“I also want to thank President Trump for his support. He’s a critical part of our Republican team.”
— Rep. Elise Stefanik, after being elected as House GOP Conference Chair.
Save to Favorites“I also want to thank President Trump for his support. He’s a critical part of our Republican team.”
— Rep. Elise Stefanik, after being elected as House GOP Conference Chair.
Save to Favorites“Four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth,…
“India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims ‘infiltrators’ — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days…
Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) “told police that she broke into her stepmother’s home because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from her late father,…
“Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility with this court.” — Judge Juan Merchan, quoted by NBC News, to Donald Trump’s lawyer in the “hush money” criminal trial. Save to Favorites
Rolling Stone: “During a tense hearing, Judge Juan Merchan heard arguments from Manhattan prosecutors requesting that Trump be sanctioned for “willful” violations of the gag order — and sparred with…
“This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers…
“January 6th was no less than an intent and an effort to replace by force who our country had voted for. The mob was there because it hadn’t achieved what…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider “one of the most pressing questions to emerge since they eliminated the federal constitutional right to an abortion two years ago: Under what…
During the opening statements of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, it became apparent that Trump’s lawyers were not going to keep their arguments focused on arcane business records. Trump would…
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to propose legislation to make it easier for Arizonans to seek abortions in his state,” the Arizona Republic reports. “Health care providers in Arizona…
“President Joe Biden is wading deeper into the fight over abortion rights that has energized Democrats since the fall of Roe v. Wade, traveling to Florida to assail the state’s…
“What have we done?” — Stormy Daniels’ then-attorney Keith Davidson in a text message to National Enquirer editor in chief Dylan Howard, as it became apparent on Election Night 2016…
“The social media company founded by Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him…
“The new presidential helicopter has been demoted to backup duty because Lockheed Martin Corp. still can’t figure out how to keep it from scorching the White House’s South Lawn,” Bloomberg…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) apologized to President Biden after the State of the Union address, RealClearPolitics reports. “Johnson felt he owed Biden an apology. Seated just over the president’s shoulder…
“The Federal Trade Commission is expected on Tuesday to approve a rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ competitors, which it says limit…
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — who has been pressing for aid to Ukraine for months — will emerge as a winner once the foreign aid bill passes the Senate, though…
The Atlantic profiles Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “Johnson would quickly learn that not even his own hard-line brand of conservatism—a record in lockstep with the Republican base on issues from…
Politico: “The meetings are off the record — a chance for the group’s members, many of whom are formally or loosely affiliated with different media outlets, to grapple with a…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that Donald Trump’s opponents don’t just want to see him jailed for his alleged crimes, they actually want him “murdered…
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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