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about the inner circle with rachael bade subscribe sign in home notes watch partnerships archive leaderboard about rachael bade is an independent media creator with a proven track record of delivering dishy political stories and sharp analysis she writes the inner circle a twice weekly newsletter tracking power in washington and will soon cohost a weekday political morning show with sean spicer and dan turrentine the huddle starting in january 2026 tapping a network of deep sources cultivated over 15 years in washington bade specializes in telling the stories behind the political news the power plays on capitol hill or personal rivalries animating policymaking and the administration her newsletter chronicles how power flows through the nation s capitol particularly spotlighting the people who wield it subscribe to the inner circle subscribe before going indy rachael spent 11 years at politico where she most recently served as capitol bureau chief and senior washington columnist read her old column corridors here some of personal favorites scoops from 2025 news about scott bessent threatening to punch fellow trump official bill pulte in the face a deep dive about how prominent trump lobbyist brian ballard angered the president and got iced out of the inner circle for a time a surprisingly candid take by a top ex nancy pelosi staffer questioning hakeem jeffries leadership abilities a ticktock of how senate republicans got pressured into confirming pete hegseth despite private reservations or how trump steamrolled the house freedom caucus once known for their muscle on the hill news that elon musk was leaving the admin scooped more than a month before it was officially announced between 2021 and 2024 rachael authored the hallmark daily newsletter politico playbook breaking news about the democratic party s 2024 meltdown over joe biden s age and trump s historic comeback before that she covered congress for eight years following trump s remaking of the party and democrats efforts to turn the tide against him through two failed impeachments bade is the co author of the book unchecked the untold story behind congress s botched impeachments of donald trump a scoopy narrative that flips the script on the public story surrounding those critical years her argument that democrats under famed speaker pelosi twice fumbled their efforts at accountability and actually laid the groundwork for trump s return to power rachael served for over half decade as a contributor to abc news and cnn has appeared on fox news msnbc and cbs and has been a regular guest on the sunday show circuit over the years a small town ohio native bade is proud mom of a rambunctious toddler and is a recovering former classical ballet dancer message rachael bade follow rachael on twitter rachaelmbade instagram rachael_bade tiktok rachaelbade and youtube rachaelmbade subscribe to the inner circle with rachael bade what washington insiders are buzzing about this week subscribe people 2026 rachael bade privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts