“I certainly agree that we are facing a more dangerous period than we faced in Oklahoma City.”
— Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland, quoted by Axios, on the threat domestic terrorism poses in the U.S. following January 6th.
Save to Favorites“I certainly agree that we are facing a more dangerous period than we faced in Oklahoma City.”
— Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland, quoted by Axios, on the threat domestic terrorism poses in the U.S. following January 6th.
Save to FavoritesDonald Trump presumably thought he was taking a moderate position on abortion by saying he would just leave it up to the states. But now that Arizona Republicans are refusing…
“House Republicans in Arizona on Wednesday scuttled another effort to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion, defying pressure from prominent Republicans, including former President Donald J. Trump, who had…
“Donald Trump is under pressure from economists in his circle to embrace a flat tax rate, softer trade stance and to hold the line on the state and local tax…
“Donald Trump complained Wednesday that his lawyers were not given ‘unlimited’ chances to reject prospective jurors at his New York criminal hush money trial,” CNBC reports. “But state law caps…
Israel considered conducting a retaliatory strike against Iran on Monday night but eventually decided to postpone it, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
During a contentious meeting Tuesday night in Speaker Johnson’s office, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) warned Republicans that he would personally campaign against any lawmaker who voted for Ukraine aid, Punchbowl…
A new Marquette University Law School Poll in Wisconsin finds Donald Trump slightly edging Joe Biden in the presidential race, 51% to 49%. “That includes undecided voters (8% of those…
“Speaker Mike Johnson has released bills to send tens of billions of dollars in aid to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, setting up a vote Saturday on the long-awaited priority,”…
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Wednesday that criminal referrals stemming from his investigation into President Biden could come “within weeks” even as he cautioned “impeachment…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may get a much-needed boost for his foreign aid plans as departing Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) has flexibility to remain in town into Saturday to support…
“American voters are growing more supportive of Joe Biden’s handling of the US economy, but remain unsettled by persistent inflation, especially rising petrol prices,” according to a new Financial Times…
“The House Republican leadership will release its foreign aid bill plus a separate border security package later today,” Punchbowl News reports. “The foreign aid proposal covers funding for Ukraine, Israel…
“Donald Trump could have cleared up confusion and hastened the arrival of National Guard troops to quell the Capitol riot if he’d called Pentagon leaders on Jan. 6, 2021, according…
A reader emails: Unsolicited feedback from today’s webinar with Simon Rosenberg: I loved it. I learned new things about polls that I didn’t know, got further in depth into his…
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) delay in holding a foreign aid vote is prompting furious Democrats to redouble their pressure on Republicans to do an end-run around him – and it…
“Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free…
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) suggested to reporters that it was a “mathematical possibility” that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could become Speaker of the House this year. It…
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds the presidential race a tie, 44% to 44% with 12% either undecided or voting for someone else. Save to Favorites
Historian Randall Stephens took Donald Trump’s remarks on Gettysburg over the weekend and made a one-minute documentary film of it. He notes: “These are all his real words.” Save to…
The New York Times reports that Melania Trump — who was visibly furious with her husband after the first reports broke that her husband paid a porn star “hush money”…
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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