From a new Politico/Morning Consult poll: Support for Biden’s infrastructure plan was 1 point higher when the price tag was mentioned (57%) than when it wasn’t (56%).
Save to FavoritesThe Economist: “A demographic tragedy is unfolding in Russia. Over the past three years the country has lost around 2m more people than it would ordinarily have done, as a…
An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator in a simulated test conducted by the U.S. Air Force in order to override a possible “no” order stopping it from completing its…
Gov. Ron DeSantis is attacking Donald Trump for “turning the country over to Dr. Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same…
“Hunter Biden’s lawyer on Wednesday deposed John Paul Mac Isaac, the Delaware computer repair shop owner who says Biden left behind a laptop in 2019 that later became public,” Axios…
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was a senior advisor to a firm helping advise on investments for a business that is part of a sprawling corruption investigation into Venezuela’s national oil…
Donald Trump reacted to President Biden falling on stage earlier today: “You got to be careful about that. Because you don’t want that. Even if you have to tiptoe down…
“Senators are nearing an agreement to vote on the House-passed debt-limit bill as soon as Thursday night, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk and narrowly avoiding a June 5…
President Biden took a big fall on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. He was helped up by Air Force officials and continued the ceremony. Save to Favorites
“President Biden’s decision last month to help Ukraine obtain F-16 fighter jets marked another crossing of a Russian red line that Vladimir Putin has said would transform the war and…
“In the days after striking a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, White House officials sought to downplay what they privately considered to be…
“Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race,…
“A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol…
Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t like the term “woke,” even though he’s relied on the the right-wing buzzword to slam the left over issues deemed “politically correct,” Forbes reports….
“The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday on legislation to block President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program after the measure cleared a key procedural hurdle in the chamber,”…
Nate Cohn: “This shift toward the right among the young voters who propelled Mr. Obama to victory 15 years ago is part of a larger pattern: Over the last decade,…
“The White House announced Thursday that it will levy sanctions against key defense companies and people ‘perpetuating the violence’ in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire…
Time: “A Senate announcement is not imminent, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While her team once floated the idea of launching her candidacy in June, Lake has…
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) endorsed Angela Alsobrooks (D) for U.S. Senate in Maryland, WJLA reports. Playbook: “The former House majority leader, sometimes a kingmaker in Maryland, is a big get…
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) told reporters that a final vote on the debt ceiling bill is looking likelier tomorrow than tonight, as the chamber is “a ways away” from working…
“SpaceX’s Starlink, the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, now has a Department of Defense contract to buy those satellite services for Ukraine,” Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
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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