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CNN: “There’s a clear pattern in how the Republicans running to replace Greene address her resignation and her split with President Donald Trump. Those who are better known due to…

“The State Department told American citizens to ‘leave Iran now’ on Feb. 6, as negotiators for both countries met in Oman amid President Donald Trump’s recent threats of military action,”…
“Workers were winding down their construction activity on the biggest transportation infrastructure project in the nation as the Trump administration’s prolonged suspension of its funding threatened to bring work to…
“Police have charged a Maryland man with attempted murder after he allegedly went to Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought’s home,” CNN reports. Save to Favorites
“The Trump administration is moving forward with a field test of a citizenship question as part of early 2030 U.S. Census planning, raising fresh alarm that the question could make…
Laura Field: “Macho displays and transgressive memes mark a significant shift in how the federal government sees and promotes its mission—and sanctions state violence. It may be tempting to see…
New York Magazine: “QAnon is premised on the idea that a global cabal is engaged in the rampant sex-trafficking of minors, and one takeaway from the never-ending Epstein blowback is…
“Seven years after she swept into office as a progressive agitator unafraid to hammer fellow Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has emerged as an increasingly sought-after leader within the party…
“NASA astronauts venturing deeper in space than any human has traveled will be able to document and share images from the landmark moon mission next month using NASA-provided iPhones,” Bloomberg…
“All 19 House Democratic lawmakers from New York have endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s renomination, following in the footsteps of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” the New York Post reports. Save to…
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted that the keto diet could cure schizophrenia — an unfounded claim that experts say vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate…
Steve Kornacki: “There’s no official winner yet, but the Democratic primary for the special election in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district already amounts to a political earthquake in the state.”…
“House Democrats reacted with swift fury Thursday evening over reports that President Trump floated renaming Dulles Airport and Penn Station after himself in exchange for unfreezing $16 billion in funds…
“Top Republicans are increasingly worried about private polling that paints a dire picture of the midterms — and it’s not just the House they’re afraid of losing, it’s also the…
“I’m here to beg Kamala Harris to please run again in 2028. There’s nothing I’d love to see more than the President Trump-Kamala Harris rematch of 2028.” — Katie Miller,…
President Trump “fired off no fewer than 66 posts between 10:36 p.m and 12:25 a.m,” the Daily Beast reports. “That included everything from cute dog videos taken from TikTok to…
Bill Scher: “Be vigilant, be imaginative, but also remember that everything Trump is doing to impose restrictive voting measures is backfiring on Republicans, just like his previous efforts.” For more,…
NOTUS: “The future of the courses — when there will be renovations, how much it will cost to golf on them, who will have access — is all now in…
“Al-Qaeda and its network of affiliates have 50 times more recruits than they had at the time of 9/11, according to data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group,” the…
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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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