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“Plasmic Echo – a name that could conceivably work for 1970s rock band or could describe the supernatural goo left behind by the ghosts chased in the movie ‘Ghostbusters’ –…
“Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s plans to leave the Biden administration and run for California governor are more advanced than previously known — with hiring discussions and spending…
“Never before has the party in control of the House of Representatives knowingly and willingly castrated its own power so thoroughly as today’s Republicans,” Axios reports. “Republicans blew years of…
“All eyes are on America’s college campuses as simmering tensions over the Israel-Hamas war boil over into outright confrontation,” Axios reports. “The growing intensity of pro-Palestinian protests has been met…
“The U.S. Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone,” the New York Times reports. “But…
“Donald Trump’s already sizable stake in his social media company is set to jump by more than $1 billion, as he’s rewarded with additional shares in the parent of Truth…
“Manhattan prosecutors are poised to push their case against Donald Trump into a critical new phase on Tuesday, as they prepare to question a key witness and urge the judge…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is escalating her threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from power, but she faces a steep climb if she hopes to achieve that goal,…
A new Meredith poll in North Carolina finds Donald Trump edging Joe Biden in the presidential race, 41% to 39% with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. At 9%. Save to Favorites
“Republicans are waking up to the reality that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could sink their standard-bearer just as easily as he could hurt President Joe Biden, after a pair of…
Donald Trump violated his gag order by calling the jurors in his “hush money” criminal trial “Democrats” in a new interview, Los Angeles Magazine reports. Said Trump: “That jury was…
As testimony opened in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York, one of the big questions is whether Trump will take the stand in his own defense. Trump doesn’t…
“Donald Trump was evidently not happy with what he saw out the window of his chauffeured S.U.V. as he rode through Lower Manhattan on Monday morning for the beginning of…
“President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College’s May 19 graduation ceremony,“ the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “His remarks in Atlanta come as Biden has been trying…
“No one will ever accuse former President Donald Trump of being woke. But over a few hours Monday, he transformed from a disinterested observer at his own hush-money trial —…
A partially redacted but unsealed exhibit in Donald Trump’s classified documents case shows the Department of Justice had cooperation from a senior Trump aide. Save to Favorites
“Third-party and independent candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are making an unusually strong showing in early polls of this fall’s presidential race – a finding that not only highlights…
“The Supreme Court seemed ready to let cities crack down on homeless encampments, after Monday arguments in which conservative justices questioned lower-court findings that ordinances restricting sleeping in public amounted…
Donald Trump went after “hush money” witness Michael Cohen once again after his court hearing today. Said Trump: “When are they going to look at all the lies that Cohen…
“The House came together Saturday to pass a sweeping $95 billion foreign aid package, a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the closely divided chamber. But the move only intensified…
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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