“The Treasury Department’s inspector general is investigating how Treasury handled a congressional request for President Trump’s tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn over,” the New York Times reports.
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized his party’s response to protests in Los Angeles against raids by ICE agents. Said Fetterman: “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but…
White House “border czar” Tom Homan told CBS News “there’s no intention to arrest” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after President Trump suggested he was open to the idea. Said Homan:…
“The specter of federally controlled troops in American streets has historically signaled a seismic social crisis, from forcing integration in Arkansas to protecting civil rights marchers in Alabama. But President…
Punchbowl News: “All eyes are on Republican senators as they wrestle over the details of a massive GOP reconciliation package, a bill that includes the heart of President Donald Trump’s…
Attorney General Pam Bondi said at least nine people are facing federal charges for their involvement in protests against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, Politico reports. Said Bondi: “We are…
“Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements,” Bloomberg…
The Pentagon significantly escalated the federal response to the immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles on Monday, mobilizing a battalion of 700 Marines and doubling the number of California National…
Wall Street Journal: “Beijing reinforced its message with updates to its frugality rules for party and state workers, published in May, adding provisions that included an explicit ban against serving…
“Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two former officials, one of whom worked closely with the president, for leaking national security information to China, as Taipei pushes back against Beijing’s growing…
What might once have been dismissed as Donald Trump’s vanity project — a military parade planned for this weekend through the streets of Washington — now looks unmistakably like a…
One day before the Trump administration deployed U.S. Marines to confront protesters in Los Angeles, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to direct the military to…
“The White House is looking for a new chief of staff and several senior advisers to support Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a series of missteps that have shaken confidence…
A recent poll in Missouri’s 2nd District tested former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright in a potential congressional match-up against Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Inside Elections reports. The suburban…
“As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw,” CNN reports. “The television…
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Donald Trump’s threats against him and other Democrats following the president’s unilateral deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area carried all the…
“House Republicans will try to fix issues with their megabill in the Rules Committee this week based on provisions the Senate parliamentarian has identified as non-compliant with the chamber’s rules,”…
“Republicans from Texas’ congressional delegation met at the U.S. Capitol Monday night to discuss a proposal to redraw the lines of their House districts,” the Texas Tribune reports. “Emerging from…
“House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-TN) will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes again on the reconciliation bill, Punchbowl News reports. “Green announced he would…
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he was removing the entire membership of the influential vaccine advisory panel that makes immunization recommendations for the United…
“Just a few short days ago, President Trump was remarkably and viciously feuding with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and the person who spent more money than anyone 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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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