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Trump told reporters he will speak at 9 p.m. ET.
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“President Trump lashed out at a Republican governor organizing a coming White House meeting with state leaders, the latest example of the president attacking a member of his own party,”…
“President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to…
A new Third Way poll of male voters between the ages of 18 to 29 finds a whopping 58% believe Donald Trump has negatively impacted their finances, vs. just 23%…
Playbook: “Buoyant Hill Democrats plan to press home their newfound advantage on tariffs with a series of rolling votes after next week’s recess. Democrats’ landmark win on the House floor…
The West has lost its faith in the U.S. as a reliable ally, with key NATO partners rapidly losing confidence that the once iron-clad threat of America’s military would deter…
Politico: “The White House on Wednesday night sent Congress the legislative text of its immigration enforcement counterproposal… But key Democrats have already said they don’t believe the administration is serious…
“Some House Democrats say they plan to defy instructions from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) not to protest President Trump during his State of the Union address on Feb….
“Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) willingness to buck the party line has become so routine that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA.) doesn’t even factor him into the equation for tough votes,”…
“If he rebuffs a primary challenge, Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) is set to avoid a Republican opponent in his bid for a second term, after a potential GOP opponent…
“The House voted on Wednesday to rescind tariffs that President Trump imposed on Canada last year, delivering a largely symbolic but politically consequential rebuke that Republicans had fought for a…
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“President Donald Trump is inviting all U.S. governors to meet with him after the White House had sought to keep Democrats out of the annual bipartisan gathering,” Bloomberg reports. Washington…
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“What does ‘ties’ mean? Can you define that? Can you define ‘ties’?” — Attorney General Pam Bondi, quoted by Politico, when asked whether prosecutors have talked with Trump administration officials…
“President Donald Trump’s expansive efforts to use federal funding as a cudgel against political opponents and programs he considers ‘woke’ remain mired in court more a year since his return…
“President Trump has increasingly tested how far political retribution can stretch into the justice system, but his efforts to prosecute his perceived political opponents during his second term have repeatedly…
“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is feeling emboldened by progressives’ shock victory in a New Jersey special House primary last week — and sizing up his next targets,” Axios reports. “The…
“A man who took part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and later pardoned by Donald Trump was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sexual…
“Top Democrats eyeing potential 2028 presidential runs hope to use the Munich Security Conference this weekend to burnish their foreign policy credentials, elevate their profiles, and convince an anxious group…
“Europe will struggle to fend off renewed Russian aggression without American help, a high-level war game staffed by experts on the continent and former NATO leaders warned, as President Donald…
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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