“I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be.”
— President Trump, quoted by the Daily Beast, explaining a series of tweets critical of the late war hero and senator.
Save to Favorites“I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be.”
— President Trump, quoted by the Daily Beast, explaining a series of tweets critical of the late war hero and senator.
Save to Favorites“French President Emmanuel Macron said the American security umbrella is a thing of the past and that the continent needs to build its own credible defense strategy if it wants…
“Israel seems ready to start moving civilians out of Rafah, a prelude to an assault on the Gazan city that would probably erode much of any remaining international sympathy over…
“Donald Trump said he believes he has a chance of winning New York in the Electoral College in November, a longtime goal of the presumptive GOP nominee that has eluded…
“U.S. economic growth slowed in the first part of the year, falling short of economists’ expectations,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
“Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the judge in his ongoing hush-money trial while arguing for presidential immunity during an early morning visit to a New York construction site,” Politico reports….
Wall Street Journal: “The total fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier, federal data released Thursday showed. It is the…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the Washington Post he is eager to step out of leadership and into a role as a rank-and-file member. Said McConnell: “After 18…
“President Biden, seeking to capitalize on a week of favorable political developments, plans to announce on Thursday that his administration will provide up to $6.1 billion in grants to Micron…
A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll find 51% of registered voters “in the seven states that will decide the 2024 presidential election said they either strongly or somewhat support aid…
“Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hungary from May 8 to 10 as part of a trip to Europe,” Bloomberg reports. “Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seeking to expand economic…
“I’m more attuned to all of the different ways you can have a good life, only some of which involve public life.” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, quoted by NOTUS,…
Playbook looks at 24 hours in Donald Trump’s life: He was revealed as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the “fake electors” scheme in Michigan during a court proceeding. He was identified…
President Biden put out a direct-to-camera video this morning: “A year ago today, when we launched this campaign, I said we were in the fight for the soul of this…
Politico: “According to interviews with two dozen people on both sides who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject, the relationship between Biden and the country’s newspaper of record…
A new NBC News poll finds “26% of registered voters say there is a chance they could vote for a different presidential candidate come November, while 66% of those surveyed…
A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it…
“The Biden campaign is in talks with former President Obama about appearing with President Biden at a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser in mid-June,“ Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“A trio of recent polls shows that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent candidacy may be hurting former President Trump more than President Biden,” Axios reports. “President Biden says his polling…
“President Joe Biden and Speaker Mike Johnson built an unlikely working relationship in recent months — a partnership that handed Biden a pivotal foreign policy victory and surprised much of…
“Donald Trump faces a high-pressure day on Thursday as a crucial witness is expected to describe to the jury for the first time the hush-money payment at the center of…
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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