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Biden Keeping Trump’s Ambassador to Russia

April 12, 2021 at 3:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, demonstrating a willingness to nurture areas of stability in the US-Russia relationship after it got off to a tumultuous start,” CNN reports.

“John Sullivan has been on the job for almost a year and a half. He is viewed by administration officials as a steady hand as the administration ramps up the pressure on Russia for taking actions to undermine the US and democratic values broadly.”

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Tiny Legal Office In Justice Department Torments Trump

August 4, 2021 at 5:30 pm EDTAugust 4, 2021 at 3:46 pm EDT

Insider: “The Justice Department has in recent months escalated its enforcement efforts, mostly notably with investigations and prosecutions of prominent Trumpworld figures suspected of monetizing their access to Trump’s administration…

How Big Meat and Big Dairy Hurt the Planet

August 4, 2021 at 3:46 pm EDTAugust 4, 2021 at 3:52 pm EDT

Sara Goddard: “The Big Meat and Dairy industries are copycats — copycats of Big Oil, that is. (Big Oil, for their part, copied from Big Tobacco.) Fueled by extraordinary wealth,…

Cuomo Was Not Expecting Report Yesterday

August 4, 2021 at 3:20 pm EDT

Josh Dawsey: “Cuomo is unlikely to resign. His people were totally caught off guard by state trooper accusations and were not expecting report to come out yesterday.” However: “There is…

County Prosecutors Seek Info on Cuomo

August 4, 2021 at 3:02 pm EDTAugust 4, 2021 at 3:03 pm EDT

The district attorneys for Manhattan and Westchester County on Wednesday requested evidence related to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D),…

Americans Split on Expanding Supreme Court

August 4, 2021 at 3:01 pm EDT

A new Marquette University poll finds that those surveyed oppose expanding the number of Supreme Court justices 51% to 48%. Save to Favorites

Youngkin Flamed Out Before Running for Governor

August 4, 2021 at 2:58 pm EDT

Bloomberg: “After Carlyle’s founders gave him a shot at co-running the firm in 2018, he flamed out. In an industry where leadership teams work together for decades, his co-CEO quickly…

Biden Supports Iraq War Authorization Repeal

August 4, 2021 at 2:55 pm EDT

Washington Examiner: “The Biden administration supports the repeal of Congress’s 2002 war authorization that led to the Iraq invasion.” Save to Favorites

Biden Loses Ground on Handling on Pandemic

August 4, 2021 at 2:53 pm EDT

A new Quinnipiac poll finds President Biden with a mixed job approval rating, with 46% of Americans approving and 43% disapproving. This compares to a positive 49% to 41% job…

Pro-Trump Lawyers Sanctioned Over Conspiracy Theories

August 4, 2021 at 1:33 pm EDT

A federal judge in Colorado has sanctioned two lawyers who filed a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election late last year, calling the suit “one enormous conspiracy theory,” and ordering pro-Trump…

Independent Voters Drag Down Biden’s Numbers

August 4, 2021 at 12:34 pm EDT

Morning Consult: “President Joe Biden’s standing among independent voters on the pandemic and the economy has taken a hit in recent weeks.” “44 percent of independent voters approve of Biden…

WHO Wants Booster Delay to Address Global Disparity

August 4, 2021 at 12:12 pm EDT

Reuters: “The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September.” “The move was to ensure that at least 10%…

Mexico to Sue U.S. Gunmakers

August 4, 2021 at 11:42 am EDT

“The Mexican government said Wednesday it plans to file legal action against several major U.S.-based gun manufacturers, alleging that lax controls contribute to the illegal flow of weapons over the…

Poliquin Seeks Rematch with Golden in Maine

August 4, 2021 at 11:21 am EDT

Bangor Daily News: “Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R) said Wednesday he will run against Rep. Jared Golden (D) in Maine’s swing 2nd Congressional District next year, setting up a rematch…

Arkansas Governor Regrets Banning Mask Mandates

August 4, 2021 at 9:53 am EDT

Newsweek: “Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) said he regrets signing a bill into law that bans state and local government authorities from implementing mask mandates amid a surge in COVID-19…

Pfizer Vaccine Should Get Full Approval by Labor Day

August 4, 2021 at 9:28 am EDT

“With a new surge of coronavirus infections ripping through much of the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has accelerated its timetable to fully approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, aiming…

Race for Florida Governor Appears Tight

August 4, 2021 at 9:24 am EDT

A new St. Pete Polls survey finds Rep. Charlie Crist (D) leading Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) 45% to 44% in a hypothetical matchup for Governor in 2022. In another match…

Hospital Offers J&J Recipients ‘Supplemental’ Shots

August 4, 2021 at 9:21 am EDT

Associated Press: “A San Francisco hospital appears to be the first in the nation to offer people who got the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine a follow-up dose for…

How Nostalgia Warps Our Politics

August 4, 2021 at 9:19 am EDT

Tom Nichols: “The ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s are remembered now with sepia-toned nostalgia, but mostly by people who could not possibly remember any of it at all.” “Younger Americans hear…

GOP Earmark Requests Make Up Big Share

August 4, 2021 at 9:18 am EDT

Roll Call: “House appropriators set aside $3.7 billion for home-state projects in fiscal 2022 spending bills, with about $2.3 billion, or 62 percent, of the earmarked funds flowing to Democratic…

Judge Blocks Abbott’s Ban on Transporting Migrants

August 4, 2021 at 9:15 am EDT

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an executive order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that banned the transportation of migrants within the state by anyone other than law enforcement, saying…

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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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