“Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk has been charged with bribery for trying to solicit a position in the Trump administration from former campaign manager Paul Manafort in exchange for $16 million in loans,” Axios reports.


“Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk has been charged with bribery for trying to solicit a position in the Trump administration from former campaign manager Paul Manafort in exchange for $16 million in loans,” Axios reports.
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“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is wading into a state Supreme Court race this fall that both parties say has far-reaching implications for the 2028 presidential race, upcoming midterms and future…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) criticism of GOP leaders ahead of Obamacare premiums spiking, saying she simply wasn’t in the loop as other Republicans…
President Trump told reporters he’ll decide whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, after the Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal of her conviction. REPORTER: But she’s convicted of child sex…
Garrett Graff: “Right now, at least publicly, the shutdown largely hinges on a deal to continue health subsidies for some 24 million Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s…
“The Office of Management and Budget on Friday quietly revised a shutdown guidance document to remove references to a law passed in 2019 to guarantee that all federal workers are…
“Donald Trump’s continued deployment of National Guard troops to major cities over the objections of their Democratic state leaders is shattering a decades-long norm of cooperation between presidents and governors,”…
“Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday plans to call on the GOP to embrace a less overtly belligerent and oppositional posture,” Axios reports. Ramaswamy will say the conservative moment…
The BBC caught scam call center workers on hidden cameras as they laughed at the people they were tricking. The BBC caught scam call center workers on hidden cameras as…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) broke with Republicans on Obamacare subsidies, saying that while she’s not a fan of the health care law, Congress must act to prevent a premium…
“Flights into airports serving New York, Denver and the Los Angeles area were delayed on Monday night because of shortages of air traffic controllers, hours after the transportation secretary warned…
“The Trump administration on Monday defended its plan to mint a $1 coin bearing the image of President Trump despite the fact that an 1866 law dictates that only the…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “my way or the highway” message to hundreds of generals and admirals at a summit in Virginia last week has sparked fears that some top leaders…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told CNN the White House “has gone radio silent” on the government shutdown since last week. Save to Favorites
“A scandal over resurfaced texts from Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones has Democrats in a catch-22,” Axios reports. “A month before Election Day, pushing Jones off the ticket…
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a challenge to a Colorado law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of…
Paul Krugman: “The surge in AI investment — a tech boom the likes of which we haven’t seen since the 1990s — has buoyed the economy in the short run,…
“Carlyle Group, the investment manager whose portfolio companies employ more than 700,000 people globally, is stepping into the economic data void left by the US government shutdown with a grim…
“Furloughed federal workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo, Axios reports. “If the White House acts on…
“President Donald Trump said Monday he’s on the verge of enacting mass firings of federal workers. But Democrats say it won’t make them budge in the increasingly rancorous shutdown standoff,”…
Washington Post: “It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.” Save to Favorites
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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