“I don’t really know why he’s doing well. I mean, I will bring America to a new level… Ben is — you know, that’s not his thing. But he certainly seems to be resonating.”
— Donald Trump, quoted by NBC News, on Ben Carson’s popularity among Republicans.
Save to FavoritesWall Street Journal: “President Trump is seeking to lower the profile of his mass deportation effort, and has directed his top advisers to adopt a new approach on one of…
Wall Street Journal: “Twenty days into the war, the commander in chief has used his favorite platform—Truth Social—to cajole allies, berate adversaries, reassure embattled Gulf states and conduct his own…
Wall Street Journal: “Saudi Arabia’s oil officials are working frantically to project how high oil prices might go if the Iran war and its disruption of energy supplies doesn’t end…
Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. and its allies have intensified the battle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending low-flying attack jets over the sea lanes to blast Iranian naval…
“Congressional Republicans are confronting serious doubts they can pass Iran war funding on their own, especially as the potential price tag balloons into the hundreds of billions of dollars,” Politico…
“A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump on Thursday unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, the latest effort by the administration to celebrate…
Bloomberg: “Billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fund Donald Trump’s first run for president, is ramping up his engagement with federal politics again after sitting out the 2024 election cycle.” Save…
Rachel Bade: “A person close to Gabbard tells me this afternoon that she has no plans to resign anytime soon — war or no.” “The real question is what Trump…
Associated Press: “Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) condemned special interest money that poured into the state ahead of this week’s primary, including from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby that the billionaire…
Franklin Foer: “When Trump thought protesters might triumph, he made them extravagant promises. After it became clear that they weren’t going to quickly overthrow the mullahs, he treated them as…
CNBC: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said ‘Iran is being decimated’ as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but…
Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging “grand conspiracy” case against the ex-officials who investigated and prosecuted President Trump, Axios reports. “The Trump administration’s grand conspiracy…
Politico: “The U.S. already has about 50,000 troops in the region, and any increase hints at the potential for more significant involvement, including sending servicemembers into Iran. The size and…
“Some 65% of Americans believe President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Save to…
New York Times: “Even though the Trump administration has portrayed protesters as left-wing terrorists and pushed for serious charges to be filed, often over actions that defense lawyers say are…
ProPublica: “Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who founded an antivaccine group and once likened the immunization of children to a holocaust, is transforming a government that long championed the lifesaving benefits…
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that if a partial government shutdown continues, small airports could soon shut down as 50,000 airport security officers go without pay,” Reuters…
Politico: “A tiny Iranian island responsible for virtually all of the country’s oil exports is in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs.” “Trump began attacking Kharg Island, the 5-mile strip of land…
Associated Press: “Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the…
“We’re just one cycle away from AIPAC running ads in favor of their candidates by saying that person rejects AIPAC. It shows just how toxic AIPAC has become to Democratic…
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.
“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”
— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”
“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”
— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report
“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”
— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report
“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”
— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia
“Political Wire is a great, great site.”
— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”
— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post
“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”
— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit
“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”
— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.