Rep. David Valadao (R-CA), talked to KBAK-TV on being named the “poorest” member of Congress.
Said Valadao: “I had a few people email me and text me. I had a few personal phone calls, people making fun of me. But it is what it is.”
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Jonathan Lemire: “Military success in Venezuela has emboldened the president to flex his power even more.” Save to Favorites
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) introduced a bill Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state as President Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory, CBS News…
“As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness accounts slowly emerging suggest that the government is waging one of…
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“Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed on Monday to stop a proposed wealth tax in California, saying that its mere introduction had already hurt the state by driving some billionaires to relocate…
“The secretary of labor’s chief of staff and deputy chief of staff were placed on administrative leave on Monday, as the Labor Department’s watchdog begins investigating allegations of professional misconduct…
Punchbowl News: “Trump’s style has always blended populism with corporate giveaways. Following his inauguration nearly a year ago — attended by some of the world’s richest people — Trump successfully…
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“Vulnerable House Democrats confronted DNC Chair Ken Martin over the committee’s anemic fundraising and midterm plans during a heated meeting last month,” Punchbowl News reports. “The tense exchanges show a…
“President Donald Trump’s campaign to criminally investigate his political adversaries keeps running into an intractable problem: his mouth,” Politico reports. “The news Sunday that the Justice Department has been secretly…
“President Trump will receive Venezuelan opposition activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “It will be a…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s “absolutely” willing to work with President Trump after they spoke on Monday, pointing to a potential cap on credit card interest rates as an area…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that the Justice Department’s targeting of Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell “better be real” and “better be serious,” raising concerns about “political interference” in…
“The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a boat that the Trump administration said was smuggling drugs, killing 11…
President Trump said countries doing business with Iran will be subject to a 25 percent tariff on trade with the U.S., a move that could hit major economies such as…
“A perturbed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told President Trump late Sunday that the federal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair ‘made a mess’ and could be bad for financial markets,”…
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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