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Jonathan Martin: “Since coming home in January from his stint in Tokyo — a job he repurposed to be American envoy to all of Asia — Emanuel has been as…
“Elon Musk has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation,” the New York Times…
“The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil…
“House Republicans are celebrating passing a conservative funding bill through their narrow ranks and jamming the Senate with such a proposal, both for the first time,” the Washington Post reports….
“President Donald Trump downplayed a sharp market selloff spurred by worries that his tariff agenda will drag the world’s largest economy into a downturn, saying he did not foresee the…
Bret Stephens: “It used to be common knowledge — not just among policymakers and economists but also high school students with a grasp of history — that tariffs are a…
“Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to India later this month alongside Second Lady Usha Vance,“ Politico reports. “It marks Vance’s second foreign trip as vice president after making his…
New York Times: “Mr. Musk flexes his by dressing down where all others must dress up. He wears his ‘tech support’ T-shirt around town and to meetings with the president.”…
“As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a…
“Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan,” CNBC reports. New York Times: “The United States agreed on Tuesday to…
“President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a new travel rule that could force Canadians planning to stay in the country for more than 30 days to register their information with…
New York Times: “The whole system of finding, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis — which kills more people worldwide than any other infectious disease — has collapsed in dozens of countries…
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“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) introduced a rare motion on Monday, seeking to force a vote on proxy voting after she struggled to balance the responsibilities of being a lawmaker…
“A federal judge has halted the deportation of a Columbia University graduate student who was detained by immigration authorities for his participation in campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war,” Politico…
President Trump and his advisers are beginning to acknowledge that their promised economic boom won’t come without turbulence. Over the weekend, Trump refused to rule out a recession, conceding there…
“President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%,” CNBC…
CNN: “Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere…
Wall Street Journal: “The embrace of right-leaning programming is a stark contrast to much of the past few decades in Hollywood. Producers have long used their shows to take aim…
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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