Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will share the “Person of the Year” designation by Time magazine for 2020.


Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will share the “Person of the Year” designation by Time magazine for 2020.
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“Fear is spreading among some who’ve run afoul of President Donald Trump,” NBC News reports. “A foreboding that grew out of Trump’s election victory last November has deepened after the…
“I am not a secret Nazi.” — Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), quoted by Jewish Insider, after after photos of his tattoo emerge. Save to Favorites
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) told reporters a presidential run is something he and his family will “consider” if they feel he’s the best candidate for the job in 2028,…
Hillary Clinton slammed President Trump for undertaking modifications of the White House’s East Wing to build an added ballroom space for state dinners. Said Clinton: “It’s not his house. It’s…
“Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a series of insulting posts on his social media platform X on Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX…
“President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added…
President Trump invited Republican senators to lunch at the White House but noted: “Everybody showed up. We’re just missing one person.” Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) later posted on X: “I…
Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) may hold the key to Democrats reclaiming the Senate majority — if she decides to take the plunge. She’s weighing two options: a bid for…
Washington Post: “If the administration succeeds, almost all people admitted to the U.S. as refugees — as many as 7,000 from a maximum potential pool of 7,500 — could be Afrikaners,…
Jonathan Last: “The stated policy of every Democrat seeking the presidency should be that the first thing they will do is demolish the Trump ballroom and restore the East Wing…
An internal Democratic poll finds a very slim plurality of voters blame Republicans for the continuing government shutdown, 45% to 42%. Save to Favorites
“Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was freed from prison last week thanks to his federal fraud sentence being commuted by President Donald Trump — but he may not be free…
There are no plans for President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet “in the immediate future,” calling off a summit that was expected in Hungary in the coming…
“Thirteen vulnerable Republicans are urging Speaker Mike Johnson to ‘immediately turn our focus’ to extending Obamacare subsidies after the government reopens,” Politico reports. Save to Favorites
“Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning he would allow a floor vote on a bipartisan bill compelling the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files — once…
A recently surfaced video shows Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) with a chest tattoo of the SS Totenkopf, the skull-and-crossbones emblem used by Nazi “Death’s Head” units, Maine State…
Punchbowl News: “House Democratic leaders have shifted their proposed new Illinois congressional map as they angle for a mid-decade redraw in the Land of Lincoln.” “The latest configuration would target…
Gallup finds Democrats have retaken the lead in party identification, 48% to 41%, the party’s best reading since the first quarter of the Biden administration. Save to Favorites
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke to reporters: REPORTER: Getting back to the threat to Hakeem Jeffries, this is one of a number of January 6 pardons that have been rearrested…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) told reporters that he would support Republicans using the so-called nuclear option to override the Senate filibuster to pass a bill to reopen the government, The…
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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