Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNBC that President Trump is prepared to use military force against Turkey over its actions in Syria in the event that such is “needed.”
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“Fake polls — I got one today. I saw one today that I’m at 40%. I’m not at 40%. I’m at much higher than that. I’d love to run against…
Punchbowl News: “Wall Street is reacting to Trump’s latest tariff moves following last week’s blockbuster Supreme Court decision…” “But markets are also reacting to a vaster set of economic and…
A new Roanoke College poll finds a narrow majority of Virginians — 52% — don’t support amending the state’s constitution to axe its independent redistricting process However, as pollster Harry…
“President Trump made his first public remarks about the gun-wielding intruder shot and killed by the Secret Service as he entered Mar-a-Lago’s grounds early Sunday,” the New York Post reports….
“President Donald Trump on Monday continued to lash out at the Supreme Court, days after a majority of justices, including two of his conservative nominees, struck down most of his…
“Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office,” Reuters reports. “Mandelson, 72, was fired from the most…
“The European Parliament on Monday halted the ratification process of a sweeping trade deal with the United States, the latest fallout from the Supreme Court striking down most of President…
CNN Poll: “Just 32% of Americans now say that Trump has had the right priorities, while 68% say he hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems. That’s…
“Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified records and obstruction of justice at Mar-a-Lago after his first term will not be released, a Trump-appointed…
Tom Nichols: “Over the past few months, during his agency’s chaotic crackdowns in Chicago and Minneapolis, the U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino has worn an unusual uniform: a wide-lapel…
“President Donald Trump’s first year back in office won praise from supporters for its efficiency in passing legislation, enacting a trade agenda and rapidly deporting immigrants,” Bloomberg reports. “His second…
Washington Post: “Despite a public pressure campaign without modern precedent in this deep-blue state, which typically resolves intraparty fights behind closed doors, Tuesday’s unofficial deadline to act on mid-cycle redistricting…
The Dispatch: “Marco Rubio is vowing not to challenge Vice President J.D. Vance for the Republican nomination, a decision that appears to preclude the secretary of state from launching a…
Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) made explicit sexual requests to his late congressional staffer who repeatedly resisted, according to text messages obtained by 24Sight News from a forensic extraction of…
The New Yorker profiles Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D): In May, the former Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke convened a Zoom meeting with Congressman Joaquin Castro, former congressman Colin…
“I don’t think he can take this loss and then be seen as backing down on Iran.” — Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on…
Playbook: “The massive military buildup continues, with flight tracking websites showing mysterious flights headed toward Diego Garcia and elsewhere overnight. Boat-spotters (yes, they exist) photographed the fully laden USS Gerald…
Rachel Bade: “President Donald Trump’s State of the Union has the potential to explode into prime time like a box of Roman candles tossed into a bonfire — and the…
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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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