“If I shoot it, I’m gonna eat it.”
— Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), interviewed by National Review, about hunting a lion in Zimbabwe which “wasn’t particularly tasty. It was kind of chewy, but I ate it too.”
Save to Favorites“If I shoot it, I’m gonna eat it.”
— Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), interviewed by National Review, about hunting a lion in Zimbabwe which “wasn’t particularly tasty. It was kind of chewy, but I ate it too.”
Save to FavoritesLawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News “imminently,” according to a letter sent to the network and obtained by NBC News. The letter cites the network’s alleged “conspiracy…
“Donald Trump is playing down the prospect of nationwide abortion restrictions, falsely saying Republicans have long sought to leave abortion law to the states,” NBC News reports. “Trump’s latest claim…
Preliminary 2023 FBI data “paint the picture” of a big decrease in overall crime across the United States, USA Today reports. “That’s not the picture Trump and his supporters are…
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long…
Time: “What emerged in two interviews with Trump, and conversations with more than a dozen of his closest advisers and confidants, were the outlines of an imperial presidency that would…
“I let them quit because I have a heart. I don’t want to embarrass anybody. I don’t think I’ll do that again. From now on, I’ll fire.” — Donald Trump,…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has “no shot” at being Donald Trump’s running mate after revealing in a forthcoming book that she shot and killed her puppy, the New…
“Donald Trump and the Democratic National Committee are hammering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His supporters are thrilled,” Politico reports. “As Kennedy raised money in a series of private events Monday…
“Vice President Kamala Harris made a new effort to energize Black voters in battleground states on Monday, visiting Atlanta for the kickoff of a national economic tour that will highlight…
Politico: “With the contest two weeks away, Trone is explicitly making his bank account a selling point, testing whether it’s more important for Democrats to diversify the overwhelmingly white and…
Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) “became the latest member of Congress to announce his retirement plans unexpectedly in a way that benefited an ally and prevented voters from having as much…
New York Times: “In an interview, Mr. Jeffries said his comment about coming to Mr. Johnson’s rescue remains only an observation, and that Democrats would likely meet early this week…
New York Magazine: “Can former CNN pundit John Avlon flip a Long Island congressional seat blue with his West Wing throwback politics?” I’ll be holding a private conversation for members…
New York Times: “The judge presiding over the case, Juan M. Merchan, is expected to rule as soon as Tuesday on the prosecution’s request that he hold Mr. Trump in…
“Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with Israel, but is debating whether to implement the move in the coming weeks or after the presidential election in the United States…
New York Times: “Even the insiders are fed up with Washington. To understand why, we put the same eight questions to House and Senate members in both parties who are…
New Emerson College Polling/The Hill swing state polls find Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; the differences are…
“The first text message Rep. Rudy Yakym (R., Ind.) sent after skydiving in January was to House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to tell him that he was OK—and that Republicans’…
“A half-dozen conservative senators known as the ‘Breakfast Club’ are banding together to try to influence the race for Senate GOP leader — and how the chamber would run with…
“The House Freedom Caucus is upset with Speaker Mike Johnson. Even furious,” Punchbowl News reports. “But the group of hardline Republican conservatives isn’t signing onto Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA)…
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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