Karl Rove told Fox News that Steve Bannon showed up in Alabama looking like “a scruffy out-of-work homeless guy” while “ranting and raving about the so-called establishment in Washington.”
Said Rove: “Not a winning message.”

Save to FavoritesKarl Rove told Fox News that Steve Bannon showed up in Alabama looking like “a scruffy out-of-work homeless guy” while “ranting and raving about the so-called establishment in Washington.”
Said Rove: “Not a winning message.”

Save to FavoritesJP Morgan warns that if Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues for another couple weeks, it may lead to nationwide gas prices above $5 a gallon, Yahoo Finance…
A new survey finds that approximately 20% of 2024 Trump voters may not vote Republican in 2028, and that almost 57% of voters who switched from Biden in 2020 to…
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump revisited his grievances with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over Greenland as he expressed fresh frustration with the security alliance’s stance on the Iran war.” Said…
“If I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil, because it’s there for the taking. There’s not a thing they can do about it.” —…
Eurointelligence: “The notion that intensified pressure on civilian infrastructure will force Iran to concede fundamentally underestimates the regime’s tolerance for damage.” “Repeated instances where diplomatic efforts occurred in the shadow…
“Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for control over utilities that build power plants and power lines — and then bill people for…
Dan Pfeiffer: “In a world of non-stop bad news for America and the world, the political news for Democrats has been quite upbeat. Everywhere you look, there are positive signs…
Despite her landslide win in last year’s election, new Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is barely polling above water, according to a new Washington Post-Sshar School poll. Save to Favorites
New York Times: “Democrats and Republicans alike have waged legal and rhetorical war over the name of the would-be Arizona Independent Party, underscoring the tension in the state as it…
Coming soon: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. “A riveting, intimate, and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of…
President Trump threatened to wipe out the entirety of Iranian civilization if Tehran doesn’t cede to his demands by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Said Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight,…
David Graham: “The president’s most inflammatory remarks tend to come when he gets frustrated—which might explain his recent outbursts.” Save to Favorites
“I think anyone that follows politics can tell there are no principles left in my party. Even for people who agree with some of the stuff the president is doing,…
Axios: “Trump might be the most hawkish person in the top echelons of his administration on Iran, according to a U.S. source who spoke to him several times in recent…
New York Times: “President Trump spoke with the astronauts of the Artemis II mission hours after their spaceship swung around the far side of the moon and took them farther…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has President Trump’s “complete and total support” — but is on course to lose the country’s elections, which are shaping up to be one of…
Wall Street Journal: “As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran by a Tuesday night deadline, the Republican-led Congress is out of the picture. Lawmakers are on a holiday…
President Trump warned over the weekend that unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET, the United States would destroy the country’s civilian infrastructure. The ticking clock…
ABC News: “Nearly two years after the Supreme Court’s monumental 2024 decision granting President Donald Trump sweeping immunity from prosecution, the ruling’s broader impact on American government is beginning to…
“Republicans are debating how far to go on their forthcoming party-line spending bill to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement for the rest of his presidency,” Semafor reports. “Some Republican…
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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