New York Post editorial: “There is a difference between mocking someone’s ratings and hurting an innocent family with the memories of their tragic daughter because of a petty feud… Is that really the president you want to be, sir? The president for whom people disregard half or even most of what you say as irrelevant?”
Save to Favorites“Powerful members of the Democratic National Committee will soon decide how states will be chosen to be among the first to vote in the 2028 presidential primaries, moving the party…
CNBC interviewed small business owners “to get a better understanding of how much tariffs are costing them and the impact the duties are having on their strategy and operations.” “Many…
“President Trump called Republicans in the Indiana Senate on Friday morning to encourage them to redraw the state’s congressional maps to benefit Republicans ahead of the midterm elections,” the New…
From a Wall Street Journal editorial: “Opposing Donald Trump is a perilous business, but working for him can be equally as dangerous. That’s one lesson from Thursday’s indictment of Mr….
The “No Kings” protests this weekend could be one of the biggest political moments of the year. More than 2,500 events are planned across the country — a massive show…
“Funding for every government agency has lapsed for 17 days and counting, marking the longest full government-wide shutdown in US history,” Bloomberg Government reports. Save to Favorites
“After racist texts among members of the New York State Young Republicans were made public, the party’s state leaders were slated to meet Friday and vote to disband the group,”…
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) plans to force Democrats to vote next week on legislation to pay more than 1 million military service members during the government shutdown, doubling…
President Trump has dramatically escalated U.S. military action in the Caribbean. Since early September, American forces have attacked at least six boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing 27 people….
Charlie Cook: “With the ink not even on paper in some of these states’ redistricting efforts, it is impossible to say with any degree of certainty how this will play…
“President Donald Trump said high threatened tariffs with China were not viable as tensions between the world’s two largest economies intensify ahead of an expected face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart…
New York Times: “President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin say they plan to meet in Hungary in the coming weeks, but a potentially major roadblock stands in the way….
Andy Kroll: “Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law.” Save to Favorites
Out next week: Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America by Jonathan Karl. “This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) “has nearly double the war chest of Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate GOP primary after the third fundraising quarter of the year — though…
A new poll finds Britain’s Labour Party tied with the Greens at 15%, way behind the Reform Party at 32% and the Conservatives at 17%, the Telegraph reports. Save to…
The Economist: “It is increasingly likely that governments will… resort to inflation and financial repression to reduce the real value of their high debts, as they did in the decades…
“This is asinine. The very people who say the administration has too much power continue to give it to them. I am over this childish behavior.” — Sen. Katie Britt…
New York Times: “Even as Mr. Putin has pounded Ukrainian cities and waged grinding warfare in the country’s east, he has invested dozens of hours into flattering Mr. Trump, dangling…
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.