President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, Axios reports.
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“House Republicans, under pressure from Democrats and their own angry constituents, agreed on Thursday night to lay the groundwork for a potential vote calling on the Justice Department to release…
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“President Trump announced Thursday night that he was authorizing Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the public release of grand jury testimony from the prosecution of the disgraced financier Jeffrey…
Wall Street Journal: “The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the…
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” The Hill reports. “Johnson’s consideration of…
Time: “While the idea of a secret ‘Epstein client list’ became a fixation for far-right influencers and members of Trump’s base, the candidate himself rarely brought up Epstein unprompted in…
The White House said that President Trump would not recommend appointing a special prosecutor to look into the case of disgraced financier and sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, rebuffing calls from…
With surveys showing Ken Paxton (R) as the Republican frontrunner for U.S. Senate in Texas, the Cook Political Report shifts its rating for the seat from Solid to Likely Republican….
White House doctors diagnosed President Trump with “chronic venous insufficiency,” Bloomberg reports. “Trump, 79, underwent an exam after recent photos showed the president with swollen ankles and a bruised hand… The…
Former Vice President Mike Pence joined the chorus of Republicans calling on the Trump administration to release the files about Jeffrey Epstein, CBS News reports. Said Pence: “I think the…
“President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to turn away a challenge to his sweeping tariffs, telling the justices they should let the legal fight develop before getting involved,” Bloomberg…
Reuters/Ipsos Poll: “Close to two-thirds of Republicans think the administration is hiding details on Epstein’s business… Just 17% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the case, a weaker rating…
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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