Sen. Bernie Sanders wins Maine Democratic presidential caucus, NBC News reports.
Politico: “Sanders had courted the state’s voters aggressively, while Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton had not made an appearance in the state since September.”


Sen. Bernie Sanders wins Maine Democratic presidential caucus, NBC News reports.
Politico: “Sanders had courted the state’s voters aggressively, while Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton had not made an appearance in the state since September.”
“Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court is not as divided as members of the public might think, praising his liberal colleagues and highlighting rulings in which the justices were…
“Donald Trump is unveiling a 2024 education policy plan, one focusing heavily on the culture war components that have animated conservatives,” Politico reports. The plan calls for cutting federal funding…
Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening, CNN reports. After the meeting, Musk wrote on…
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) “will serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee this Congress, the only new senator to join the panel on the Democratic side,” Roll Call reports. “His assignment…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who negotiated the bipartisan gun law that passed last year, said he doesn’t expect to see new legislative action on gun violence despite the recent mass…
Special Operations troops killed a senior Islamic State leader in a helicopter raid in a remote area of Somalia on Thursday, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
Arizona Republic: “New records show Trump received direct updates from people at the coliseum, his allies pressured the lead contractor on when to report findings, and that contractor asked people…
New York Times: “Egged on by Mr. Trump, Attorney General William Barr set out in 2019 to dig into their shared theory that the Russia investigation likely stemmed from a…
Bloomberg: “The former president, itching to seal up support early in what remains a key state in the Republican presidential contest, has checked in with Iowa influencers who have stood…
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), by name, on the Senate floor over the West Virginian’s push to halt electric vehicle tax credits that don’t…
“Members of Congress will be able to bring guests to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in February,” Politico reports. “It’s a change from last year’s State of…
“The Biden administration is under pressure from Capitol Hill lawmakers and student debt advocates to develop contingency plans to cancel billions of dollars in student debt and to move forward…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told Raw Story that “she’s not not running. In fact, she has no plans to decide — let alone announce — her 2024 intentions until next…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is backing former Trump campaign adviser Harmeet Dhillon in her bid to take the Republican National Committee chairmanship away from Ronna McDaniel, The Hill reports….
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who lost a Senate bid in Ohio last year, announced that he’s joining the leadership council of a political nonprofit that promotes the natural gas…
Amanda Carpenter: “In 2024, nearly half of the Democratic caucus—23 senators—is up for re-election. Of those, eight are considered vulnerable: five in battleground states (Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia) and…
Charles C.W. Cooke: “Let’s check in on the shadow primary for the 2024 Republican nomination. Nikki Haley is putting together a finance committee, and suggested last week that she’s ‘leaning…
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“The National Archives is formally asking former presidents and vice presidents to re-check their personal records for any classified documents or other presidential records in the wake of classified documents…
Former Trump-era Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli is testifying before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday, CNN reports. “Cuccinelli headed into the grand jury area…
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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