A CBS News poll in Michigan finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders, 55% to 44%.
A NBC News/Marist poll finds Clinton leading Sanders, 57% to 40%.
Save to FavoritesA CBS News poll in Michigan finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders, 55% to 44%.
A NBC News/Marist poll finds Clinton leading Sanders, 57% to 40%.
Save to Favorites“Conservative rebels looking to oust Speaker Mike Johnson are continuing their threats despite former President Donald Trump’s words of support Monday,” Politico reports. Said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): “It’s…
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday celebrated the impending passage of $60 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine ahead of a final vote, while lamenting the fact that it…
“Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joining multiple Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should step down over his handling of the crisis in…
“The Senate is poised to pass a bill as part of a broader foreign aid package that could lead to a ban on the social media app TikTok,” The Hill…
“David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of Sen….
The Republican National Committee took down the early voting “Bank Your Vote” initiative launched by former Chair Ronna McDaniel in favor of a new program, The Federalist reports. Save to…
“David Pecker, a former publisher of The National Enquirer, on Tuesday testified about the mutually beneficial relationship between Donald Trump and the supermarket tabloid that started decades ago and buoyed…
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) told the Idaho Dispatch that “unfortunately,” her state’s near-total abortion ban dating from 1864 is not being enforced, flipping back on comments she…
President Biden’s administration “unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court,”…
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said he is “beside himself” over Speaker Mike Johnson fundraising for Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) ahead of his primary runoff next month, Punchbowl News reports. Said…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to Politico: “It was the intelligence, it was the Europe generals who are in charge of the freedom of the world and of course it…
“The U.S. is drafting sanctions that threaten to cut some Chinese banks off from the global financial system, arming Washington’s top envoy with diplomatic leverage that officials hope will stop…
“Four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth,…
“India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims ‘infiltrators’ — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days…
Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) “told police that she broke into her stepmother’s home because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from her late father,…
“Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility with this court.” — Judge Juan Merchan, quoted by NBC News, to Donald Trump’s lawyer in the “hush money” criminal trial. Save to Favorites
Rolling Stone: “During a tense hearing, Judge Juan Merchan heard arguments from Manhattan prosecutors requesting that Trump be sanctioned for “willful” violations of the gag order — and sparred with…
“This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers…
“January 6th was no less than an intent and an effort to replace by force who our country had voted for. The mob was there because it hadn’t achieved what…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider “one of the most pressing questions to emerge since they eliminated the federal constitutional right to an abortion two years ago: Under what…
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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