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New York Times: “Allies of Mr. Cornyn have spent about $50 million on advertising on his behalf since last July, an unheard-of sum to support a fourth-term incumbent running for…
President Trump has made a fresh plea for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, The Guardian reports. Said Trump: “Nothing came out about me other than it…
“A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part of an investigation targeting Donald Trump’s political enemies,” CNN reports. “It was at least…
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CBS News: “U.S. District Judge Richard Leon appeared concerned by the Justice Department’s arguments that the speech limitations customarily imposed on active-duty military officers… was being extended to include retired…
“President Trump laced into the CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office on Tuesday, calling her ‘the worst reporter’ and scolding her for not smiling as she tried to…
Wall Street Journal: “Miller was influential in Trump’s first term, but his power has expanded in the second one. He personally drafted or edited every executive order the president signed,…
“Congress has 10 days to prevent another shutdown — this one exclusively affecting the Department of Homeland Security. There’s not much optimism about a deal,” Politico reports. “At issue is…
“Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said he has resigned from his job as a top White House economic adviser, ending an unusual dual role he had held since he joined…
“Donald Trump will sit down for an interview with NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas, with a portion of it set to air as part of the network’s Super Bowl…
“President Trump doubled down on his view that Republicans should ‘nationalize’ voting in the U.S., questioning whether certain states should continue running their own elections as spelled out in the…
“Republicans are in full-out panic mode over their plunging support with Hispanic voters after losing a special election in a ruby-red Texas district over the weekend,” Politico reports. Save to…
“A judge has ordered federal agents to stop firing tear gas and other crowd-control weapons at peaceful protesters and journalists who regularly gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility…
Jonathan Lemire: “Trump has never been much for resets. But right now, despite the political peril his party faces, instead of recalibrating he is doubling down…” “Trump has always trusted…
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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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