NPR: “Will the election of Donald Trump, who once boasted of grabbing women by the genitalia and has a history of sexist remarks, create a wave of female candidates at all levels of government in the coming years?”
“Early signs from the groups that work with women considering a bid for office suggest a level of intense interest not seen in at least a quarter century.”
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Former first lady Jill Biden announced that she will release a memoir of her White House years: View from the East Wing. Save to Favorites
President Trump told Axios that the war with Iran will end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left to target.” Said Trump: “Little this and that… Any time I want…
“The Republican congressional primary race to replace retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) appears to be over before it even begun, as RNC Chairman Joe Gruters’s wife Sydney is said to…
NOTUS: “House Republicans have gathered in South Florida at one of President Donald Trump’s resorts for their yearly retreat, a tradition to discuss legislative priorities.” “But only 105 of the…
“Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘is safe,’ according to the son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as questions swirl over his public absence and rumors he was wounded during…
Matthew Yglesias: “They say that defeat is an orphan while victory has a thousand fathers.” “So even though the invasion of Iraq was extremely popular in 2003, you rarely meet…
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “The Montana Senate race also became a little more interesting both because of Sen. Steve Daines’s (R) retirement and the emergence of an independent candidate, Seth…
Jonas Murphy quietly pleaded guilty just before Christmas to felony interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the previously unreported plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District…
“Vice President JD Vance will soon kick off a domestic fundraising tour, marking a reemergence amid reported frustration among allies over his silence about the Iran war,” Semafor reports. Save…
David Graham: “The Trump administration can’t say why the United States went to war with Iran, and it can’t say what the goal of the war is. Now it can’t…
Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe (D) is running for Congress in the state’s newly drawn 7th congressional district, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
“The House Oversight Committee is set to depose Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant on Wednesday, potentially shedding light on how the disgraced financier was able to manage his multimillion-dollar fortune,” ABC…
“Russia is helping Iran with advanced drone tactics from its war in Ukraine to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East, according to a Western intelligence official,”…
Axios: “Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League, go to a house of worship,…
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the longest-serving congressional Black Democrat in Mississippi, won his primary race for the 2nd congressional district on Tuesday, offering a rebuttal to calls for older lawmakers…
“Oil prices forged higher as concern over disruption to energy flows in the Middle East outweighed hopes that governments will agree to a record release of oil reserves,” the Wall…
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Democrats are now favored in the open CA-48 following Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R) retirement—it profiles as the kind of open seat that very often flips in…
Derek Thompson: “This isn’t just about the price of oil. It’s about everything oil becomes—fertilizer, AI chips, plastic—and the cost of snapping the achilles heel of the global shipping economy.”…
“President Trump’s fixation on financial markets as the measure of his stewardship of the economy came into focus again this week when he vacillated on his outlook for the length…
“Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials also live, after facing threats from drug cartels…
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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