“He is a fraud. His sudden concern about endless wars is just cover for his having facilitated a disaster.”
— Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI), quoted by The Atlantic, on President Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria.
Save to Favorites“He is a fraud. His sudden concern about endless wars is just cover for his having facilitated a disaster.”
— Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI), quoted by The Atlantic, on President Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria.
Save to FavoritesOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider “one of the most pressing questions to emerge since they eliminated the federal constitutional right to an abortion two years ago: Under what…
During the opening statements of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, it became apparent that Trump’s lawyers were not going to keep their arguments focused on arcane business records. Trump would…
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to propose legislation to make it easier for Arizonans to seek abortions in his state,” the Arizona Republic reports. “Health care providers in Arizona…
“President Joe Biden is wading deeper into the fight over abortion rights that has energized Democrats since the fall of Roe v. Wade, traveling to Florida to assail the state’s…
“What have we done?” — Stormy Daniels’ then-attorney Keith Davidson in a text message to National Enquirer editor in chief Dylan Howard, as it became apparent on Election Night 2016…
“The social media company founded by Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him…
“The new presidential helicopter has been demoted to backup duty because Lockheed Martin Corp. still can’t figure out how to keep it from scorching the White House’s South Lawn,” Bloomberg…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) apologized to President Biden after the State of the Union address, RealClearPolitics reports. “Johnson felt he owed Biden an apology. Seated just over the president’s shoulder…
“The Federal Trade Commission is expected on Tuesday to approve a rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ competitors, which it says limit…
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — who has been pressing for aid to Ukraine for months — will emerge as a winner once the foreign aid bill passes the Senate, though…
The Atlantic profiles Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “Johnson would quickly learn that not even his own hard-line brand of conservatism—a record in lockstep with the Republican base on issues from…
Politico: “The meetings are off the record — a chance for the group’s members, many of whom are formally or loosely affiliated with different media outlets, to grapple with a…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that Donald Trump’s opponents don’t just want to see him jailed for his alleged crimes, they actually want him “murdered…
“Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is making more enemies ahead of his primary runoff next month against conservative social media influencer Brandon Herrera,” Punchbowl News reports. “Hardline House GOP conservatives tell…
“The Senate is poised to vote Tuesday to advance the $95 billion aid package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban…
“One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on trial for using a Nazi slogan, said in court on Tuesday he did nothing wrong…
CBS News Poll: “Just 10% of Americans who say climate change is a very important issue have heard or read a lot about what the Biden administration has done so…
“The TikTok bill that passed the House over the weekend isn’t just a high-profile shot at an ultra-popular app — it’s a historically unusual move that in itself could create…
“Finally, President Biden had good news to share with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. When Mr. Biden picked up the telephone at his home in Wilmington, Del., to call Mr….
“Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in…
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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