A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds Donald Trump leading Gov. Chris Christie in a New Jersey GOP presidential primary, 21% to 12%, with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker back at 10%.


A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds Donald Trump leading Gov. Chris Christie in a New Jersey GOP presidential primary, 21% to 12%, with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker back at 10%.
Politico: “There are no legal obstacles to running for president as a convicted felon or even from behind bars. And if Trump finds himself in that predicament, he’ll be following…
Playbook: “We’ve become anesthetized by years of his outlandish reality, such that actions that would be the end of almost any other American politician — hush money payments to an…
Washington Post: “The seven-count indictment has the potential to land Trump in prison for years if he is found guilty. He has denied any wrongdoing.” Said former FBI General Counsel…
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Punchbowl News: “We wanted to take a moment this morning to put the current strife among House Republicans into a wider context.” “Even after Speaker Kevin McCarthy resolves the current…
“Former Speaker Newt Gingrich testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021,” CNN reports. “Gingrich allegedly communicated with senior advisers to former President Donald Trump about television…
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) “has been accused of ‘seducing’ another woman’s husband into an ‘inappropriate relationship’ that speeded the end of the marriage and ended in the congresswoman taking out…
“Last fall, President Biden vowed to impose ‘consequences’ on Saudi Arabia for its decision to slash oil production amid high energy prices and fast-approaching elections in the United States,” the…
“Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief of staff was among the biggest political fundraisers helping launch DeSantis’ presidential campaign, an unusual instance of a highly influential taxpayer-funded aide’s doubling as a top…
“I can’t believe I’ve been indicted.” — Donald Trump, quoted by his lawyer, Jim Trusty, in a CNN interview. Save to Favorites
Peter Baker: “There was a time, not that long ago really, when Donald Trump said he cared about the sanctity of classified information. That, of course, was when his opponent…
Donald Trump is expected to surrender to the federal authorities in Miami at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday. At that point, the charges against him will be unsealed. Join now…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy falsely claimed that Donald Trump had been indicted by President Biden and pledged on Twitter that House Republicans would “hold this brazen weaponization of power accountable.” Save…
“A second person is expected to be charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the handling of classified documents,” The Messenger reports. “It’s unclear if the unidentified second defendant will…
New York Times: “Mr. Trump was charged with a total of seven counts, including willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the Espionage Act, making false statements and an…
Donald Trump released a video after he was indicted on federal charges: “I am an innocent man. I’ve done nothing wrong.” Save to Favorites
“Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, this time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information while out of office,” ABC News…
“George Santos, the lying and indicted GOP congressman from Queens, New York, has steadfastly refused to say where he was on January 6, 2021, while pro-Trump rioters were attacking the…
“Garret O’Boyle, an FBI agent who was presented in a public hearing by House Republicans as a whistleblower, was suspended by the bureau because internal investigators had concluded that he…
“Ashish Jha, the White House Covid-19 czar, will be leaving his post next week in the latest sign the Biden administration is confident the country is on stronger footing in…
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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