Former Reps. Charles Djou (R-HI) and Mickey Edwards (R-OK) write in Roll Call explaining why they are supporting Joe Biden, arguing Donald Trump is “an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character.”
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Washington Post: “A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday finds Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of tariffs by a 30 percentage-point margin, 64 percent to 34 percent.” “Those ratings are…
“Trump says ‘other alternatives will now be used to replace’ his sweeping tariffs that the Supreme Court rejected,” the Associated Press reports. “‘We have alternatives. Great alternatives,’ Trump said.” Wall…
Politico: “President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night executive order promoting production of a widely used herbicide is threatening to blow up a coalition that played a key role in his 2024…
“Paramount Skydance’s $108bn bid to gatecrash Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a key US antitrust hurdle, in a signal of support from the Trump administration,” the Financial…
“President Trump had just started a closed-door White House meeting with governors when one of his trade advisers handed him a piece of paper,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “’So…
Punchbowl News asks: “Can state Rep. James Talarico overtake Crockett with less than two weeks to go until the March 3 primary?” “The race has become increasingly contentious in the…
The Atlantic: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has faced intense scrutiny from Republicans and calls for her firing from Democrats since the January 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs…
“The U.S. economy grew at a 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, weighed down by a record-long government shutdown,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “For 2025, the economy grew…
“The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a major setback for his administration’s second-term…
Good morning. It’s Chris Riback. With Taegan away from the computer, I wanted to make sure that the famed PW readers don’t have to go completely cold turkey on the…
Hi – Many of you have noticed a break in the political posts. Thank you for all of the comments. This is Taegan’s Trial Balloon co-host Chris Riback: Taegan had…
“As the Florida Legislature ramps up efforts to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump, a recent trademark filing has some state lawmakers wondering if the Trump…
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went public Wednesday with his pressure campaign urging Democratic state legislators to vote on a new congressional map,” Axios reports. “Jeffries doesn’t usually put…
“Democrats would be favored to win seven of Colorado’s eight congressional seats in 2028 and 2030 — up from the four seats the party controls now — under a redistricting…
President Trump is worried the stench from a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River could linger in the nation’s capital this summer during his planned celebrations for the country’s…
“Of all the ways President Trump has pushed the boundaries of executive power, one stands out to lawyers and watchdogs,” NPR reports. “The president wants the government he leads to…
Tucker Carlson told the Daily Mail that he and his staff were “detained” by Israeli officials following his interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. He also claimed airport…
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 69 percent of respondents saying they believe the Epstein files “show that powerful people in the U.S. are rarely held accountable for their actions.” Save…
Pope Leo has declined President Trump’s invitation to participate in the Board of Peace, believing the U.N. should be the one to handle international crises, not the Trump-chaired board, Politico…
Washington Post: “Democrats in the state say they have seen an influx of ads focusing on issues ranging from immigration to health care by groups named Elect Chicago Women and…
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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