“Washington DC is a vicious, vicious place. The attacks, the bad mouthing, the speaking behind your back, but you know, and in my way, I feel very comfortable here.”
— President Trump, in an interview on 60 Minutes.
Save to FavoritesCBS News: “A federal judge in Miami handed President Trump a defeat in his defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday book for Jeffrey…
Washington Post: “President Donald Trump’s posting of a rendering that appeared to depict him as Jesus drew rare criticism from the religious right, prompting calls for him to take down…
It would normally be political malpractice to pick a public fight with Pope Leo. There are more than 50 million Catholic voters in the United States, and antagonizing their spiritual…
Bloomberg: “Thousands of Peruvians are set to go to the polls again on Monday after their ballots never showed up the day before, a mishap that has the potential to…
Robert Pape: “The global economy is about to shift from price shock to physical constraint—and once that happens, policy will no longer stabilize the system; the system will begin forcing policy.”…
The collapse of weekend peace talks is more than a diplomatic failure — it’s the moment the Iran war begins to migrate from the foreign policy pages into domestic politics….
President Trump triggered a rare wave of backlash from his most loyal supporters late last night after he shared an image portraying himself as Jesus Christ that infuriated religious followers…
Gideon Rachman: “The Iranians believe that time is on their side in this confrontation and they are probably right. The longer the Strait of Hormuz is closed, the more the…
“Gov. Janet Mills’ supporters publicly insist she can still win Maine’s Senate seat. But quietly, many of them in both Maine and Washington say she’s running out of time to…
“Elon Musk was ubiquitous in Washington last spring, wielding unprecedented power helping the Trump administration reshape and, in some cases, dismantle federal agencies across the government,” CNN reports. “But now,…
“The Trump administration’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has referred allegations of Rep. Eric Swalwell illegally employing a Brazilian nanny several years ago to law enforcement officials at the…
A new Yale Youth Poll finds 57% of all voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance as president, including 68% of voters aged 18-22 and 72% of voters aged 23-29….
“Oil prices jumped over 7% to well over $100 per barrel when markets opened Sunday evening and remained high into Monday,” Axios reports. “The latest surge shows that traders don’t…
“Pope Leo vowed to carry on speaking out against war after President Trump launched an extraordinary tirade against the pontiff on social media,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Leo:…
“Iran said no port in the Persian Gulf or the Sea of Oman would be safe if its ports are threatened, after President Trump confirmed that a U.S. blockade on…
Mary Peltola (D) “raked in nearly $9 million across her authorized committees over the first three months of the year, a staggering sum for Alaska that reflects how critical national…
Cook Political Report: “With an increasingly sour national environment for Republicans, the Senate battlefield is shifting in Democrats’ favor. But due to the difficulty of the map, winning back a…
President Trump lashed out at Pope Leo, calling him “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” Save to Favorites
“President Trump suggested on Sunday that elevated gasoline prices in the United States might not fall before the November midterm elections, a prediction that continued his mixed messaging and underscored…
“President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. military would blockade the Strait of Hormuz sets up a risky new showdown that could draw American forces into a prolonged struggle to control…
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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