“Lindsey Graham would like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years. I think Lindsey should focus on Judiciary… That’s what the people of South Carolina want him to focus on.”
— President Trump, quoted by The Guardian.


“Lindsey Graham would like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years. I think Lindsey should focus on Judiciary… That’s what the people of South Carolina want him to focus on.”
— President Trump, quoted by The Guardian.
“Lawyers for Fox News were met with skepticism Tuesday when they argued that Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch should be excused from testifying in court as part of Dominion Voting…
Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) called Tuesday for armed officers in every school, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. Said Hutchinson: “My belief is that every school should have armed personnel. Ideally,…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seriously considering a 2024 presidential campaign, told Axios that he will never support Donald Trump for president again — even if he…
“The Manhattan grand jury that has been weighing potential ‘hush-money’ charges against Donald Trump since mid-January could have voted Monday — we just wouldn’t know it yet,” Insider reports. “If…
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told Punchbowl News that he’ll go to the Senate floor on Wednesday to seek unanimous consent on his bill to ban TikTok from operating in the…
A nationwide review conducted by ABC News has identified at least 54 criminal cases where Donald Trump was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations…
Jurors in the recently concluded trial of six Oath Keeper affiliates were “horrified” by a defense attorney’s effort to provoke his autistic client into a “breakdown” on the witness stand,…
“If we really want to keep our children safe, we need to spend less time banning books and more time stopping the horrific gun violence in our schools.” — Former…
“President Biden said that he’s exhausted what he can do through executive action on gun control as he called on Congress to act following the nation’s latest mass shooting,” USA…
“Idaho already has some of the most extreme abortion restrictions on the books, with nearly all abortions banned in the state and an affirmative defense law that essentially asserts any…
“With a week before the election for the state Supreme Court, liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz continues to eclipse her conservative opponent Dan Kelly in fundraising — this time with the…
“The U.S. has stopped sharing information about its strategic nuclear stockpile with Russia in response to Moscow’s decision last month to suspend its participation in a treaty that limits the…
A new Gallup poll finds President Biden’s latest job approval rating is 40%, his sixth consecutive reading in the 40% to 42% range. Biden is also underwater in ratings of…
Coming soon: The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal by Felix Salmon. Salmon explores the ramifications of the pandemic years, many of which are surprisingly…
The Manhattan grand jury is not expected to meet on Wednesday and won’t hear evidence in the Donald Trump “hush money” case on Thursday, NBC News reports. This suggests there…
“The Democratic Party has begun testing the use of artificial intelligence to write first drafts of some fund-raising messages, appeals that often perform better than those written entirely by human…
“The Pentagon is gearing up for a future conflict in space as China and Russia deploy missiles and lasers that can take out satellites and disrupt military and civilian communications,”…
“Donald Trump has tapped an operative to lead his 2024 efforts in New Hampshire. And for the role, he’s turned to a veteran of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2016…
“Dominion Voting Systems said in a court filing Monday that it wants to put some of Fox News’ top executives and most well-known hosts on the witness stand when its…
Punchbowl News: “House Republican leadership sources tell us that the House may not adopt a budget resolution before the federal government reaches the deadline this summer for defaulting on its…
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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.
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