Ivanka Trump called New York state investigations into her father’s business dealings “harassment,” seeming to confirm that the probes now include tax write-offs that appear to involve her, Politico reports.


Ivanka Trump called New York state investigations into her father’s business dealings “harassment,” seeming to confirm that the probes now include tax write-offs that appear to involve her, Politico reports.
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“The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that…
MAGA election conspiracy theorist and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is teasing a bid for governor of Minnesota, Politico reports. Said Lindell: “I live here in Minnesota. Everywhere I go, no…
“A number of congressional Republicans are publicly voicing concern over the potential for a prolonged trade war and its effect on American farmers as President Donald Trump prepares to announce…
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday evening took to the Senate floor to speak as long as he is “physically able” in protest of actions taken by President Trump’s administration,…
The Telegraph: “If tariffs do raise $600 billion annually, that is no small sum of money, even for an enormous economy like the United States.” “For context, the U.S. government…
Democratic Party officials and White House staffers were well aware of former President Biden’s frailties ahead of his choice to end his ill-fated reelection bid last summer, The Hill reports….
“It’s gonna be a slow pain first before we get the gain.” — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), discussing tariffs on Fox Business. Save to Favorites
Joe Rogan said it’s “horrific” that innocent people could be getting swept up in the Trump administration’s effort to deport gang members and send them to El Salvador’s notoriously dangerous…
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from ending “temporary protected status” for 350,000 Venezuelan nationals — which was slated to expire next week, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
“Patrick Crusius believed he was acting at the direction of President Donald Trump when he murdered 23 people and wounded 22 others at an El Paso Walmart in 2019,” El…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) told New York Magazine he warned former Vice President Kamala Harris of his strengths and weaknesses when she chose him as her 2024 running mate….
Wired: “Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest movement at the company’s showrooms across the country. At the same time, a much smaller number of Elon…
Heather Long: “President Donald Trump is pushing the economy to a breaking point with sweeping tariffs and rapid cuts to immigration and the federal workforce. There is growing fear of…
“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is leaving the right-wing House Freedom Caucus over its opposition to her efforts to allow House members who are new parents to vote by proxy,”…
“As a Republican, I would not be open to the idea of Barack Obama running for a third term. So I think folks have to be careful here.” — Rep….
Nathan Dean: “I can’t recall the last time when so many people around the world were waiting for a White House announcement where no one seems to know what exactly…
“Speaker Mike Johnson pledged last week to bring Rep. Elise Stefanik back to the GOP leadership table after President Donald Trump dropped her nomination as ambassador to the UN,” Politico…
“Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the centrist dealmaker who wielded virtually unilateral veto power over the Biden administration’s legislative agenda, has landed on K Street,” Politico reports. Sinema was spotted in…
“The Trump administration will scrutinize billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard University,” the Washington Post reports. “The Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism will review the more than…
“Senate Democratic staff is meeting with the chamber’s referee office Monday in a bid to stop Republicans from using a controversial scoring method on their upcoming tax bill,” Bloomberg reports….
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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