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“To a degree surpassing any other contest in the 2022 midterms so far, Donald Trump has poured his personal prestige into Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary race, which is going through…
“It’s their right to do it, but it’s a rather hostile act. It doesn’t mean I have to like it… They’re spending millions and millions of dollars, and I’m saying…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making low-level tactical decisions that would normally be decided by an officer in charge of as few as 700 Russian troops, the Times of London…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that will make protesting outside of a person’s home illegal. Save to Favorites
“The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald Trump after commissioners deadlocked over whether his campaign broke the law by masking how it was…
“Joel Greenberg, the former Florida official whose crimes in the state ensnared US Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has been granted another delay of sentencing as…
“The Biden administration is restoring flights to Cuban cities other than Havana and reestablishing a family reunification program suspended for years, following recommendations of a long-anticipated review of U.S. policy…
“A staffer with Doug Mastriano’s Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign who helped block media access to an event over the weekend was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, where he appeared…
A new NBC poll found the Democratic Party with a net favorability rating of -19. That’s lower than the Republican Party at -11, Vice-President Kamala Harris at -17, and Donald…
Baby formula manufacturer Abbott Laboratories said it has reached deal with the Food and Drug Administration to restart production at factory tied to shortage, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
As Covid-19 cases rise across the country, you can now order a third round of free at-home tests from the federal government. Save to Favorites
“A number of companies that were associated with President Trump have filed for bankruptcy. There can be no assurances that TMTG will not also become bankrupt.” — A disclaimer in…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) hinted the state would take control over Disney World’s self-governing district, instead of handing it over to local governments if it is dissolved next year,…
“Two leading Republican Senate hopefuls in Pennsylvania are savaging each other in TV ads over who supported transgender surgery more. In Missouri, another GOP candidate for Senate surged when she…
Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter, saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn’t be “out of the question,” Bloomberg reports….
Matt Levine: “Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which runs the ‘Truth Social’ app, plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition…
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race got another plot twist over the weekend as Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) suffered a stroke. There’s probably not enough time for Conor Lamb (D) to…
“Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) was resoundingly booed on Saturday while giving a commencement address at the University of Wyoming after she said it is a ‘fundamental scientific truth’ that there…
Former Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke to the New York Times: “Even under the benign scenario, we should have a slowing economy. And inflation’s still too high but coming…
Associated Press: “The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal to how many Americans died in the Civil…
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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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