“The GOP Senate’s new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill restores hundreds of millions of dollars in Pentagon spending that the Trump administration redirected to help pay for President Trump’s border wall,” the Washington Post reports.


“The GOP Senate’s new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill restores hundreds of millions of dollars in Pentagon spending that the Trump administration redirected to help pay for President Trump’s border wall,” the Washington Post reports.
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“President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at abolishing the Education Department,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
Politico: “A group of House Freedom Caucus members and other budget hawks who are deeply skeptical of supporting short-term measures to fund the federal operations are heading to the White…
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) took the first step towards a gubernatorial run today as she formally filed paperwork to launch an exploratory committee, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Save to Favorites
“Thank you again, I won’t forget it.” — President Trump, quoted by the HuffPost, while shaking the hand of Chief Justice John Roberts. Save to Favorites
“Less than 48 hours after slapping tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to a one-month reprieve for automobile imports that qualify for duty-free treatment…
A new Quinnipiac poll in New York City finds a record low 20% of voters approve of the way Eric Adams (D) is handling his job as mayor of New…
I was on a plane last night and missed President Trump’s speech last night. But I caught up on it this morning and have a few takeaways: Join now to…
“The Trump administration has been holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the war,”…
New York Times: “President Trump’s speech on Tuesday was a long and loud spectacle that went on for about 100 minutes, making it the longest presidential address to Congress in…
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX) died Tuesday night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Turner, 70, was elected in November, succeeding the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). Save to Favorites
“A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to pause foreign-aid funding, refusing to suspend a lower court order that required the government to pay contractors…
Julia Azari: “In just over a month, the Trump administration has established a dynamic in which they take unpopular actions driven by the executive branch, then pull back selectively in…
John Harris: “When the 2024 election turned an ex-president into the next president, most Americans — no matter their feelings about Donald Trump — must have quite reasonably assumed they…
Punchbowl News: “The annual presidential address to Congress – once a dignified event that was the height of American political pomp and circumstance – has devolved into a tired display…
Dan Balz: “For President Donald Trump’s most loyal followers, these early weeks have been satisfying in the extreme, and his Tuesday night speech to a joint session of Congress offered…
“The U.S. has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces,“ the Financial Times reports. Bloomberg: What Trump’s…
“China’s National People’s Congress is convening from March 5 to 11, giving leaders a chance to set the economic direction of the country and lay out their spending plans for…
Jeff Greenfield: “If you approach President Donald Trump’s address with the tools of traditional analysis, you’re going to find yourself hopelessly at sea. This was a speech that demonstrated just…
“Presidential addresses to the nation, whether joint sessions of Congress or State of the Union speeches, were historically an opportunity to promote national unity while also highlighting policy differences,” the…
A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds 76% of speech watchers “approved of what they heard from President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night.” “The viewership was heavily Republican —…
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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