Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) has decided to seek re-election and is expected to
announce that decision shortly, Roll Call reports.
The incumbent will likely
face a competitive primary election against state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R).
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) has decided to seek re-election and is expected to
announce that decision shortly, Roll Call reports.
The incumbent will likely
face a competitive primary election against state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R).
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition to the Republican Party, Semafor reports. Said Hoyer: “To some degree they have the same problem the Republicans…
“A special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Antony Blinken disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid after reviewing allegations that they…
“A political group with ties to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is going on air against some of the Republicans who ousted him from leadership,” Politico reports. “The American Prosperity Alliance,…
The Senate voted along party lines to bypass an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, effectively dismissing House Republicans’ charges, Punchbowl News reports. All Democrats voted to uphold…
The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
“President Joe Biden urged the House and Senate to quickly approve Speaker Mike Johnson’s multi-part plan to get aid to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific,” Politico reports. Said Biden: “The…
Former attorney general William Barr effectively endorsed Donald Trump, despite having previously criticized Trump’s conduct while in office and comparing him to a “defiant, 9-year-old kid,” the Washington Post reports….
“Donald Trump’s campaign has found a new way to press for badly needed cash,” Politico reports. “In a letter received by Republican digital vendors this week, the Trump campaign is…
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) “remains unconscious after suffering a heart attack on April 6, indicating that the congressman’s medical condition is substantially more severe than had been initially revealed,”…
Donald Trump presumably thought he was taking a moderate position on abortion by saying he would just leave it up to the states. But now that Arizona Republicans are refusing…
“House Republicans in Arizona on Wednesday scuttled another effort to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion, defying pressure from prominent Republicans, including former President Donald J. Trump, who had…
“Donald Trump is under pressure from economists in his circle to embrace a flat tax rate, softer trade stance and to hold the line on the state and local tax…
“Donald Trump complained Wednesday that his lawyers were not given ‘unlimited’ chances to reject prospective jurors at his New York criminal hush money trial,” CNBC reports. “But state law caps…
Israel considered conducting a retaliatory strike against Iran on Monday night but eventually decided to postpone it, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
During a contentious meeting Tuesday night in Speaker Johnson’s office, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) warned Republicans that he would personally campaign against any lawmaker who voted for Ukraine aid, Punchbowl…
A new Marquette University Law School Poll in Wisconsin finds Donald Trump slightly edging Joe Biden in the presidential race, 51% to 49%. “That includes undecided voters (8% of those…
“Speaker Mike Johnson has released bills to send tens of billions of dollars in aid to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, setting up a vote Saturday on the long-awaited priority,”…
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Wednesday that criminal referrals stemming from his investigation into President Biden could come “within weeks” even as he cautioned “impeachment…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may get a much-needed boost for his foreign aid plans as departing Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) has flexibility to remain in town into Saturday to support…
“American voters are growing more supportive of Joe Biden’s handling of the US economy, but remain unsettled by persistent inflation, especially rising petrol prices,” according to a new Financial Times…
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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