“One way or another, the economy is going to lock down again.”
— Paul Krugman, on CNN, saying we’ve squandered the chance to actually bring the coronavirus under control.
Save to Favorites“One way or another, the economy is going to lock down again.”
— Paul Krugman, on CNN, saying we’ve squandered the chance to actually bring the coronavirus under control.
Save to Favorites“A petition to protect reproductive freedoms in the Nevada Constitution can advance to the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled Thursday,” the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. “The initiative…
“It is a shame. I am sitting here for days now from morning until night in that freezing room. Freezing! All for this. This is your result. It is very…
Manhattan prosecutors identified seven new violations by Donald Trump of the gag order against him in the “hush-money” criminal case. The judge is expected to take up the violations next…
“Jury selection is set to resume Friday morning in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York,” the Washington Post reports. “Twelve jurors have been picked to hear the case,…
Associated Press: “One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no…
Republican voters should be absolutely furious with their elected leaders. As I wrote in 2013 on the fight over Obamacare: Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus…
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s sudden bid to deliver aid to Ukraine came days after fresh intelligence described the U.S. ally at a true make-or-break moment in its war with Russia,” Politico…
After a bizarre statement last week, Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R) had to put out a video explaining that he does believe the elderly should be able to…
“The Biden administration is considering more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel including tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds, U.S. officials said, at a time of…
“The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether or not Rep. Matt Gaetz used illicit drugs as a member of Congress,” ABC News reports. “Committee investigators have inquired about whether Gaetz…
“U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected requests from Donald Trump’s two co-defendants to dismiss the charges against them in the classified document case, ruling that federal prosecutors had…
“Donald Trump’s political operation said Thursday that it plans to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across battleground states to monitor — and potentially challenge — vote counting in…
“The Biden administration is pushing for a long-shot diplomatic deal in coming months that presses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a new commitment to Palestinian statehood in exchange…
“You can’t govern by shooting yourself in the head every day.” — Newt Gingrich, quoted by Politico, offering advice to Speaker Mike Johnson. Save to Favorites
“Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation…
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Joe Biden must tend to the center. Bill Barr, Chris Sununu and Larry Hogan can’t seem to leave Trump’s GOP….
“House Republicans took a critical step late Thursday night toward bringing up the long-stalled foreign aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, after being forced to rely on Democratic votes to…
“Reince Priebus is the rare person who has successfully navigated the Republican Party both before and after Donald Trump seized control of it in 2016,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
“Russia has ramped up military production by replenishing stocks of standard weapons and ammunition and probably can sustain its onslaught in Ukraine for at least the next two years, analysts…
“Israel, early Friday morning local time, launched missiles in a retaliatory strike against Iran,” ABC News reports. “The missile launches follow Iran’s attack last Saturday, where the country sent a…
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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