“Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney and close associate, arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, accompanied by one of his own criminal defense lawyers,” ABC News reports.


“Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney and close associate, arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, accompanied by one of his own criminal defense lawyers,” ABC News reports.
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“A White House spokeswoman denied on Monday that the president’s border czar, Tom Homan, accepted a bag with $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover FBI investigation last September,…
President Donald Trump plans to meet this week with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss the looming government-funding crisis, Punchbowl News reports. Save…
“The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members,”…
“The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking back…
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will resume broadcasting on Tuesday, days after Disney pulled the show indefinitely during controversy over the host’s remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,…
Atlanta Journal Constitution: “It’s not quite over. The case will soon be transferred to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, a nonpartisan state agency that steps in when a prosecutor…
“Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, said on Monday that he was canceling a town hall on WABC that had been planned for this week,…
Zack Beauchamp: “The kind of authoritarianism I fear is emerging in the United States, which political scientists call ‘competitive authoritarianism,’ doesn’t involve the outright criminalization of the opposition or formal…
“The Trump administration plans to allocate the roughly $2.4 billion that was stripped from California’s embattled high-speed rail to other transit projects,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Forbes: “President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, members of his immediate family, including sons Eric, Don Jr. and Barron, did even better.” “Crypto…
New York Magazine: “The Democrats’ latest maneuver has been to demand Donald Trump directly negotiate with them since his congressional vassals won’t go to the bathroom without a permission slip…
Jonathan Cohn: “Last week showcased another, equally important side of Kennedy’s management: the way he is eliminating the people and dispensing with the procedures that allow agencies like the CDC…
“At some point, it defies your oath to serve a president who rejects the rule of law and bends the Department to his abuses.” — Conservative Harvard Law professor Jack…
Andrew Sullivan: “The president openly demands his attorney general file charges against named political enemies despite no solid evidence they have committed any crimes.” “One of his senior officials, Tom…
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien (R) is campaigning as a conservative leader who stands up for family values and is especially critical of transgender individuals, saying they are engaged in “radical…
“Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has broken ranks with the Trump administration on free speech, urging Americans to protect it at all cost in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s…
“Green groups stunned by the Trump administration’s rapid-fire dismantling of their environmental victories are still debating how to fight back — and torn between two contrasting strategies,” Politico reports. “One…
Marc Novicoff: “Party leaders know they need to moderate on cultural issues to win back working-class voters—so why don’t they?” Save to Favorites
Time: “In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month, President Donald Trump and members of his administration have openly discussed punishing left-leaning organizations they believe fuel political violence….
Time: “But while many Americans are celebrating the deal as a victory for user privacy rights and national security, some cybersecurity experts still have concerns. They contend that TikTok’s 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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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