“It’s my voice. They want to take away my voice… They’re not going to take away my social media.”
— President Trump, in an interview with the New York Times.

Save to Favorites“It’s my voice. They want to take away my voice… They’re not going to take away my social media.”
— President Trump, in an interview with the New York Times.

Save to FavoritesPresident Trump said Monday that the U.S. will “completely” obliterate Iran’s electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is not “immediately” reopened…
Vice President JD Vance told a podcaster he’ll “get to the bottom” of the government’s UFO files, adding that he’s “obsessed,” The Hill reports. Said Vance: “Trust me, anybody who’s…
President Trump showed reporters new renders of the White House ballroom, which will have a “military compound” underneath it, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
A majority of Americans say the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again,” according to a new Politico Poll, including 41% of Donald Trump’s 2024 voters….
Washington Post: “Allies and partners of the United States in Asia are steeling themselves for what they see as the nightmare scenario of a long American war in the Middle…
The Economist: “As its tankers keep plying the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now earning nearly twice as much from oil sales each day as it did before American and…
Bloomberg: “The biggest oil supply shock in history has reached the one-month mark. Prices have surged, growth forecasts are being cut worldwide, and shortages are emerging across Asia, from Thailand…
Financial Times: “Over four decades, Iran has built what it calls a ‘resistance economy,’ designed to withstand conflict, sanctions and hostility with nations near and far.” “The Islamic republic manufactures…
Photos taken by TMZ showed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) dining at Disney World while the Department of Homeland Security is still shut down. Save to Favorites
Playbook: “Trump’s private conversations and public statements reveal a president taking a highly unusual twin-track approach to war — pursuing both a rapid exit from a conflict that he knows…
Punchbowl News: “Let’s be abundantly clear — this record-breaking, 44-day DHS funding impasse has turned into a political disaster for Republicans.” “At one point, Republicans seemed to be breaking through…
“Iran’s sprawling security apparatus isn’t solely held together by ideology. It is underpinned by a system of economic incentives that make the regime’s collapse a direct threat to the livelihood…
President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that there has been “regime change” in Iran during the course of the war, CNN reports. Said Trump: “We’ve had regime change, if you look…
President Trump said on Sunday night that Iran had agreed to release 20 more cargo ships of oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday, in what the president…
Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin continued trading insults on social media, with Kelly accusing the Fox News personality of trying to “slut shame” her, and Levin calling her “a vile,…
North Korea on Sunday conducted a missile test for an upgraded solid-fuel engine it says can reach the U.S. mainland, NewsNation reports. Save to Favorites
President Trump said Sunday that Iran has agreed to “most of” the 15-point list of demands that the US conveyed, via Pakistan, to end the war, CNN reports. Asked whether…
President Trump told the Financial Times he could “take the oil in Iran” and seize Iran’s export hub of Kharg Island, as hostilities in the Middle East continued into its…
“Oil prices climbed above $116 per barrel after markets opened Sunday, as Iran-backed Houthi militants fired missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend and promised to continue attacks,” Axios…
“Several hundred U.S. Special Operations forces have arrived in the Middle East, joining thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers in a deployment meant to give President Trump additional options to…
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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