According to a Smart Politics analysis of U.S. Senate race ratings, the odds of a pick-up in Iowa’s contest between Rep. Bruce Braley (D) and Joni Ernst (R) are closer to 50-50 than any other contest in the country, with Alaska close behind.
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“Russia has signaled it could reject a modified US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine if it fails to satisfy Moscow’s long-standing demands, even as Kyiv indicated it…
“Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — in their effort to win…
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said her organization’s efforts to support a potential JD Vance presidential campaign in 2028 are “in the works,” CNN reports. Save to Favorites
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there may be as many as four meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next year as both sides look to…
“Donald Trump is struggling to stay on message after accidentally boosting a call to impeach himself,” the Daily Beast reports. “The president went on a social media posting spree attacking…
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Justice Department would take “all available legal action, including an immediate appeal,” after a federal judge tossed out separate criminal charges against the…
Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Politico: “The head-spinning and chaotic past week of U.S. diplomacy has made plain two truths about Rubio’s role in the administration.” “First, foreign and congressional interlocutors regard him as a…
“President Donald Trump’s astonishingly chummy Oval Office meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could not have come at a worse time for Rep. Elise Stefanik,” Politico reports. “The…
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Fox News that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t the only one on retirement watch. Said McCarthy: “She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine….
Anne Applebaum: “The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a…
Jonathan Bernstein: “Several of us have been calling the Republican Party dysfunctional, and House Republicans as the most dysfunctional of all, for quite some time. Hard as it is to…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Mail she has “PTSD about making plans” due to her job as press secretary and her frenetic schedule, so instead she…
“Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will huddle with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday about a peace plan to end the Ukraine war, a rare meeting between the countries’ top…
“President Donald Trump appeared ready to roll out a health care proposal intended to address an imminent Obamacare subsidy cliff — a sign the White House is eager to avoid…
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) cautioned the White House that most House Republicans don’t have an appetite for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, showing how hard it will be politically…
“The U.S. government on Monday sued Sen. Jim Justice, a West Virginia Republican, and his wife for more than $5 million in unpaid federal income taxes, penalties, and interest dating…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) “was so appalled by the Trump administration’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan that he considered resigning in protest,” Axios reports. “Bacon’s threat is not an idle one…
“The Trump administration is snapping up ownership shares of private companies it deems essential to national security. It is an unusual new strategy that has already committed more than $10…
“Death threats and infighting are spurring House Republicans to contemplate whether they want to stay in Congress — or even leave early,” Axios reports. Overall: “41 members have already announced…
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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