The latest Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll finds Donald Trump expanding his lead over the GOP presidential field with 42%, followed by Ben Carson at 25%, Marco Rubio at 10%, Ted Cruz at 8% and Jeb Bush at 6%.
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A man Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) “blocked from rising to the federal judiciary in 2022, is now seeking to unseat her in the 2026 midterms,” the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. “Lowndes…
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“The House of Representatives is preparing to vote this week on a GOP measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver and remove the New Jersey Democrat from the Homeland Security Committee,”…
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“President Donald Trump on Wednesday called demands that his administration release the Jeffrey Epstein files a distraction from his successes, as a group of victims of the notorious sex offender…
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U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump administration’s import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current business environment…
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Donald Trump has tested every boundary since returning to the White House, but none more brazen than his drive to enrich himself. Over the Labor Day weekend, Trump pocketed more…
“The man suspected of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course has filed a motion challenging him to a round on the links — with the…
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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