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New York Times: “Mr. Trump and his allies have cast the search as a partisan assault while amplifying conflicting arguments about the handling of sensitive documents and failing to answer…
“The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued an unclassified joint intelligence bulletin warning of a spike in threats to federal law enforcement officials since the search of…
Former President Trump called on the FBI to return the documents seized from his estate in Mar-a-Lago, claiming some of them to be privileged, attorney-client material, The Hill reports. There…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suddenly wants to repeal the Espionage Act. Save to Favorites
“Hosts on Russia’s state-owned Russia-1 television channel said that officials in Moscow have already been ‘studying’ top secret and other classified documents the FBI sought through a search warrant of…
The New York Times interviewed Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) NEW YORK TIMES: Do you own a gun? MALONEY: No. NEW YORK TIMES: Have you ever fired a gun? MALONEY:…
Washington Post: “Immediately after the search, Trump seemed to believe the FBI had played into his hands. Instead of exhibiting any concern, two people who spoke to him Monday evening…
New York Times: “Shortly before Mr. Garland made the announcement, a person close to Mr. Trump reached out to a Justice Department official to pass along a message from the…
Wall Street Journal: “At 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2021, his last day in office, he issued a list of 143 pardons and commutations, generating more presidential records required to…
“Multiple sources tell me overnight a man set his car on fire and drove into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol. He started shooting indiscriminately, ultimately shot and killed himself,”…
“When I look at classified documents, I’ve got to go in a special room… I can’t even wear my Fitbit.” — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), on Meet the Press. Save…
“Former president Donald Trump’s stubborn refusal to return highly classified material forced the Justice Department’s hand, resulting in the execution of a search warrant at his residence. But while it…
Sidney Blumenthal has some unanswered questions about the files seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Save to Favorites
“Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion can go into effect at the end of August while legal challenges to the restrictions are reviewed, the Idaho Supreme Court said in a ruling…
New York Times: “Ahead of the midterm elections this fall, TikTok is shaping up to be a primary incubator of baseless and misleading information, in many ways as problematic as…
New York Times: “All across America, Democrats are using abortion as a powerful cudgel in their 2022 television campaigns, paying for an onslaught of ads in House, Senate and governor’s…
“Former President Donald Trump took Truth Social to his social media platform over the weekend to lash out at the FBI over its raid of Mar-a-Lago,” Insider reports. “In a…
The New York Times asked Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) whether President Biden should seek re-election: MALONEY: Off the record, he’s not running again. NEW YORK TIMES: Not off the record….
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) guest hosted Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight on Friday night, The Week reports. Save to Favorites
“A third candidate for public office has come to forward to say a sheriff on Florida’s Space Coast offered help in getting a job in exchange for leaving a race…
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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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