“The former State Department inspector general who was ousted by President Trump told Congress on Wednesday that a top department official tried to ‘bully’ him as he examined potential misconduct at the agency,” the New York Times reports.


“The former State Department inspector general who was ousted by President Trump told Congress on Wednesday that a top department official tried to ‘bully’ him as he examined potential misconduct at the agency,” the New York Times reports.
Adam Serwer: “The merits of a potential government case against Donald Trump, and of the basis for the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago, cannot yet be evaluated, despite the assertions of…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told Julie Mason that while he has some “concerns” about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago, he believes looking through Donald Trump’s personal safe…
Pew Research: “In 2016, about half of Republicans (47%) and slightly more than a third of Democrats (35%) said those in the other party were a lot or somewhat more…
Steve Benen: “If there was one thing Republicans cared about six years ago, it was how high-ranking officials dealt with classified materials. In fact, as recently as 2016, the GOP…
Jonathan Chait: “While it is factually true that there is no history of a former American president being raided by the Feds, these observations implicitly treat the FBI’s behavior as…
A new Monmouth poll finds that public opinion of Donald Trump, the January 6 insurrection and the 2024 president election hasn’t shifted after the recent January 6 Committee hearings began….
Donald Trump posted a campaign ad-style video on his social media platform just hours after his Mar-a-Lago estate was raided by FBI agents in Palm Beach, Florida. Said Trump: “We…
Jonathan Last: “No one is asking if this will be the thing that finally pries Republicans away from Trump. For seven years we had a series of episodes—mocking John McCain,…
“Donald Trump’s team and allies are moving swiftly to draw political benefit from an unannounced search by FBI agents at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday,” Politico reports. “And…
“The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the House Ways and Means Committee can obtain former President Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service,” Axios reports. “Trump…
Dalia Lithwick: “The immediate GOP response to Monday evening’s FBI search for documents at Mar-a-Lago is almost as revealing as the search warrant itself.” “Having witnessed the bulk of the…
“Behind closed doors this summer, Donald Trump and his advisers have been narrowing the shortlist of criminal defense attorneys he’d need to take on the Justice Department,” Rolling Stone reports….
Andrew McCarthy: “There’s a game prosecutors play. Let’s say I suspect X committed an armed robbery, but I know X is dealing drugs. So, I write a search-warrant application laying…
Dan Pfeiffer: “Up until recently, Democrats were stuck in a doom loop. That defeatism threatened to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. What activist, donor, or voter wants to sign up for…
Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik told Newsmax that he is worried Democrats might try to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Said Kerik: “If you remember back in…
Tim O’Brien: “It’s not entirely clear why the FBI targeted Mar-a-Lago. Trump, who was not there, predictably characterized the search as a Democratic hit job. But the feds were apparently…
The U.S. national average price of gas today has fallen back under the $4 mark to $3.99 per gallon for the first time since early March, according to GasBuddy. Save…
“I think it’s only going to put more energy behind my father-in-law should he choose to run for president in 2024.” — Lara Trump, quoted by CNN, about the FBI…
“Members of the Republican Study Committee, a conservative caucus of House Republicans, are planning to have dinner with former president Donald Trump at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., in…
“After news broke that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday, his supporters openly called for an armed violent response, and ultimately, civil war,”…
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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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