Vice President Mike Pence denied to CBS News being a part of discussions to invoke the 25th Amendment, removing President Trump from office.


Vice President Mike Pence denied to CBS News being a part of discussions to invoke the 25th Amendment, removing President Trump from office.
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Daily Beast: “Commenters on social media were quick to note that at several points throughout the parade, First Lady Melania Trump appeared to almost be dozing off, or at least…
New York Times: “President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his…
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ratcheted up the stakes in the New York City mayor’s race Saturday night during a rally for contender Zohran Mamdani, framing the contest as a referendum on…
“Israel and Iran continued intense bombardments on one another’s territories for the third day, with no sign of a reprieve and growing concerns over a wider conflict in one of…
“The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration…
New York Times: “Over the course of the three-hour event, which was held to celebrate the Army’s 250th birthday — it happened to be Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday, too —…
“President Trump began the week of his 79th birthday reeling from his explosive public breakup with Elon Musk,” Axios reports. “He ended it with tanks in the capital, Marines in…
“Israel has asked the Trump administration over the past 48 hours to join the war with Iran in order to eliminate its nuclear program,” Axios reports. “Israel lacks the bunker…
Wall Street Journal: “Israel had spent months smuggling in parts for hundreds of quadcopter drones rigged with explosives—in suitcases, trucks and shipping containers—as well as munitions that could be fired…
“Republican and Democratic politicians are warning about rising violence targeting elected officials in the aftermath of a series of attacks, including the killing of a state official in Minnesota on…
“Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday, raucously pushing back on what they see as President Donald Trump’s widening authoritarianism, attacks on immigrants and deep cuts…
New York Times: “For an event that relied on mesmerizing production and an awe factor for spectators, a number of logistical obstacles and muted enthusiasm were palpable on the ground.”…
“The sky over Tehran was engulfed in smoke and flame on Sunday after the city’s main gas depot was struck during Israel’s latest wave of attacks on Iran,” the New…
“The Democratic establishment descended on the Hamptons this weekend for something of a political royal wedding that brought together the worlds of big-money politics and Clinton-era insiders,” the New York…
Graham Parsons: “Up until a week ago, the blurring of the boundaries between the administration’s ideology and the military had not yet manifested as an attempt to employ the military…
Adam Nagourey: “This country has faced — and survived — spasms of tension and disruption before. Debate and disagreement, as well as military and even domestic conflict, are knitted into…
Two law enforcement officials told CNN the suspect in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband is 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Officials found a “manifesto” identifying “many lawmakers and…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “strike every target” of Iran’s regime, as tensions between the long-standing foes continue to flare, CNN reports. Netanyahu said that in the “very…
Wall Street Journal: “A review of dozens of known far-right social-media accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers across leading platforms like X, Truth Social, and Telegram are posting about…
“President Trump prepared on Saturday to make a show of American military might with a parade of tanks, missiles and aircraft through the heart of the nation’s capital,” the New…
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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