“At this point, I won’t defend him anymore. I won’t defend him for stirring the pot that incited the mob. He’s on his own.”
— Former White House press Secretary Ari Fleischer, quoted by the Associated Press, on President Trump.


“At this point, I won’t defend him anymore. I won’t defend him for stirring the pot that incited the mob. He’s on his own.”
— Former White House press Secretary Ari Fleischer, quoted by the Associated Press, on President Trump.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “signaled the motion-to-vacate vote will be today or later this week. And Gaetz said he’ll bring the motion up as many times as it takes to…
“This is a judge that should be disbarred. This is a judge that should be out of office. This is a judge that some people say could be charged criminally…
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) “is circulating a list of talking points to fellow Democrats in a bid to stop the burgeoning GOP push to punish him after he set off…
Donald Trump isn’t getting a jury trial in his $250 million civil fraud suit brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James because his legal team didn’t request…
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said on the House floor that Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a “secret deal” with Democrats on funding for Ukraine. Said Gaetz: “It is becoming increasingly clear…
Donald Trump family attorney, Clifford Robert, told the judge that the former president will testify in his defense during his civil fraud trial which started today, MSNBC reports. Eric Trump…
President Biden is planning to call allies to reassure them that US support for Ukraine will continue, Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) father, former state Sen. Don Gaetz (R), announced his intention to seek office once again, the Pensacola News Journal reports. However, Gaetz said his decision to…
A new NBC News poll finds that almost 15% of registered voters said that they will vote for a third party or independent candidate if given the option in 2024….
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New York Times: “American officials said they are convinced that Mr. Putin intends to try to end U.S. and European support for Ukraine by using his spy agencies to push…
A new Monmouth poll finds that 76% of American voters believe that Joe Biden is too old to effectively serve another term as president, while just 48% say the same…
A new Monmouth poll finds just 37% of voters express at least some enthusiasm about the possibility of Donald Trump being the Republican presidential nominee and 32% are enthusiastic about…
General Mark Milley spoke to Lester Holt of NBC News, just days after his retirement from his role as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: HOLT: A few days…
“North Carolina’s new $300 billion state budget contains a provision that gives extraordinary investigative powers to a partisan oversight committee co-chaired by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker…
Brian Klass: “When Joe Biden didn’t trip but nearly tripped last week, it was headline news. How absurd is that? A candidate who didn’t quite fall over is a bigger…
“The Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up a longshot challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president because of his alleged role in the January…
“The Supreme Court on Monday denied an effort by lawyer John Eastman to appeal a ruling that found he may have acted criminally with the legal advice he gave former…
Before entering the court for his fraud trial in New York City, Donald Trump claimed that Mar-a-Lago may be worth more than $1 billion. Save to Favorites
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) announced that she is considering resigning from Congress over the impasse on creating a federal debt commission. Save to Favorites
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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