Business Insider confirms what we had noticed earlier: Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove is advising the Trump campaign and has been in regular contact with campaign manager Brad Parscale since the midterms.

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Spencer Kornhaber: “Ever since the president danced with the Village People during last year’s inauguration weekend, the Trumpian right has been disorienting America with this kind of spectacle. Trolling and…
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) thought he had made peace with Donald Trump. Back in November, Cassidy said that it had been “communicated” to him that the president would remain neutral…
“Until now, we tried to appease the new president in the White House. We were very lenient, also with the tariffs. We were lenient hoping to get his support for…
“As with a lot of failing relationships, it’s been a story of arguments, unspoken tensions and trying to keep up appearances in public since Donald Trump reentered the White House…
Quinta Jurecic writes that “the popularity Trump enjoyed after the election has vanished, protesters have marched in record numbers to oppose his one-man rule, and citizens have shown up to…
The Supreme Court didn’t rule on President Trump’s tariffs Tuesday, meaning it probably will be at least another month before a challenge to his signature economic policy is resolved, Bloomberg…
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada did not mention the United States or President Trump by name in a speech on at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, but it…
“Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan, bicameral health care deal early Tuesday morning they hope lawmakers will pass later this week as part of a four-bill government spending package,” Politico reports….
Greenlanders are “bewildered” by President Trump’s “devastating” bid to annex the Arctic island, its business minister has told CNBC, as the issue turns into a geopolitical firestorm. Save to Favorites
New York Times: “President Trump has never been a man to ask what he can do for his country. In his second term, as in his first, he is instead…
Just published: Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York’s Explosive ’80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation by Elliot Williams. “Crime was at an all-time…
With Donald Trump continuing to ramp up pressure in his bid to annex Greenland, Denmark is boosting its military presence on the Arctic island, according to local press reports, Politico…
“To be clear — I’m not critical of the president. I’m critical of the bad advice he’s getting on Greenland.” — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), on CNBC. Save to Favorites
“The Canadian Armed Forces have modeled a hypothetical U.S. military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later U.S.-led…
Wall Street Journal: “His threat to hit several European countries with tariffs of 10%, rising to 25%, if they oppose the U.S. annexation of Greenland is entirely different. It would…
President Trump announced his “Great Healthcare Plan” to little fanfare on Capitol Hill last week, Politico reports. “The question now is how willing and able congressional Republicans will be to…
“He’s driving deep. Remember, our strategy—I say it every day—is maximalist, a maximalist strategy. You have to take it however deep you can take it and, quite frankly, until you…
“Rep. Julia Letlow announced her primary challenge to Sen. Bill Cassidy on Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump lent his endorsement in the race,” Politico reports. “The entrance of…
Ashley Parker: “A year into Trump’s second term, the emboldened president’s maximalist strategy—pushing every norm to its most elastic, and then a bit beyond, and from that new breaking point…
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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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