Kris Kobach (R) has filed paperwork to campaign for Kansas attorney general, marking his latest comeback attempt after losing bids for governor and U.S. Senate, the Kansas City Star reports.
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The Miami Herald obtained a list “of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent” to the new “Alligator Alcatraz” facility and…
Advertisers are flocking to Fox News to reach “an audience of one,” according to the network’s head of ad sales, as companies, advocacy groups and foreign leaders try to lobby…
Rosie O’Donnell responded to President Trump’s claim that she’s a “threat to humanity” by sharing an old photo of the president and Jeffrey Epstein together with the caption: “18 years…
Tucker Carlson told NBC News that he now believes the Department of Justice doesn’t actually have “much relevant information about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes.” Said Carlson: “Rather than just admit…
Ahead of his planned meeting with New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani this week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Mamdani must reassure the Jewish community “that he’s…
In a rare interview with the New York Times, former President Joe Biden sought to clarify his use of the autopen to issue sweeping pardons at the end of his…
President Trump was booed when he appeared in New Jersey to present the FIFA Club World Cup to tournament winners Chelsea on Sunday, USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
Dexter Filkins: “With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominance.” Save to Favorites
It’s no longer news when Donald Trump lies, breaks the law, or abuses his office for personal gain. These things still enrage Democrats, but among Trump’s base, they barely register….
Playbook: “At what should be the height of his political powers — having racked up signature wins in enacting his sprawling GOP megabill, bending U.S. allies to his will on…
Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country…
“Donald Trump’s proposed 30% tariff on European Union goods is ‘effectively prohibitive’ to transatlantic trade and could warrant retaliation, the bloc’s chief negotiator said,” Bloomberg reports. “Briefing reporters in Brussels…
“President Donald Trump’s landmark legislation is driving a giant hole in governors’ budgets in a midterm year,” Politico reports. “By slashing health care and food assistance for low-income Americans, Republicans…
“President Trump isn’t ready to course-correct over how his administration has handled the Jeffrey Epstein evidence,” Axios reports. “But officials and advisers are considering at least three ways Trump could…
“China’s military is extending its reach deeper into the Pacific, sending ships and aircraft into new territory in a push that has spurred the U.S. to strengthen defenses and alliances…
New York Times: “Congress is expected to vote by the deadline on Friday on a White House proposal, known as a rescission package. It would pull back more than $500…
“President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have prompted investors to bet that he will ‘always chicken out’ and given businesses and foreign leaders hope that the leader of the world’s largest…
“The federal government is retreating from its central role in financing higher education,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “President Trump’s big tax-and-spending law includes new restrictions on how much students…
“Democrats are banking on backlash to Republicans’ Medicaid cuts to boost them in next year’s midterms. There’s just one problem: The cuts haven’t happened yet,” Politico reports. “Republicans delayed work…
“Former President Joe Biden is escalating his battle against Republican claims that he might not have been in control of high-profile clemency decisions issued under his name at the end…
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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