“There would be at least 35.”
— Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), quoted by Fox News, on the number of Republican senators who would vote to convict Trump if it was done anonymously.
Save to Favorites“There would be at least 35.”
— Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), quoted by Fox News, on the number of Republican senators who would vote to convict Trump if it was done anonymously.
Save to FavoritesCheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “have barely spoken” since news emerged that he had a digital affair with New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi, the Daily Beast reports….
Washington Post: “The AR924 pager was slightly bulky but rugged, built to survive battlefield conditions. It boasted a waterproof Taiwanese design and an oversized battery that could operate for months…
Wall Street Journal: “Though he keeps up a packed schedule campaigning for next month’s election, Trump Jr.’s primary focus is what happens afterward. He is working to make sure the…
“Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene,” CNN reports. “While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump’s…
“Republicans are pouring tens of millions of dollars into getting GOP voters to cast ballots before Election Day,” Politico reports. “They’re frustrated because Donald Trump keeps getting in the way.”…
“This is no longer a fight between Republicans versus Democrats, left versus right. It’s good versus evil. And good is going to win.” — RNC co-chair Lara Trump, at a…
“Top aides to Kamala Harris are heading into the final month of the 2024 presidential race still wrestling with how much distance she can credibly claim from Joe Biden as…
“Election officials and lawmakers are worried that U.S Postal Service delays could prevent thousands of ballots from being counted this year, in what could be an extremely close presidential contest,”…
New York Times: “He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical….
“Vice President Kamala Harris will engage in a media blitz this week, sitting for a series of mostly friendly interviews as her campaign shifts into exhorting her supporters to make…
Harry Enten: “Donald Trump should be running away with this election given how few people think the country is heading in the right direction.” “Instead, Trump and Vice President Kamala…
“Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX, strode onto the stage to cheers at Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday night, lifted his arms above his head and jumped…
“The U.S. Secret Service has deployed hundreds of agents and local law enforcement officials to guard former President Donald Trump when he returns to Butler, Pa., for a rally Saturday…
Just Security has created an annotated version of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page brief in the election interference case against Donald Trump — identifying the names behind the redactions. Save…
“Hurricane Helene hit especially hard in heavily Republican areas of Georgia and North Carolina — a fact that could work to Donald Trump’s disadvantage in the two swing states,” Politico…
Donald Trump told NBC News he knew “nothing” about a TruthSocial post on his account falsely claiming he’d been endorsed by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Said Trump: “I don’t…
“On the last day of August, President Joe Biden was asked about his fall campaign plans. He promised a Labor Day appearance in Pittsburgh and said he would be ‘on…
“The next president is on track to enter office with the fewest number of vacant federal judgeships to fill in more than three decades, the culmination of both parties diverging…
A new Tarrance Group poll in Nevada shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely voters, 47% to 44%. Four percent chose the unique Nevada option of “None of These…
New York Times: “Despite the many debunked falsehoods about widespread voting by noncitizens, liberal Latino advocacy groups say they are being trailed by conservative activists with cameras and accused 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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