A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds 64% of very conservative Republicans and independents now view Mitt Romney positively, up from a February low of 43%.
However, none of the Republican presidential candidates “is above water on basic popularity among all women nationally, or among men.”
Save to FavoritesPresident Trump’s administration announced sanctions on the president of Colombia, intensifying a clash with the Latin American country over alleged drug trafficking, Bloomberg reports. Trump has assailed Colombian President Gustavo…
President Trump has now raised the estimated price of his White House ballroom construction to $350 million. It was $200 million just a few days ago. Save to Favorites
“President Trump has said he wants a whole new fleet of warships. And now they have a name,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Senior White House and Navy officials are…
“The Trump administration does not believe it can shuffle money around to fund SNAP benefits into November,” Punchbowl News reports. “The White House has spent the last few weeks trying…
“Donald Trump triggered a new bout of global trade turmoil on Friday, as his administration cleared the way for new tariffs on China and the U.S. president lashed out at…
Daily Beast: “Satellite imagery shows that six trees, including southern magnolias commemorating presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt, were axed or removed from the White House grounds this…
“The Defense Department confirmed that the Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the…
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) talked to The Atlantic about his controversial tattoo. “He told me that after he got the tattoo, he had two full-body screenings for tattoos…
“A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill has raised concerns about President Trump’s expanding war against drug cartels carried out without consultation or authorization by Congress, and is pressing…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup in the region, the AP reports. Save to…
“Premiums for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare.gov will spike on average by 30 percent next year, according to final rates approved…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admitted during a podcast that President Joe Biden failed to establish “a secure border” where President Donald Trump succeeded, the Washington Examiner reports. Said Sanders: “I…
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor Friday,” Politico reports. “The nod is coming after months of pressure and just before early voting…
“Premier Doug Ford of Ontario, a populist conservative who has earned the moniker for headline-grabbing moves that get under President Trump’s skin, pulled off another dramatic moment with an anti-tariff…
“New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges that she committed bank fraud and made false statements to a lender when she bought a…
“The government website of Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) highlights that she has ‘traveled over 28,000 miles across the Commonwealth since coming into office’ and ‘headlined numerous events across…
President Trump took questions from reporters at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi: TRUMP: Adam Schiff is one of the lowest forms of scum I’ve ever dealt with…
Peggy Noonan: “Donald Trump’s supporters are feeling satisfaction after two astonishing achievements: He is the first president this century to establish order on the southern border, and he has secured…
“The U.S. military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel…
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.