Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016, saying “I haven’t ruled out an exploratory committee myself.”
However, an aide later told the Texas Tribune that Gohmert was not entirely serious.

Save to FavoritesRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016, saying “I haven’t ruled out an exploratory committee myself.”
However, an aide later told the Texas Tribune that Gohmert was not entirely serious.

Save to FavoritesAxios: “Some Trump aides and allies say he’s mostly improvising rather than following any clear plan.” “He likes to keep his options open, spitball with different audiences, then capitalize if…
Pete Buttigieg hinted he might run for president again, the Harvard Crimson reports. Save to Favorites
“President Trump declared on Tuesday that he had already achieved one of the primary objectives of his attack on Iran, the elimination of its ability to build a nuclear weapon,”…
President Trump suggested in an interview with a British newspaper that the United States is considering leaving NATO over what he cast as the alliance’s lackluster military support for his…
President Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of 31%, according to a new CNN poll. “Trump’s overall approval rating has held relatively…
Playbook: “In a presidency filled with firsts, here’s another: Trump said he plans to head to the Supreme Court in person today to hear arguments in one of the blockbuster…
“The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the U.S. and other allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, Arab officials said, a move that would make it the…
“The American military is intensifying efforts to secure greater access to Greenland, a clear signal that President Trump’s interest in the enormous Arctic island has not waned,” the New York…
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a landmark case testing whether President Trump can limit birthright citizenship, the long-held principle that nearly all children born in the United States…
Punchbowl News: “In 20 days, Virginia voters will decide if their legislature is allowed to gerrymander the state’s congressional map to turn 10 of the 11 House seats blue for…
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday nullified an Army investigation into the unauthorized helicopter flybys of musician Kid Rock’s estate and anti-Trump protests in Tennessee over the weekend, announcing the…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that President Trump will “give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran” at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday….
Gallup finds the share of Americans saying they are Republicans or Republican-leaning independents in the first quarter of 2026, 39%, is at a low dating back to 2015. At the…
New York Times: “The Justice Department is struggling to decide how to respond to President Trump’s lawsuit demanding at least $10 billion from the I.R.S., as the department’s lawyers try…
President Trump told reporters the U.S. will leave Iran “within two weeks.” He added: “We will be leaving very soon, and if France or some other country wants to get…
President Trump on Tuesday is expected to sign an executive order cracking down on mail-in voting, CNBC reports. The Daily Caller reports the executive order would require the secretary of…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded to photos of him at Disney World over the weekend in the midst of a partial government shutdown, NewsNation reports. Said Graham: “I was invited…
President Trump told the Daily Mail he was stunned to learn that Kristi Noem’s husband is a secret cross-dresser who experts say could have compromised national security. Said Trump: “They…
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump’s public comments about the Iran war reflect a growing frustration he has communicated privately to those around him, as the disruptive conflict stretches into a second…
Former President Joe Biden and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently had lunch, MS NOW reports. Rachel Bade: “Could Pelosi be doing a little preemptive damage control before the Biden books…
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.
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