Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) told MSNBC that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) “screamed” at an officer for not doing “enough” to protect senators as the U.S. Capitol was being breached last week.
Said Brown: “I heard when the 75 senators were confined in a room with about 75 staff people, Lindsey Graham with his mask off started screaming at one of the officers — I think it was one of the captains — saying, ‘How come you didn’t protect us? It’s doing your job.'”
Save to Favorites“A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday,” the AP reports. “The…
President Trump is acting like he believes there are no limits to his power — and he’s not entirely wrong. This week, he announced sweeping new tariffs on Brazil, a…
Gallup: “Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same…
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said that he believes the Biden administration destroyed key files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, the Washington Examiner reports. Save to Favorites
President Donald Trump expressed support for flood alarms in Texas responding to a disaster that has left more than 100 people dead and 170 people missing, NBC News reports. Said…
“I’m not a voter in New York City, so I have no dog in that fight. And everything that I’ve read on him, I don’t really agree with virtually any…
CNN: “White House advisers are now unequivocally engaged in a coordinated effort to dramatically ramp up the pressure on Powell in public statements and through bureaucratic moves designed to give…
“Harvard leaders have discussed creating a program that people briefed on the talks described as a center for conservative scholarship, possibly modeled on Stanford’s Hoover Institution, as the school fights…
Philip Rotner: “The DOJ’s deliberately opaque phrasing about what was not in the Epstein files tells us absolutely nothing about what was. The three words that do all the work…
“Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.” — President Trump, quoted by Politico, responding to news of special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment…
Playbook: “In an era with low trust in institutions, widespread frustration with politics and deep cynicism about Washington, how do you continue to win when you’re the party already in…
“I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation. But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving…
Abby Livingston: “The 2021 map was drawn for incumbent protection in a wave year, which could also be the case next year if historical trends hold up. To pick up…
The Atlantic: “Not quite six months into his new term, President Donald Trump has fulfilled many of his campaign promises. He has cut taxes, launched trade wars, frustrated longtime international…
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“It seems that nothing Canada has tried so far has shielded it from the threats of Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports. “Barely a week after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney…
“Vietnam’s leadership was caught off guard by US President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that it agreed to a 20% tariff, and the Southeast Asian nation is still seeking to…
New York Times: “But for Netanyahu, a truce also came with personal risk. As prime minister, he led a fragile coalition that depended on the support of far-right ministers who…
“For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have said the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated,” the Washington Post reports. “But as the president heads to…
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.