“Christopher Cantwell, the neo-Nazi podcaster charged by federal prosecutors with threatening to rape a rival neo-Nazi’s wife has been found guilty of extortion and threats,” The Informant reports.


“Christopher Cantwell, the neo-Nazi podcaster charged by federal prosecutors with threatening to rape a rival neo-Nazi’s wife has been found guilty of extortion and threats,” The Informant reports.
David McCormick (R) holds a very small lead over Mehmet Oz (R) in Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary. The threshold for an automatic recount in the race is 0.5 percent. Save…
A new NALEO poll of Hispanic voters in Los Angeles finds that 71% prefer to be identified as “Hispanic,” 28% prefer “Latino” and just 1% prefer “Latinx.” Save to Favorites
Twitter’s board said that it plans to “close the transaction and enforce the merger agreement” between Elon Musk and Twitter, the New York Times reports. “Mr. Musk’s increasingly skeptical —…
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has lost renomination to state Sen. Chuck Edwards (R) in the primary in North Carolina’s 11th district, according to the Cook Political Report. Axios: “Cawthorn’s loss…
Doug Mastriano (R) was projected to win the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary Tuesday despite a flagging effort from some Republicans to block him from the nomination, The Hill reports. New…
“John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor whose shorts- and scowl-wearing persona made him something of a political celebrity, has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports….
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) won the Republican nomination for Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday, with a lift from former president Donald Trump who endorsed him in a crowded primary…
“The Justice Department sued casino mogul Steve Wynn Tuesday to force him to register as a lobbyist in connection with his 2017 efforts to obtain a diplomatic favor long sought…
It’s a big primary night tonight. The main focus will be on Pennsylvania with competitive GOP primaries for U.S. Senate and Governor, but North Carolina has a potentially competitive GOP…
“The Justice Department has asked the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack for transcripts of interviews it is conducting, which have included discussions with associates of former President Donald…
Walter Shapiro: “Democrats are ensnared in the campaign consultant trap. The president’s party is animated by the belief that some political phrasemaker will invent the magic five or six words…
“Ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a state lawmaker he plans to run for New York’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District — the seat that entrenched Rep. Jerrold…
“The American experiment in democracy is in a danger like it hasn’t been in my lifetime. It’s in danger this hour. Hate and fear are being given too much oxygen…
“The Supreme Court has boosted high-dollar donors’ abilities to personally enrich candidates — including ones like the wealthy individuals pouring millions into their own campaigns this year — if they…
Politico: “Congress’ nearly $40 billion package of help for the war-torn nation is taking heat from a growing number of conservative lawmakers, candidates, activists and even former President Donald Trump….
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized his resolve to get inflation down, saying Tuesday he will back interest rate increases until prices start falling back toward a healthy level,” CNBC…
“A Michigan Court of Claims judge has granted a preliminary injunction to Planned Parenthood of Michigan that would stall the enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban should the U.S. Supreme…
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), who has been in the hospital recovering from a stroke since Friday, will get a pacemaker, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Fetterman’s U.S. Senate campaign…
Ryan Kelley (R), who is running for governor in Michigan, says he won’t attend a debate because of the venue’s policy requiring conference attendees to show proof of vaccination or…
Photos obtained by NBC News show Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette (R) marching toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6 alongside member of the Proud Boys who were later…
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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.
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