Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was admitted to a hospital and is being treated for Covid-19, Newsmax reports.
A photo shows Cain at President Trump’s rally in Tulsa with no face mask.
Save to FavoritesTime: “Key Trump officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, were surprised by the barrage of retaliatory attacks Tehran launched against U.S. and Israeli targets across the region, including in countries…
Time: “Trump became wary enough of leaks that some of his own aides were the target of subterfuge. On Feb. 27, he traveled to Mar-a-Lago. Aides assembled in a makeshift…
“President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to tamp down the surging price of oil by telling investors what they’re eager to hear: The war in Iran is almost over,” CNN…
CNN: “Democrats compared President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to overhaul elections to George Orwell’s 1984, in one of three lawsuits now challenging Tuesday’s executive order, which instructs the US Postal…
Washington Post: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked the Army’s top officer to step down and retire, an extraordinary move amid the war with Iran and the latest in…
Richard Haass: “The president gave a primetime address last night. Normally, when presidents do such a thing, they intend to make a major announcement. I thought it was 70% likely…
“A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S….
New York Times: “Tesla sold slightly more cars in the first three months of 2026 than a year earlier, the company said Thursday, a sign that rising gasoline prices as…
New York Times: “When President Trump moved to claw back vast sums of foreign aid funding last year — first by winning party-line approval from the G.O.P.-controlled Congress to cancel…
Leigh Ann Caldwell: “History is not on Johnson’s side—speakers rarely survive the loss of a majority… Even Trump may not be able to save him. While the president has defended…
“Attorney General Pam Bondi begged Donald Trump not to fire her in an explosive showdown at the White House after he accused her of an unforgivable offense,” the Daily Mail…
President Trump escalated his feud with Bruce Springsteen, comparing the American music legend to a “dried up prune.” Politico: “It was part of a string of hate posts and reposts…
A law firm working for ActBlue last year warned the Democratic fundraising giant that its CEO “had given a potentially misleading response to congressional Republican investigators in a 2023 letter…
“She will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our Committee under oath. She must answer for her mishandling of the Epstein files and the special treatment…
President Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, his one time personal attorney, as interim Attorney General replacing Pam Bondi, the Washington Examiner reports. Blanche posted on social media thanking…
Politico: “President Trump’s primetime address on Iran did little to relieve rising alarm from plugged-in Republicans in key states across the country who see the war as pushing costs higher…
Francis Fukuyama: “It’s a conceit of foreign policy intellectuals to try to infer from statements and events a consistent doctrine underlying an administration’s activities. It should be clear by now…
NOTUS: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that he gave a reality check to the White House and House Republicans about their continued push to change Senate rules, and warned…
President Trump talked to Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday night about being replaced, CNN reports. Fox News reports that by the time Trump took his place behind the podium for…
Bloomberg: “Maine Governor Janet Mills now supports increasing taxes on the state’s richest residents, reversing her past opposition after lagging in recent polls for a key Democratic Senate primary.” Save…
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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