The House has passed the bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st US state, in a vote of 216 to 208.
The vote fell exactly along party lines with all House Democrats supporting the bill.
Save to FavoritesThe House has passed the bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st US state, in a vote of 216 to 208.
The vote fell exactly along party lines with all House Democrats supporting the bill.
Save to Favorites“Twelve New Yorkers have been selected to decide Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, the first for a former American president and a crucial challenge to his bid to regain…
Speaker Mike Johnson won’t seek to change a House rule that allows any one member to seek a vote to oust him, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
“Lawsuits by members of Congress and police officers against Donald Trump for his actions on Jan. 6 may advance despite the related criminal case against him in Washington, a federal…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said on C-SPAN that some of his Republican colleagues want Russia to “win” in their war with Ukraine. Said Bacon: “If we don’t do this, the…
“Lawmakers on a Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to slash unemployment benefits — part of a Republican-backed…
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) filed an amendment to name Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) office the “Neville Chamberlain Room.” Save to Favorites
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS), a second-term congressman, announced he won’t run for reelection. Save to Favorites
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed an amendment to the Israel funding bill that included “such sums as necessary shall be used for the development of space laser technology on…
“Former Rep. Steve Watkins (R-KS) is back in the U.S. Capitol, this time as a lobbyist,” the Kansas City Star reports. “It is not uncommon for former members to become…
“House Democrats have adopted a wait-and-see posture on Speaker Mike Johnson’s four-part foreign aid package as it faces a key procedural Rules Committee roadblock,” Politico reports. “Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’…
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“Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are signing up to take shifts to monitor the chamber floor in order to prevent their own party leaders from making unilateral moves that…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially qualified for the ballot in Michigan, a key battleground state that could prove pivotal in deciding the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, CNN reports….
“He looked less orange, definitely. Like more yellowish, like yellow.” — A dismissed juror in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, quoted by the Daily Beast. Save to Favorites
“Momentum is growing quickly behind the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from power if he moves to alter the motion to vacate rule as part of a package…
“Two jurors have been dismissed in Donald Trump’s hush money trial,” the AP reports. “One was excused after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial. The other…
Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith (R) dropped out of a congressional race after he was accused of forging more than 100 signatures on his petition to get on the ballot,…
“In a tense conversation on the House floor on Thursday, a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House…
Rep. Jaime Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) had a heated but telling exchange at a House Oversight Committee hearing: RASKIN: What is the crime that you want to…
House Foreign Affairs Chair Mike McCaul (R-TX) told CNN how heavily Speaker Mike Johnson (R-TX) weighed his decision to bring up foreign aid legislation. Said McCaul: “I was with him…
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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