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“The Democratic Party is planning an unusually aggressive push to win seats in state legislatures next year, targeting more than 650 seats and aiming to make gains in 42 chambers,”…
A new PRRI poll shows Americans overwhelmingly “support keeping the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship amid growing public resistance to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.” “Two-thirds of Americans — including majorities…
Elon Musk said that DOGE, the Trump administration’s cost-cutting department he spearheaded, was “somewhat successful,” Axios reports. “It’s a rare comment from Musk regarding the work DOGE did earlier this…
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Paul Krugman: “Trump would be in much better political shape right now if he had basically continued Biden’s policies, with only a few cosmetic changes. When he took office inflation…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that…
“Republicans’ Senate campaign arm has actively worked behind the scenes to encourage Rep. Jasmine Crockett to jump into the Senate Democratic primary in Texas, believing she will be the easiest…
“Speaker Mike Johnson is once again facing blowback from his own members, this time over the must-pass national defense authorization bill,” Axios reports. “Johnson made a promise to conservatives this…
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) “announced his retirement after a decade of service at the U.S. House, ending an impressive career that saw him rise to the rank of Budget Committee…
“Facing criticism for rising costs for American consumers under his administration, President Trump stoked fear of immigrants from poor countries to rally a crowd of his supporters at a Pennsylvania…
“President Trump on Tuesday night gave the first of a series of speeches intended to alleviate Americans’ concerns about the cost of living, but spent most of the time mocking…
“Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are moving decisively away from extending key Obamacare tax credits that help more than 20 million Americans pay for health insurance — following direct cues…
“President Trump promised the most deportations in decades to reverse illegal immigration. But the system for legal immigration is also buckling under his pressure,” Axios reports. “In just the last…
“Nearly half of Americans said they find groceries, utility bills, health care, housing and transportation difficult to afford,” according to The Politico Poll. “The results paint a grim portrait of…
“The White House says Secretary Kristi Noem isn’t going anywhere. That hasn’t stopped people from floating possible replacements,” Politico reports. “Fox News contributor and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and…
Georgia Democrats continued to gather momentum ahead of next year’s midterm elections, flipping a solidly Republican state House seat in a special election on Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports….
Eileen Higgins (D) defeated Trump-backed opponent Emilio González (R) in Tuesday night’s runoff for Miami mayor, the Miami Herald reports. Although the race is technically non-partisan, Higgins is the first…
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (D-IL) Senate campaign sent fundraising emails purporting to be from Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) — but Lieu didn’t know and hasn’t endorsed his colleague’s campaign, NBC News…
National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett says he would rely on his own judgment and not bow to political pressure to decide whether to cut interest rates if he becomes…
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) issued a plea to the White House: “Please send Trump to every single House swing district. He is so out of touch and in the fantasy…
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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