Edition No. 56 · Mon 17 Aug 2026 · Story 26 of 43

Inside the G.O.P.'s Secret Francesca Hong Oppo File

Puck

Peter Hamby obtained the 349-page GOP oppo file on Francesca Hong, compiled before she lost her own primary.

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