“Washington DC is a vicious, vicious place. The attacks, the bad mouthing, the speaking behind your back, but you know, and in my way, I feel very comfortable here.”
— President Trump, in an interview on 60 Minutes.
Save to FavoritesA dead raccoon and a sign with racist and “intimidating language” was left on the front door of an Oregon mayor’s office Monday, USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
Ben Smith: “Licht’s departure is on its surface a management debacle and a reminder that you can’t run a television network if you can’t keep your key asset, the high-profile…
A pro-Donald Trump super PAC responded Tuesday to Chris Christie’s entrance into the crowded 2024 Republican primary by predicting the former New Jersey governor would “waste no time eating DeSantis’…
“I am going to be very clear — I’m going out there to take out Donald Trump. But here’s why: I want to win, and I don’t want him to…
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) on Wednesday filed paperwork to run for president, CNN reports. Save to Favorites
“The surprising deal on Tuesday ending a civil war in the world of professional golf stands to produce benefits for former President Donald Trump’s family business by increasing the prospect…
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will make his first trip to the U.S. southern border as a presidential candidate Wednesday, thrusting himself into the increasingly volatile immigration debate as the Republican…
“Mike Pence is the most conservative candidate competing for the presidency. The former vice president wants abortion banned from the point of conception. He’s the only major candidate calling for…
“House Republican leadership could hold another vote to advance legislation Wednesday after an extraordinary conservative revolt blocked the bills from moving to the floor one day earlier — but it…
“Ron DeSantis promised to drain the swamp in Tallahassee. Instead, over more than four years as governor, he has reconfigured the swamp to suit his political needs and shielded it…
“After days of silence, officials in Florida confirmed on Tuesday that the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis had orchestrated two recent charter flights that carried groups of migrants from New…
New York Times: “Among those who have appeared before the Washington grand jury in the past few months or have been subpoenaed by it, people familiar with the investigation said,…
“Taylor Budowich, who has worked as a spokesman for Donald Trump, has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami to appear before a grand jury as part of special counsel…
“Christie’s biggest challenge is that the more pro-Trump people don’t trust him — because he turned his back on the guy — and the folks who are never-Trump, or Trump…
“Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is using her growing national profile to raise money for federal candidates through a new political action committee,” Bridge Michigan reports. “An aide to the…
Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, will be leaving the company, Puck reports. New York Times: “Mr. Licht’s short tenure at CNN was marked by one controversy after another,…
John Ellis: “And, like DeSantis, the others will spend most of the next 7 months flying in and out of Iowa, campaigning there one or two or three days a…
“The political world is bracing for the possibility of a federal indictment of former President Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential election next year,” The Hill reports. “A…
Fox News anchor John Roberts made an analogy likening the Republican Party to two milkshakes—one of which has “one straw in it, and that’s Donald Trump’s straw. And the other…
Playbook is not impressed with Mike Pence’s presidential campaign launch video — just out today. “But what is really striking to us about his launch ad, and the reason we…
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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