The leader of a Ku Klux Klan branch in North Carolina missed his own Donald Trump victory parade because he was in a jail cell, arrested for stabbing a fellow Klan member the night before, according to the Daily Mail.
Save to FavoritesScientific American: “The average American born in 2024 is now expected to live to age 79. That life expectancy is more than a half-year longer than it was in 2023…
“Plainclothes Iranian security forces have rounded up thousands of people in a campaign of mass arrests and intimidation to deter further protests after crushing the bloodiest unrest since the 1979…
Ghislaine Maxwell claimed that 29 associates and friends of Jeffrey Epstein were shielded by the U.S. government through “secret settlements,” the Telegraph reports. Save to Favorites
A new KFF poll finds the cost of health care, including paying for health insurance and out-of-pocket expenses, tops the list of the public’s economic anxieties, rising well above other…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) faces a dilemma, the Washington Post reports. “Should she play things cautiously when it comes to redistricting, and pursue a strategy that would almost certainly…
“I grew up in a trailer park and I like a good scrap.” — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), in an interview with Politico. Save to Favorites
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal authorities in Los Angeles late Thursday night, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
“As the Senate prepares to kick government funding back to the House, Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down another revolt from his right flank,” Axios reports. “While removing Department of…
The Texas State Board of Education is close to backing a plan “that would make Texas the first state in the country to mandate all public school students read passages…
A new Texas Public Opinion Research survey finds James Talarico (D) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) are in a dead heat in Texas’ Senate Democratic primary. Save to Favorites
“President Trump has been presented in recent days with an expanded list of potential military options against Iran aimed at doing further damage to the country’s nuclear and missile facilities…
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) “believes his state might be better off if it were to become a part of Canada,” the New York Daily News reports. Said Ventura: “Since…
President Trump warned British prime minister Keir Starmer that it is “very dangerous” to build closer business ties with China, after the UK prime minister hailed “strong” relations with Beijing…
“The Republican National Committee will report raising $172 million in 2025, including a $16 million haul in December,” NOTUS reports. “The committee will start this midterm year with $95.1 million…
President Trump announced that he had selected Kevin Warsh, a conservative economist and former Federal Reserve official, as the next chairman of the central bank, the New York Times reports….
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is going up with the first TV ad of her Senate campaign that rebukes Trump’s immigration enforcement surge as “ridiculous, outrageous and unconstitutional,” Politico reports. Save…
Punchbowl News: “The Senate is struggling to reach an agreement to quickly pass a massive government funding deal negotiated by Democrats and President Donald Trump.” “Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) emerged…
“President Trump threatened new tariffs on Thursday on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island and long-time foe of the United States,” Reuters reports….
“I’ve continued to tell the president you’ve got to get the amateurs out of the Oval Office for his own sake, for his legacy, but for the sake of Republicans….
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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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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