A new Public Policy Polling survey in Iowa finds Se. Joni Ernst (R) holds only a 47% to 41% lead over likely Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield.
Ernst also has a 45% favorable and 43% unfavorable rating from Iowa voters.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) won’t challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) next year, forgoing a polarizing Senate bid that many senior Republicans feared could jeopardize the party’s shot at flipping…
State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who recently proclaimed the Florida Democratic Party “dead” before leaving the party, said Friday he will run for governor as an independent in 2026, Politico reports….
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“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told US lawmakers that his department’s ability to use special accounting maneuvers to stay within the federal debt limit could be exhausted in August,” Bloomberg reports….
“President Donald Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzz saw of opposition in the Republican Party, where such proposals have long been…
“Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week,” the AP reports. Save to Favorites
“The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status,” NPR…
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is the right to challenge…
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“President Vladimir Putin said Russia would achieve its strategic objectives in Ukraine as he insisted the country was united behind his war,” Bloomberg reports. Said Putin: “That strength of spirit…
During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: “Don’t get in my way,” CBS News reports. Said Richardson:…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who is facing scrutiny after former staffers have raised concerns about his mental health, has missed nearly every committee hearing and regularly skips votes, NBC News…
“Exasperated by the turmoil that has dogged Pete Hegseth’s office in recent weeks, the White House will block the US defense secretary’s choice of chief of staff and select a…
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A new AP-NORC poll finds just 27% of Americans support withholding federal funding from universities for noncompliance with the president’s goals or removing their tax-exempt status. “Sixty-four percent of adults…
“Chinese leader Xi Jinping is sending his top public-security aide to Switzerland as part of Beijing’s trade talks with Washington, signaling the importance of the fentanyl issue to bilateral relations,”…
“The measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday, a grim milestone that has only been achieved twice in the last 30 years,”…
“Republicans are split sharply over whether and how to repeal hundreds of billions of dollars in clean-energy tax breaks that Democrats created, marking one of the knottiest unresolved fights over…
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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