A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 34% of Republicans called President Obama an imminent threat to the United States, versus 25% who ranked Russian President Vladimir Putin and 23% who viewed Syrian President Bashar al-Assed as that dangerous.


A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 34% of Republicans called President Obama an imminent threat to the United States, versus 25% who ranked Russian President Vladimir Putin and 23% who viewed Syrian President Bashar al-Assed as that dangerous.
Tina Nguyen: “I asked a number of Republicans close to the top candidates to predict how an indictment would affect Trump’s campaign, and whether it would boost his standing in…
The Manhattan DA plans to convene the grand jury investigating Donald Trump hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, NBC News reports. Save to Favorites
“A super PAC closely aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making a major expansion, bringing on a top Republican strategist and establishing its headquarters in Atlanta,” Politico reports. “It…
Frustrated by the books being removed from school libraries, a Utah parent says the Bible should be reviewed for being “one of the most sex-ridden books around,” the Salt Lake…
Gov. Ron DeSantis reversed his stance on Ukraine, saying he believes Vladimir Putin is “a war criminal” who needs to be held “accountable” for invading the country, the New York…
Stormy Daniels tweeted that her phone records are “gonna hurt” Donald Trump after she’d handed them over to her attorney. Save to Favorites
Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled that lower courts rightly dismissed six out of seven claims in Kari Lake’s lawsuit arguing she was cheated out of the governorship and actually won the…
The Daily Beast reviews the legal ways Donald Trump could have paid hush money to Stormy Daniels. Save to Favorites
A judge in Wyoming blocked a state abortion ban that took effect this week, saying it ran afoul of a 2012 constitutional amendment voters approved that guarantees “each competent adult…
“Attorneys for five Proud Boys on trial on charges of seditious conspiracy said on Wednesday that the Justice Department had informed them that a witness one of them had been…
A new AP-NORC poll finds President Biden notched an approval rating of 38% in the new poll, after 45% said they approved in February and 41% in January. His ratings…
Washington Post: “Trump’s team, for its part, believes the former president’s biggest weaknesses currently are fatigue with his chaos and controversies; his baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen;…
Heather Cox Richardson: “Trump bought Daniels’s silence because he was willing to break laws in order to get elected. Then–Trump fixer Michael Cohen paid Daniels for her story in exchange…
“Democrats across the Midwest are appealing to President Joe Biden to back Chicago as the destination for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, arguing the party must send a strong signal…
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that more Americans oppose than favor seven out of eight signature policies put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida, with support ranging from…
Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. military garrison in Syria nearly every day in March, violating a four-year-old agreement between the U.S. and Russia and risking escalation, NBC…
“A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawyer for Donald Trump must provide notes, transcripts and other evidence to prosecutors investigating how classified documents remained at the former president’s…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told lawmakers that European countries should detain Vladimir Putin and turn him over to the International Criminal Court if the Russian president visits their countries,…
“All eyes are trained on the Federal Reserve as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike Wednesday afternoon – exactly 10 days after the Biden administration stepped in…
Punchbowl News: “The recent collapse of two large regional banks rattled global markets, raising concerns about financial stability during a precarious moment for the U.S. economy. Would this backdrop of…
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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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