The White House has reached out to outside lawyers for impeachment counsel, CNN reports.
One of the lawyers they reached out to is Trey Gowdy, a former congressman and an ex-federal prosecutor.


The White House has reached out to outside lawyers for impeachment counsel, CNN reports.
One of the lawyers they reached out to is Trey Gowdy, a former congressman and an ex-federal prosecutor.
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President Trump took questions from reporters at the White House: REPORTER: How much wealthier are you now than when you returned to the White House? TRUMP: The deals I made…
Two House Republicans introduced separate resolutions to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Axios reports. Said Omar, in a Zeteo…
President Trump said the U.S. military had “knocked off” a third drug boat from Venezuela, despite the Pentagon so far only detailing two such strikes, Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
“FBI Director Kash Patel testified Tuesday that President Trump’s former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who served under his first administration, committed the ‘original sin’ in the Jeffrey Epstein case,” Mediaite…
President Trump signaled he was open to some concessions to the U.K. on trade to help ease implementation of their tariff deal ahead of a trip to the country, Bloomberg…
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to comment on a report about his disagreements with another member of the Trump administration, instead jokingly pointing to a famous duel involving a predecessor…
New York Times: “The most conspicuous retreat, of course, has been the United States under President Trump, who first announced his intention to withdraw from Paris way back in 2017…
“The Air Force has started upgrading a 747 jetliner that the government of Qatar donated to the United States this summer,” the New York Times reports. “President Trump has said…
“The body of a Black student was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University early Monday, prompting horror on the Cleveland, Mississippi, campus,” The Grio reports. Save to…
A New York judge dismissed two terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione, including murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism and murder in the second degree…
“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will seek a third term in the 2026 elections, hoping to beat the odds to become the longest-serving governor in a state where…
“California is fast becoming the front line in the Democrats’ generational, intraparty war,” Politico reports. “Long a haven for aging politicians, the state has suddenly become the tip of the…
“President Trump and MAGA spent years lampooning censorship, discrimination against conservatives, and progressive ‘cancel culture,’” Axios reports. “Now in power — and riding an outpouring of grief and fury over…
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile writes in the Washington Post that D.C.’s longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton should retire as she “is no longer the dynamo she once was.” Save to…
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said yesterday the Trump administration “had doomed five West African men it deported to the prospect of torture and death in their home countries —…
“Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can no longer oversee the prosecution of President Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case, according to a decision issued Tuesday by the…
“The unemployment rate for Black Americans is up sharply this year,” Axios reports. “The Black unemployment rate has long been higher than the jobless rate overall — but the gap…
“The U.S. military is taking swift disciplinary action against U.S. troops over social media posts linked to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, carrying out a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy toward…
“A week after Israel’s missile strikes in Qatar, it’s clear not only that the assassination attempt against Hamas leaders failed, but that it backfired,” Axios reports. “The strike increased the…
G. Elliot Morris notes 17 Republican and 11 Democratic U.S. House members have said they won’t run for re-election next year. “Historically, the number of net retirements for each party…
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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