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“The Trump administration is touting record Black Friday shopping as a sign the president’s tariffs haven’t hurt the economy the way some predicted,” Politico reports. “Economists and businesses say: Just…
“When President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries in 2017, Democratic advocates and lawmakers raced to airports across the country to protest. They held news conferences…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) on Monday is expected to launch a Senate bid that will dramatically reshape the race for the seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the Dallas…
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“Donald Trump Jr. criticized corruption in Ukraine and suggested Sunday that his father may walk away from the country if it doesn’t make peace with Russia,” Politico reports. Save to…
A working paper from Shang-Jin Wei and Yifan Zhou for the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that congressional leaders outperform back benchers in their stock trades by up to 47% a…
“The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according Trump administration officials, offering $12 billion in assistance to a key base of support hit hard…
Vladimir Putin’s press secretary praised President Trump’s controversial new National Security Strategy as largely in line with Russia’s view of the world, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
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Senate Republicans are leaning toward not proposing an alternative to Democrats’ health care subsidies legislation during a much-watched floor vote this week, Semafor reports. Save to Favorites
A new Yale Youth Poll finds young voters now overwhelmingly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance—a stark shift from their spring 2025 poll. Kamala Harris won the 2024 votes of…
Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) announced he would abandon his Senate bid and would instead run for the House, Punchbowl News reports. Allred’s decision comes as Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)…
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Paul Krugman: “There was a time, not so long ago, when America was the leader of the free world. It was the first among equals within an alliance of nations…
“In 2016, as then-presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed that US troops would carry out even his most extreme battlefield orders as commander in chief — some of which former military…
“Senate Republican leaders are hoping that President Trump will intervene to quell a conservative rebellion in the upper chamber against a package of spending bills that Senate Majority Leader John…
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiators discussing a US-brokered peace initiative remain divided over territory as President Donald Trump expressed disappointment in Kyiv’s handling of the deal,” Bloomberg reports. Save…
“Gov. Andy Beshear has spent years building a distinct political identity in the reliably red commonwealth of Kentucky by winning statewide as a Democrat even as Republican power has surrounded…
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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