President Trump’s presidential campaign is enticing big-spending donors to the Republican Party’s convention in August by offering packages that cost almost $1.2 million dollars per couple, Bloomberg reports.

Save to FavoritesPresident Trump’s presidential campaign is enticing big-spending donors to the Republican Party’s convention in August by offering packages that cost almost $1.2 million dollars per couple, Bloomberg reports.

Save to Favorites“NATO could help us, but they so far haven’t had the courage to do so. And others could help us, but we don’t use it. At a certain point, it’ll…
Zeteo: “Trump has talked to longtime advisers about what it would take to officially make his birthday a national, federal holiday.” “Similarly, he has already repeatedly inquired about getting a…
President Trump told reporters on Friday he is not interested in a ceasefire with Iran, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “We could have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a…
Cook Political Report: “It’s an inescapable law of politics: Money can only propel a campaign so far when its candidate’s flaws act as an anchor.” “Last week, Republican venture capitalist…
Bloomberg: “The Iranian regime isn’t close to falling and officials are coalescing around the remaining leaders.” “Strikes by the US and Israel have killed several top Iranian officials, including Ali…
New York Times: “More than any top American military leader in recent history, Mr. Hegseth has framed U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America as bigger…
CBS News: “Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran.” “Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option as…
“Rising gasoline prices are already starting to bite U.S. household finances and Americans overwhelmingly expect fuel costs will keep climbing as President Donald Trump’s war with Iran crimps global oil…
Politico: “Moscow proposed a quid pro quo to the U.S. under which the Kremlin would stop sharing intelligence information with Iran, such as the precise coordinates of U.S. military assets…
NBC News: “Fears are growing in the country, already devastated by years of conflict, that Israel may be about to launch a broad invasion of Lebanon’s south.” Save to Favorites
Bloomberg: “Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught.” “Energy infrastructure attacks and strikes on high-profile Iranian…
NewsNation: “Both of Jeffrey Epstein’s co-executors have testified before a congressional committee about their ties to the deceased sex offender, and both depositions ended with questions surrounding a potential settlement…
CNN: “As millions of Americans braced for a series of brutal storms this winter, the senior official in charge of the federal government’s disaster response had been on the job…
The Pentagon is sending three warships and another 2,500 Marines to the Middle East — the second such deployment in just a week — in what looks less like a…
Wall Street Journal: “The Pentagon is sending three warships and thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, in the second deployment of Marines to the region in the past…
“President Trump on Friday reversed himself and re-endorsed Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO), an unusual move that came a month after he pulled his support from Mr. Hurd over a disagreement…
Politico: “House GOP leaders are punting a reauthorization vote for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that they had hoped to hold next week until mid-April, with a GOP hard-liner revolt…
CNN: “The Trump administration slapped a new multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Harvard University on Friday, alleging that the school is in violation of a civil rights law and has failed to…
“President Trump on Friday argued he’s healthier than the Navy championship football team and got his former White House doctor to agree,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “He…
New York Times: “Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at…
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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