Former Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) said that he is “growing ever closer” to mounting a Republican primary challenge against President Trump following a visit this week to New Hampshire, the Washington Post reports.
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“Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is moving forward with the next phase of plans to eventually cut staffing in her department by almost half,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Playbook: “Texas Republicans are set to pass their new congressional maps through the state House today, officially putting their stamp on the redistricting arms race that has unfolded as national…
“MAGA is pushing the Trump administration to explain why an Israeli official who was arrested in an undercover child sex sting in Nevada was allowed to leave the U.S. after…
Just published: Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America by Robert B. Reich. A memoir of growing up in a baby-boom America. Ultimately, Reich asks: What did his generation accomplish?…
“Several associates and supporters of Mayor Eric Adams are expected to face corruption charges in the coming days, in cases that could serve as a potent reminder of the scandals…
A Penn Budget Lab analysis finds President Trump’s immigration policy will increase deficits by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade — even with the new funds allocated to the…
“A federal judge said he would not unseal grand jury transcripts and evidence from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – rejecting the Justice Department’s request to make them public,” CNN…
“Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022,” Wired reports….
Roughly 8 in 10 Washington, DC, residents oppose President Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National…
“A Texas federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked from taking full effect a new state law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms,” the…
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) claimed on Fox Business that he’s spoken to “large numbers” of dead people who had mail ballots sent to them. Save to Favorites
Hillary Clinton predicted that the Supreme Court will “do to gay marriage what they did to abortion” and send it back to states to decide, Axios reports. Said Clinton: “I…
A new Politico-Citrin Center poll finds California Democrats would take Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in a 2028 presidential primary, 25% to 19%. Save to Favorites
“Car buyers are likely to pay more this fall as tariffs begin to drive up sticker prices — and not just on imported vehicles,” Axios reports. “Automakers can’t eat the…
“Multiple California Common Cause advisory board members have resigned as the organization grapples with its response to a national gerrymandering battle,” Politico reports. “The departures speak to a fraught moment…
“Texas House Democrats on Wednesday plan to offer an amendment that would block a Republican redistricting effort until the complete release of the Jeffrey Epstein files,” Axios reports. “The Democratic…
Tom Nichols: “Donald Trump loves to speak extemporaneously, and usually, he makes very little sense… Trying to turn his ramblings into a coherent message is like trying, as an old…
President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as a “war hero” for ordering his country’s forces to bombard Iran’s nuclear sites — and then said that the same…
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New York Times: “Between the federal government’s heightened vetting of student visas and President Trump’s travel ban, the number of international students newly enrolled in American universities seems certain to…
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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