Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reports Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the race.
Save to FavoritesDonald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reports Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the race.
Save to FavoritesA new CBS News poll in Arizona finds Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in the presidential race, 52% to 47%. However, Ruben Gallego (D) leads Kari Lake (R) in the…
“European investigators increasingly see Russian fingerprints around recent acts of suspected sabotage on strategic infrastructure but are struggling to respond,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Reacting to clandestine threats is…
Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R), who has the backing of Donald Trump ahead of his August GOP primary, has used the term “shysters” on numerous occasions and promoted…
“The witness list is winding down. Closing statements could come as early as Tuesday. Then a Manhattan jury will gather in the first criminal trial of a former president to…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold off a chunk of stock in Anheuser-Busch Inbev in August 2023, just as a right-wing boycott campaign of the company was underway, Law…
“The Republican frontrunner in Nevada’s hotly contested Senate race is quietly reframing his work with a conservative group he led last year, de-emphasizing its opposition to abortion and playing up…
“With his emergency war cabinet on the brink of disintegrating over what opponents view as his dithering prosecution of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been challenged…
“The deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s foreign minister leave the country without two influential leaders at a particularly tumultuous moment of international tension and domestic discontent,” the New…
“Secretary of State Antony Blinken directed his top staff to crack down on leaks about diplomacy relating to the Israel-Hamas war, saying clearly that he was ‘angry’ with the constant…
“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, attempting to put political pressure on Republicans, announced Sunday that the chamber will vote this week on a long-negotiated bipartisan border bill that Republicans blocked…
International far-right leaders, including France’s Marine Le Pen, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s Javier Milei, came together in Madrid to rail against socialism and “massive illegal migration”…
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lists his residence to vote as a tony Westchester County address — which is in foreclosure proceedings for non-payment, court records show,” the New York Post…
“Democratic senators who represent presidential battlegrounds agree with President Biden — polls showing him trailing former President Trump in those key states are wrong,” Axios reports. “The skepticism is especially…
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), without evidence, accused President Biden in a Fox News interview of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.” Save to Favorites
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been floated as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election and repeated…
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), rumored to be one of Donald Trump’s vice-presidential contenders, told CBS News that the U.S “could learn from” some decisions made by authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) brushed off the recent polls showing President Biden’s slight lead over former President Trump in his home state of Wisconsin, noting he does not trust early…
Michael Cohen’s “testimony that Mr. Trump ‘approved’ the plan could give prosecutors what they need,” the New York Times reports. “It might not matter that he did not accuse Mr….
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is stuck on a “political island” as he fends of a wave of spending on behalf of challenger George Latimer, a pro-Israel Democrat with high name…
“President Joe Biden gave a high-stakes commencement speech to hundreds of young Black men at Morehouse College on Sunday, delivering a direct address to the constituency his campaign worries is…
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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