“Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!”
— President Trump, tweeting from the G20 summit in Germany.
Save to Favorites“Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!”
— President Trump, tweeting from the G20 summit in Germany.
Save to Favorites“The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal case in Florida — on charges that he hoarded classified secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate after his presidency — has indefinitely postponed the…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means, the AP…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) was asked on Fox Business whether she talked to Donald Trump about killing her 14-month old puppy. Said Noem: “This interview is ridiculous, which…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is softening her threat against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.A), saying she will give the Speaker more time to demonstrate his commitment to conservative priorities before…
“If he wins a second term in November, Donald Trump wants to covertly deploy American assassination squads into Mexico soon after he’s sworn into office again, according to three people…
New York Times: “The judge has declined to declare a mistrial. While he acknowledged that some of the evidence that came in was more than he would have liked —…
Maggie Haberman: “Trump has often had his eyes closed during uncomfortable moments of testimony in this trial. So far during this testimony, he is keeping them open.” But then: “As…
Wall Street Journal: “Donald Trump’s prized Manhattan office tower at 40 Wall St. is getting swept up by the worst storm to hit the office market since the global financial…
“TikTok said it filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires a sale or ban of the popular social-media app, setting up a court…
“Stormy Daniels, whose account of a tryst with Donald Trump after a golf tournament in 2006 led to the first criminal trial of an American president, took the stand Tuesday…
President Biden declared on Tuesday that hatred of Jews “continues to lie deep in the hearts of too many people,” saying there has been a “ferocious surge of antisemitism” in…
“Donald Trump is going further than just public statements supporting Speaker Mike Johnson — he’s actually trying to mediate between the House GOP leader and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Politico…
Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R) used taxpayer dollars to shut down local roads so he could take a joy ride in an Aston Martin car that he purchased…
“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is not ready to step away from the national political stage without a clear successor to his progressive throne,” Axios reports. “Sanders’ decision to run for…
Donald Trump “is taking concrete steps to deprive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of oxygen as they compete for a portion of the same voters,” The Hill reports. “The strong anti-Kennedy…
Philip Bump: “Why is the simplest explanation of campus protests so hard to accept? Young people were sympathetic to Palestinians even before the war began. Why is that ignored?” Save…
“Ukrainian authorities said they foiled a plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking officials, making the announcement on the day of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration in Moscow,” Bloomberg reports….
“An American soldier detained in Russia last week will remain in jail until at least July while the authorities investigate theft charges against him, the Russian news media reported on…
“Donald Trump is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Minnesota Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner on May 17, the same day he requested off court to attend…
“Testimony in the criminal trial of Donald Trump has pivoted from weeks of salacious stories of sex and scandal to focus on the financial transactions at the center of the…
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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