CNN: “Donald Trump’s campaign will begin a push this week to reschedule the presidential debates set for this fall, but the Commission on Presidential Debates, the nonpartisan group responsible for scheduling, is standing firm for now.”
Save to Favorites“We can’t take care of daycare. We’re a big country. We’re fighting wars. It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.” — President…
Wall Street Journal: “Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with…
New York Times: “Since his re-election, President Trump has threatened to leave the NATO alliance several times. On Wednesday, he did it again, frustrated that European nations had refused to…
“President Trump’s Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presidential records to be turned over to the government is unconstitutional,” Axios reports. “The finding is an indication Trump…
“President Donald Trump isn’t inclined to seek Congress’s approval for his controversial $400 million White House ballroom — and many lawmakers are not inclined to give it,” the Washington Post…
“Top Democrats hoping a favorable political climate swoops them back into power this year are increasingly rattled about something: a growing — and unprecedented — Republican cash advantage,” NOTUS reports….
“Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who…
“The Senate sent its deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security back to the House Thursday morning — marking what should be the beginning of the end…
“President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his party’s midterm election message around a massive defense buildup, partially paid…
“French President Emmanuel Macron said a military operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force was unrealistic,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Macron: “That has never been the…
“Oil prices surged and stock markets sank on Thursday, hours after President Trump declared in a national television address that the U.S. military campaign against Iran was an overwhelming success…
“President Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in recent days as he grows frustrated with her leadership at the Justice Department and her handling of the Epstein files,“…
Politico: “The party is grappling with a crowded field, no dominant front-runner, no endorsement from President Donald Trump — and the reality that the May 19 primary will very likely…
President Trump declared victory over Iran in a prime time address, saying that U.S. military objectives are “nearing completion” while suggesting that American forces would not be used to reopen…
President Trump is set to address the nation at 9 p.m. ET with an “important update” on Iran. It’s his first prime-time address since the U.S. and Israeli assault on…
New York Times: “For the first time since 1972, NASA is sending astronauts to the moon. (But not to land there.)” “The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to launch on…
Just one-third of the public believes President Trump has a clear plan to handle the situation in Iran, according to a new CNN Poll, underscoring the deep skepticism ahead of…
New York Times: “Senate and House Republicans announced an agreement on Wednesday to move ahead as early as Thursday morning with legislation to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, resurrecting…
TMZ: “Over two dozen members of Congress are on an overseas trip during the government shutdown… and it’s all being paid for by taxpayers while tons of federal workers go…
Politico: “With a sprawling field threatening to split the vote and hand the governorship to a Republican, a late-hour effort failed to persuade longshot contenders to drop out. A preeminent…
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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