The world’s richest 500 people increased their collective wealth by 25% in 2019 ― a stark reminder of worsening income inequality, particularly in the U.S., the HuffPost reports.
Save to FavoritesHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Trump could get “somebody killed” after the president accused Democrats of being the country’s “greatest enemy” after Iran, Politico reports. Said Jeffries: “Donald…
Wall Street Journal: “A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators are introducing legislation Monday to prohibit entities regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including prediction-market exchanges Kalshi and Polymarket’s U.S….
The Iranian ministry of foreign affairs suggested Iran was not engaging with the United States on ending the war and said President Trump’s statement was part of an effort “to…
New York Times: “It took an act of Congress to create the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center. It may take two federal lawsuits to stop President Trump from remaking…
CBS News: “The Supreme Court is considering Monday a major elections dispute involving whether federal law bars states from counting mail ballots that are postmarked by, but received after Election…
“There are politicians who have the ‘it factor,’ and are highly charismatic. That’s not who I am.” — DNC chair Ken Martin, quoted by Rolling Stone. Save to Favorites
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump said he did not want Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detailed to airports to wear masks as they assist with security screenings — even as he…
“I don’t like where we are with having to fight this battle in Iran, but remember — this is cleaning up Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s mess. Unfortunately it landed…
The AP reports Iranian state television said: “U.S. president backs down following Iran’s firm warning.” Save to Favorites
Nearly two-thirds of Americans, including 69% of independents, disapprove of how President Trump is handling the cost of living, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Save to Favorites
President Trump extended the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, just hours ahead of a deadline later in the day, the AP reports. Writing in all capital letters…
Rachel Bade: “If President Trump thought dispatching ICE agents to airports would force Democrats to blink in the never-ending DHS shutdown standoff, he’s in for a rude awakening this week.”…
The Atlantic: “The White House is calculating that the island’s extreme economic hardships will provide the leverage Trump needs to force Havana into submission…” “The government-to-government talks hold the potential…
“At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz….
“A surge of additional U.S. forces to the Middle East and President Donald Trump’s threat to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure have set the stage for what U.S. and Israeli security…
A new CBS News Poll shows President Trump upside-down by 10 points on immigration, with only 45% approving and 55% disapproving. Save to Favorites
“President Trump’s threat to ‘obliterate’ Iranian power plants set off a cascade of alarm bells around the region with Tehran saying it would respond in kind,” the Wall Street Journal…
“Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s executive director, has said the energy crisis is ‘very severe’ and that the global economy is ‘facing a major, major threat,’” CNN reports. “The…
New York Times: “From the moment the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the nightmare scenario for the global economy that most people talked about was the closing of the…
Washington Post: “Publicly, Republicans in the state and in Washington continue to list Georgia as their top pickup opportunity in the Senate as they defend their 53-seat majority in a…
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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