A source tells Dana Bash of CNN that President Trump is feeling “down” and “starting to see this slip away.”


A source tells Dana Bash of CNN that President Trump is feeling “down” and “starting to see this slip away.”
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) told the Today Show that Donald Trump would install himself as a permanent president and refuse to leave office after the mandated two-term limit if…
David Frum: “In his first term, Trump’s corruption and brutality were mitigated by his ignorance and laziness. In a second, Trump would arrive with a much better understanding of the…
“When you have a president who’s willing to go to war with the rule of law, to ignore the rulings of the courts if he doesn’t agree with them, that…
“Dozens of independently-owned reproductive health clinics shuttered in 2023, the year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, according to a new report from the Abortion Care Network,”…
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) suggested moderate Republicans may go along with a new attempt to launch a presidential impeachment inquiry against President Biden because they could face primary threats…
Donald Trump shared a Washington Post op-ed warning that his second term will be a “dictatorship” on Truth Social, The Messenger reports. Save to Favorites
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in a letter to the White House Tuesday that the House won’t pass aid to Ukraine unless Congress enacts “transformative change to our nation’s border…
McKay Coppins: “When Donald Trump first took office, he put a premium on what he called ‘central casting’ hires—people with impressive résumés who matched his image of an ideal administration…
There’s never been a clear line between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his legal defense strategy while fighting 91 criminal charges. But it’s an odd legal strategy to rely on…
Barton Gellman: “To begin with, there is little to stop Trump from firing Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing both of the federal investigations. Justice Department regulations confer a…
“Ron DeSantis’s 2024 US presidential campaign operation is going through another bout of turmoil just weeks before the first votes are cast in the crucial Iowa Republican caucuses,” the Financial…
Three college presidents — from Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT — will testify in Congress on Tuesday about how they have handled antisemitic incidents on their campuses since…
“As he campaigns for another term in the White House, Donald Trump sounds like no other presidential candidate in U.S. history,” the New York Times reports. “He has made baldly…
“President Joe Biden sets off on a fundraising sprint Tuesday as he looks to tap into wealthy donor networks ahead of an expensive campaign year ahead,” CNN reports. “He’s headlining…
“Hamas gave Israeli hostages tranquilizers to make them appear to be in good spirits when their release was filmed,” Jewish Insider reports. “The revelation came during a Knesset Health Committee…
A local chapter of Moms for Liberty is breaking away from the national organization after the husband of one of its co-founders was accused of rape, the News-Item reports. Chirstian…
“A top producer for Tucker Carlson who is helping build his new media company has been accused of sexually assaulting a former Fox News staffer when they both worked at…
The Ohio Democratic Party had Rep. George Santos (R-NY) give an unsolicited endorsement to U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R). Save to Favorites
“The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to consider a challenge to the legality of a tax targeting owners of foreign corporations that could undermine efforts at imposing a…
“Potential jurors in former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial may know they are in the pool now,” NBC News reports. “The U.S. District Court for the District of…
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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