“This is not time for a road-show president.”
— Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), quoted by the Washington Post, criticizing President Obama for his planned trips this week to highlight the damage that will be caused by the sequester.
Save to FavoritesRep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is requesting the White House physician conduct a “comprehensive cognitive assessment” of President Trump and brief Congress on the results. Said Raskin: “His apparently deteriorating condition…
President Trump told the New York Times that he had known his wife wanted to speak about Jeffrey Epstein at some point, and that he “thought she had a right…
“Pope Leo XIV appeared to take aim at religious language used by U.S. officials to justify the war in Iran, in the latest salvo between the pontiff and the Trump…
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Rep. James Comer said that the panel would be holding hearings to give victims of Jeffrey Epstein the chance to speak about his…
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Aaron Blake: “The week began with President Donald Trump saber-rattling like we’ve never seen before. He threatened apparent war crimes and to end a ‘whole civilization’ if Iran didn’t meet…
“President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Trump, in a recent meeting: “I’ll pardon everyone who has…
“Virtually every Democratic primary candidate this cycle, from the most progressive to the most moderate, wants voters to know one thing: How much of a ‘fighter’ they are,” Axios reports….
“President Trump will not be on the ballot this year, but you might not know it based on the ads being run by Republicans in competitive congressional primaries,” Axios reports….
President Trump, on Truth Social: “The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only…
NOTUS: “President Donald Trump is preparing a $98 billion supplemental spending request tied to U.S. military operations in Iran, a sharply reduced figure from earlier Pentagon proposals.” “Defense officials initially…
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair is considering a temporary leave of absence to run President Trump’s political operation during the midterms, Politico reports. Blair would oversee the…
Isaac Stanley-Becker: “It may not be obvious why an election in Hungary, a landlocked European country with a population roughly the size of Michigan’s, has commanded so much international attention….
New York Times: “Democrats seized on a report that President Trump accepted a donation of foreign steel to be used in the White House ballroom, saying it showed disrespect toward…
“Vice President JD Vance said he expected to hold ‘positive’ talks with Iran, the Financial Times reports. But within a few hours, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of Iran’s top wartime…
Washington Post: “The Trump administration on Friday unveiled new renderings for President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, his most significant effort to remake Washington’s skyline, as officials begin the…
“Kristi Noem’s husband, Bryon, had an on-off secret online relationship with a left-wing dominatrix for more than nine years,” the Daily Mail reports. “At times, the former homeland security secretary’s…
Bloomberg: “A group of small businesses and 24 mostly Democrat-led states urged a panel of US trade judges to vacate President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs, arguing that they were…
Punchbowl News: “It’s been a brutal run for President Donald Trump and Hill Republicans. Trump’s poll numbers on the economy are dismal, dragging down his overall approval rating. That hurts…
“Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that she might run for president in 2028, telling a gathering in New York that she is considering mounting a third bid for…
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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