s Midterm Polling Paradox
A few months ago, Republicans thought they had the country on autopilot. Now the party is stuck with a souring economy, beholden to Trump for turnout—whether they like it or not—and staring down an increasingly unpredictable midterm map.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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December 22, 2025
Jeffries’s Triumph & Stefanik’s Holiday Blues
This could have been the week the House minority leader secured his future speakership. Also, one more MAGA member learns that blind loyalty to Trump is a one-way street.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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December 21, 2025
Lame Duck Soup
Trump’s pronouncement that he’s “done” with legislation for the next three years has rattled and confounded House Republicans, who desperately need some kind of agenda to have any hope of retaining their majority. Good luck in ’26…
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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December 16, 2025
Midterms in the Garden of Good and Evil
With an election cycle looming, immense power has been invested in the congressional campaign committee chairs responsible for delivering the House: Suzan DelBene and Richard Hudson. I sat down with both of them to hear their dueling plans for ’26 and why they’re more bullish than ever.
