“McConnell has many talents, there is no doubt about it, but if he is setting this thing up as a way to expunge Trump from the Republican Party, that is a failing proposition.”
— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in an interview with the New York Times.
Save to FavoritesSteve Flowers: “Some of you have inquired how Alabama will fare in Washington after Senator Shelby retires at the end of 2022.” “The answer is that it will be nothing…
Mother Jones: “As a progressive in one of the nation’s most conservative state legislatures, Sinema abandoned her early radicalism for a new theory of change.” “She learned to play nice,…
The Consumer Price Index showed that prices rose 4.2% over last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Axios: “The gains were highest since September 2008, stoking new fears of inflation….
“Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye Liz Cheney.” — Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), on Twitter. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on…
Washington Post: “That ‘Biden is president’ line, though, is where many of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s peers have landed. It’s an almost platonic way of bridging Trumpland with the real world,…
Just an hour after she was ousted from the House GOP leadership, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) sat down for an exclusive interview with Savannah Gutherie of NBC News. Save to…
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) is planning to announce a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Florida against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in early June, Axios reports. “Murphy is a proven…
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“If you want leaders who will enable and spread his destructive lies, I’m not your person, you have plenty of others to choose from. That will be their legacy.” —…
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was removed from her House GOP leadership post by a voice vote. Washington Post: “The voice vote to remove her as chair of the House Republican…
President Biden announced his third slate of nominations for federal judges, with the president now having put forward 20 names to fill judicial vacancies. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on…
“More than 73 percent of House members have requested earmarks in the federal highway bill,” Roll Call reports. “In all, 318 members of Congress submitted 2,380 projects for the House…
The Daily Beast: “Students for Trump co-founder and pugnacious MAGA Twitter star Ryan Fournier allegedly helped his friend create a fake law firm to bilk innocent clients, only to turn…
Bloomberg: “From Virginia to Louisiana, convenience stores and corner gas stations are turning away customers as tanks tap out amid panic buying. An extended pipeline disruption could have far-reaching implications…
Cook Political Report: “Youngkin winning is certainly encouraging good news for Republicans, but Democrats still have the recent history and ideological shift in the state on their side. We initially…
Dan Pfeiffer: “The idea that Biden’s proposals to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy are a political liability flies in the face of all of the polling as well…
Washington Post: “Over the course of his rapid rise in politics — from law school professor to state attorney general to his 2018 election to the Senate — Hawley has…
“Job openings reached a record level of 8.1 million at the end of March, reflecting a widening gap between open positions and workers willing and able to take those roles,”…
New York Times: “The desperation that engulfed New Delhi, India’s capital, over the past few weeks is now spreading across the entire country, hitting states and rural areas with many…
“Violence between Israelis and Palestinians approached all-out war on Tuesday as rocket attacks on Israeli cities and airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed dozens, injured hundreds and left thousands 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.
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