Abby Livingston

This is possibly my favorite E Street performance ever.

Because Chuck has forgot more about politics than everyone reading this ever knew. The Hotline was essential.

His MTP didn’t work in the Trump era — which we discuss. But he knows his shit and i like talking to smart people not just people who tell me what i want to hear.

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D.C.’s Stock Trading Epidemic Senate Democrats (and a few Republicans) are reviving efforts to ban stock trading by members of Congress—a surprisingly complex issue with bad actors on both sides of the aisle.

Senate Democrats (and a few Republicans) are reviving efforts to ban stock trading by members of Congress—a surprisingly complex issue with bad actors on both sides of the aisle.

@abbyliv.bsky.social has the story:

What a great name. ❤️ to you Melissa

All the Oversight We Cannot See Gerry Connolly’s looming retirement from Oversight has once again set off a leadership scramble: A.O.C. may be out, but the dam has broken for a House Democratic caucus riven by generational change.

The behind-the-scenes lead up to AOC’s decision to withdraw from the Oversight race: puck.news/aoc-is-out-o...

The Dems’ War of Omission The Democratic establishment has traditionally tried to clamp down on primaries for U.S. Senate races, to conserve money in what can turn into $50 million races. But early jockeying for open seats sug...

What’s behind Democrats’ surprisingly laissez-faire primary strategy as the party eyes multiple open-seat Senate races for the first time in years?

@abbyliv.bsky.social explores:

Dems Contemplate Their Tea Party Moment The current animosity rippling through the party isn’t along the familiar personal or ideological lines, but over a tactical dispute over how to fight Republicans. The first signs of a revolt are alre...

The animosity rippling through the Democratic Party isn’t along the familiar personal or ideological lines, but over a tactical dispute on how to fight Republicans. And the first signs of a revolt are manifesting on the campaign trail…

From @abbyliv.bsky.social

From Monday:
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What the Chuck? As responsibility for funding the government falls on the Senate, Democrats are growing nervous that Chuck Schumer hasn’t offered them much of a strategy, or a viable off-ramp, to navigate what Republ...

As responsibility for funding the government falls on the Senate, Democrats are growing nervous that Chuck Schumer hasn’t offered them a strategy to navigate what Republicans are already framing as a possible “Schumer shutdown.”

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Trump’s Unified Theory of House Head-Rolling Mike Johnson is betting that Trump can strong-arm nearly every House Republican into voting for his spending bill—taking the air out of Democratic hopes to extract some political pain, and turning up ...

Mike Johnson is betting that Trump can strong-arm nearly every House Republican into voting for his spending bill—taking the air out of Democratic hopes to extract some political pain, and turning up the pressure on the Senate.

From @abbyliv.bsky.social

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"My impression is that if it weren't for their party's micro-margin in the House, some Republican reps would be considering resignation."

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Quo vadimus

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We Need to Talk About Kay Granger The disappearance of the 81-year-old congresswoman, who stopped casting votes in July and was recently revealed to be residing in an assisted living facility, has reignited a debate on Capitol Hill ab...

The Kay Granger situation in Congress was a great deal more complicated than all of the knee-jerk commentary around it: puck.news/the-mysterio...

Trump Chaos Agents & Johnson’s Plan C News and notes from Capitol Hill on the verge of a nervous breakdown

“This round of chaos has been on a scale even Democrats didn’t see coming.”

Puck’s @abbyliv.bsky.social chronicles Capitol Hill on the verge of a nervous breakdown:

A.O.C.’s Silver Linings Playbook House Democrats, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, moved to block Ocasio-Cortez’s ascent on Oversight—a job that would have put her front and center on C-SPAN. But the left’s millennial icon is ...

House Dems, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, may have moved to block A.O.C.’s ascent on Oversight, but the left’s millennial icon is playing a much longer game…

@abbyliv.bsky.social digs in:

Tell me more about this town you’ve mentioned…

A.O.C.’s Silver Linings Playbook House Democrats, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, moved to block Ocasio-Cortez’s ascent on Oversight—a job that would have put her front and center on C-SPAN. But the left’s millennial icon is ...

House Democrats, guided by the long arm of Nancy Pelosi, moved to block Ocasio-Cortez’s ascent on Oversight—a job that would have put her front and center on C-SPAN. But the left’s millennial icon is playing a much longer game: puck.news/aoc-wont-lea...

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I’m so sorry you have to deal with this.

Democrats’ Big Chill Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republic...

Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republican infighting…

@abbyliv.bsky.social sizes up this approach:

Democrats’ Big Chill Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republic...

Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republican infighting. puck.news/why-democrat...

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Hegseth Senate-ology 101 The fate of Trump’s most crucial cabinet confirmations will be decided by a handful of G.O.P. Senators. How much each has to lose, if anything, could be the deciding factor.

The fate of Trump’s most crucial cabinet confirmations will be decided by a handful of Republican Senators, all of whom are playing a game of political Jenga. How much each has to lose, if anything, could be the deciding factor...

From @abbyliv.bsky.social

Kash Management, A Dem Leadership Shake-Up & Jamie Raskin Fantasies Welcome to a new Sunday supplement of The Best & The Brightest. I’m Abby Livingston, with a preview of everything you need to know about the week ahead in Washington, which is fast turning into Palm B...

I wrote tonight about the early Congressional aftermath of the Kash Patel nomination, and why this sudden effort to oust aging Democratic House chairmen seems to be serious: puck.news/newsletter_c...

DOGE-Ball: Elon vs. The F-35 The Pentagon’s most expensive program has a powerful new enemy in Elon Musk. But the electric-car, social-media, and rocket tycoon faces two major obstacles in his quest for efficiency: Congress, and ...

The Pentagon’s most expensive program has a powerful new enemy in Elon Musk. But the electric-car, social-media, and rocket tycoon faces two major obstacles in his quest for efficiency: Congress, and his buddy in the White House.

From Puck's Abby Livingston.

DOGE-Ball: Elon vs. The F-35 The Pentagon’s most expensive program has a powerful new enemy in Elon Musk. But the electric-car, social-media, and rocket tycoon faces two major obstacles in his quest for efficiency: Congress, and ...

I wrote about how if Elon Musk is serious about taking the F-35 down, he’ll encounter a different kind of the fighter plane’s stealth capability: entrenched political power on the Hill.

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Trump Tariff Shockwaves & A House Quasi War Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 11/30/2024 · 25m

Another special Saturday edition of Puck’s The Powers That Be” podcast where executive editor Ben Landy and I talk politics and Trump’s coming impact on Capitol Hill: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

About Tulsi Gabbard… Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin worked for the C.I.A., the Pentagon, and the Department of Defense. And she’s seen enough to have some legitimate fears about the woman Trump wants to oversee U.S. intelli...

Elissa Slotkin has worked for the C.I.A., the Pentagon, and the Department of Defense—and she’s seen enough to have some legitimate fears about the woman Trump wants to oversee U.S. intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

Read her conversation with Puck's Abby Livingston: