President Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, effectively firing him, CNN reports.
Sessions’ resignation letter has been delivered to White House chief of staff John Kelly.
Reuters: “Never in modern history has a president attacked a Cabinet member as frequently and harshly in public as Trump did Sessions, 71, who had been one of the first members of Congress to back his presidential campaign in 2015.”
Save to Favorites“Voice of America told about 75 employees to come back to work immediately Friday amid escalating military action between Iran and Israel,” the Washington Post reports. “Most of the staffers…
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Washington D.C. ahead of President Trump’s $45 million military parade, scheduled for Saturday. Save to Favorites
USA Today: “President Donald Trump’s sources of income range from luxury properties around the world to royalty payments and license fees for using his name and likeness on everything from…
“Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump,” Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
“President Donald Trump spent the bulk of this week saying he hoped Israel wouldn’t strike Iran. But by Friday, he was all in,” Politico reports. “The president had hoped for…
“With a surge of demonstrations expected on Saturday against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, the authorities in Los Angeles said they were bracing for a turnout that ‘may be…
“On the first day of his second term, President Trump predicted he would be remembered as a peacemaker and a unifier,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Trump: “Our power…
President Trump’s lawyers are asking a Texas federal court to delay key deadlines in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, citing “active settlement discussions” and ongoing mediation with the network,…
Tucker Carlson made waves when he criticized not only President Trump, whom he described as being “complicit” in Israel’s attack on Iran, but also former Fox News colleagues like Sean…
Bloomberg: “Five months into his presidency, the ground has shifted underneath President Donald Trump as he’s confronted with crises at home and abroad.” “Trump’s ambitious vows to end conflicts in…
“As Israel pummels Iran with waves of airstrikes, President Trump is navigating the divides within the Republican Party over whether the United States should get involved in another foreign conflict,”…
“A federal judge in California has halted a State Department plan to lay off almost 2,000 employees, marking a setback to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to rapidly downsize…
“Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was no fan of Andrew Cuomo when the two served overlapping tenures as mayor and governor. But on Friday all appeared forgiven, with Bloomberg’s $5 million donation…
Donald Trump is trying to justify federal agents handcuffing Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) by suggesting that he “looked like an illegal,” the Daily Beast reports. Save to Favorites
“As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt…
New York Times: “The Republican megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor. If it’s enacted, that combination would make it more…
“Washing machines, refrigerators and other common household appliances made with steel parts will soon be subject to expanded tariffs,“ the New York Times reports. “The department said in a notice…
Wall Street Journal: “With a sixth round of talks between Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff and his Iranian counterparts set for Sunday in Oman, Israeli and U.S. officials warned of…
“The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War,” NPR reports. ABC News:…
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.