A Newsweek investigation found about five dozen of the most fiscally conservative Republicans “trying to gobble up the very largesse they publicly disown, in the time-honored, budget-busting tradition of bringing home the bacon for local constituents.”
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“Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is launching a new PAC aimed at taking on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress — the latest sign the Connecticut Democrat is eyeing higher…
Politico: “The Senate’s deficit hawks might be raising the loudest hue and cry over the GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ But another group of Republicans is poised to have a bigger…
“Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is used to watching his fellow GOP senators look at their shoes during closed-door meetings when he waves his charts and digs in his heels on…
New York Times: “Ever since Ms. Harris returned home to California in January after losing last year’s presidential race, Democrats have wondered whether she would run for governor in 2026….
“President Trump’s top economic advisers stressed on Sunday that they would not be deterred by a recent court decision declaring many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal, pointing to…
“President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week in an effort to overcome Republican concerns about deficit spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump is expected…
Wall Street Journal: “At least 11 big companies are moving work away from law firms that settled with the administration or are giving—or intend to give—more business to firms that…
“Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki is leading centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by 51 percent to 49 percent in Poland’s presidential election, according to a final exit poll released early Monday morning,” Politico…
Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News that a failure of the “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump and his administration are pushing for would result in the “largest tax increase…
“No, and you can underscore what I’m about to tell you. There are no Medicaid cuts in the big, beautiful bill, we’re not cutting Medicaid…” — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA),…
George Stephanopoulos opened his Sunday show with a scathing accusation of corruption by Donald Trump and his family – just six months after ABC agreed to a $16 million payment…
A jury convicted a former Republican political strategist on two counts of stalking after prosecutors charged Daniel Duffey with sending harassing text messages and letters to the victim and his…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told CBS News “the math doesn’t really add up” on the cost of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” while outlining his opposition as the legislation moves…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is doubling down on his concerns about a bill that would make sweeping changes to taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more after it was passed last…
“I’m a little stuck in a bind, where I’m like, well, I don’t want to speak up against the administration but I also don’t want to take responsibility for everything…
“Six months out from November, Virginia Democrats believe the governor’s race is Abigail Spanberger’s to lose,” Politico reports. “There’s a risk the former member of Congress could get bogged down…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called for an “end all U.S. military aid to Israel now.” Said Massie: “Nothing can justify the number of civilian casualties (tens of thousands of women…
CNN Poll: “Americans see Republicans and Democrats as offering vastly contrasting visions of the country. An 81% majority say they see important differences between the two parties, marking an increase…
“Ukraine launched audacious drone attacks on four military airports inside Russia, destroying more than 40 warplanes in the biggest blow of the war against Moscow’s long-range bomber fleet,” the Wall…
President Trump shared a post alleging that Joe Biden was “executed in 2020,” and replaced with “clones” and “robotic engineered soulless mindless entities.” Save to Favorites
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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