Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said he will take an anti-malaria drug that experts have warned doesn’t treat the coronavirus after he tested positive for the virus, Newsweek reports.
Said Gohmert: “My doctor and I are all-in.”
Save to FavoritesRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said he will take an anti-malaria drug that experts have warned doesn’t treat the coronavirus after he tested positive for the virus, Newsweek reports.
Said Gohmert: “My doctor and I are all-in.”
Save to FavoritesDonald Trump spent several minutes at a donor event over the weekend acknowledging Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois “whose lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of corruption…
At 41.4%, Donald Trump’s favorability rating is the lowest in the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill average since last December. Trump’s net favorability rating of -13.0% is lower than Joe Biden’s…
“Kristi Noem’s story about killing her dog made headlines across America. But it wasn’t news to people who worked on her first book, where the tale made it into a…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is expected to meet privately, one-on-one, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Monday at 3:30 p.m. amid speculation that she may trigger a motion to…
Kevin Spacey voiced his support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “When the world turned its back on me, Bobby leaned in.” Save to Favorites
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) writes in the Atlanta Journal Constitution that Republicans should vote for President Biden. “Yes, elections are a binary choice. Yes, serious questions linger…
“Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin…
“Milwaukee’s election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin’s largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential…
“The Conservative Partnership Institute, a nonprofit whose funding skyrocketed after it became a nerve center for President Donald Trump’s allies in Washington, has paid at least $3.2 million since the…
Former Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) told the New York Times she would move to Portugal if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Save to Favorites
“Most Americans continue to acknowledge the existence of climate change, according to the latest Monmouth Poll, but the number who see this as a very serious problem has fallen below…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the 82-year-old progressive icon, announced on Monday that he will run for re-election, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Donald Trump called the Republican party the “party of fertlization because we are for the women” when talking about abortion rights in an interview with Fox Detroit. He also took…
“As Vladimir Putin persists in his bloody campaign to conquer Ukraine, the Russian leader is directing an equally momentous transformation at home — re-engineering his country into a regressive, militarized…
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) told NBC News he would support ditching the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade. Save to Favorites
“The judge in the Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan on Monday held the former president in contempt and fined him $1,000 for once again violating a gag order prohibiting…
“Democrats are preparing an aggressive new immigration strategy months after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security bill aimed at easing record-high illegal crossings along the southern border,” NBC News reports….
“Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money,” the AP reports. “The goal…
ABC News: “Typically, independent candidates must undergo the painstaking, expensive process of gathering thousands of signatures from registered voters in each state in order to qualify for ballot access.” “But…
Anne Applebaum: “Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.” Save to Favorites
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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