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President Trump said that GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson offered him “another $250 million” to run for a third term in the White House, Mediaite reports. Save to Favorites
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said President Trump has “real problems” within the Republican Party, adding that the president is out of touch with voters on key issues such as…
“Americans give President Donald Trump his worst approval ratings ever for his handling of the economy, as they also express concerns about the cost of living, healthcare prices, and personal…
New York Times: “The White House is trying to tamp down Americans’ economic anxieties by dangling the prospect of checks and other paydays next year, hoping that the money might…
New York Times: “The decision comes down to who Mr. Trump believes will be more successful in delivering the substantially lower borrowing costs that he has long struggled to get…
“Consumers already tapped out from rising home energy costs face yet another strain on their pocketbooks — surging heating costs,” the New York Times reports. “Higher electricity and natural gas…
Aaron Blake: “While plenty have focused on his declining overall approval ratings, perhaps the better measure of Trump’s political power is those who strongly approve of him. After all, so…
Punchbowl News: “With unemployment rising, prices still stubbornly high and health care costs about to soar through the roof for millions of Americans, House Republican moderates are at a crossroads…
Donald Trump chimed in again on 60 Minutes, CBS and Paramount, this time complaining that the newsmagazine has treated him “far worse” since the David Ellison-led takeover of the company,…
President Trump on Tuesday called for a “total and complete blockade” on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás…
CBS News: “Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine.” Save to Favorites
“White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is a frontrunner to be President Donald Trump’s choice to chair the Federal Reserve, but some in the administration are questioning whether he’s up…
“A federal judge on Tuesday suggested he would allow the Trump administration to continue work on its controversial ballroom addition, but gave the White House two weeks to file its…
Affinity Partners, the fund tied to President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, has backed out of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Bloomberg: “The president moved to impose full restrictions and entry limitations on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, as well as ‘individuals holding Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents.’ That’s in…
Jonathan Chait: “In a normal presidency, the interviews that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles gave to Vanity Fair would trigger her resignation, maybe even the president’s impeachment. She…
Peter Wehner: “When a man with the president’s personality feels besieged and abandoned, he becomes more desperate and more dangerous.” Save to Favorites
Just published: Trump vs. Jesus: The Unparallel Sayings by Keith Giles. The eye-opening contrast between the teachings of Jesus Christ and the public statements of Donald J. Trump. Save to…
A traveler who posted a photo of his first class boarding pass to brag that he could afford it “because of Trump” ended up finding out someone used this information…
One of the more revealing moments in Chris Whipple’s Vanity Fair interviews with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is her insistence that she isn’t an enabler of Donald…
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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