The National Security Agency is “moving forward” to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP political operative and White House official, as the agency’s top lawyer, the Washington Post reports. It…
Tom Gardner looks at the 17 Republican senators most likely to convict Donald Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial. The bottom line: Five GOP senators are almost certain to convict,…
Politico: “A plane carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny landed Sunday in Moscow, where he faces the threat of arrest. But the flight landed at a different airport than had…
Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, writes in the Washington Post that Mark Meadows is the worst to ever hold the…
“You’re the most important figure in the Republican Party. You can shape the direction of the party. Keep your movement alive.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), addressing President Trump on…
Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told CBS News that he doesn’t believe President Trump should receive intelligence briefings after he leaves office, as he “can’t…
A new CBS News poll finds 71% of Americans believe U.S. democracy is threatened, while 29% think it is secure. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
“The roughly 25,000 National Guardsmen deployed to the U.S. capital to ensure President-elect Joe Biden is able to be sworn in peacefully went through an additional background check to weed…
Associated Press: “The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger, better, more boldly than all who came before him while…
“I’m not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my republic in 2021.” — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), telling CNN why he…
Although Rudy Giuliani claimed he was representing Donald Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says no decision has been made: “President Trump has not yet…
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds 68% of Americans oppose President Trump pardoning himself for any federal crimes he may be accused of committing. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
New York Times: “In one of the ultimate don’t-believe-your-eyes moments of the Trump era, these Republicans have retreated to the ranks of misinformation, claiming it was Black Lives Matter protesters…
ABC News-Washington Post poll: “Overall, more than 6 in 10 Americans say Biden was legitimately elected as the 46th president, including more than 9 in 10 Democrats and more than…
Extraordinary new video from Luke Mogelson at the New Yorker offers a chilling look into the Capitol siege that left five dead. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
“Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat Monday, stepping down four years after she was elected California’s junior senator,” the Washington Post reports. “Aides said Harris has already…
President Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a new CNN Poll, with more Americans than ever in support of removing him from…
NBC News: “As part of the investigation, the bureau is examining payments of $500,000 in bitcoin, apparently by a French national, to key figures and groups in the alt-right before…
“As President Trump prepares to leave office in days, a lucrative market for pardons is coming to a head, with some of his allies collecting fees from wealthy felons or…
Following his meeting with President Trump on Friday, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said in a Facebook interview that he’s praying that the military presence in Washington for the inauguration is…
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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