Former White House counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee sometime next week about Donald Trump’s efforts to obstruct the Russia investigation, the New York Times reports.
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“President Trump’s nomination of Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday drew criticism from economists across the political spectrum,” Axios reports. “The growing…
“The State Department on Tuesday released a long-awaited series of reports on worldwide human rights practices that reveal scaled-back criticism of select countries including El Salvador and harsher assessments of…
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) wants to pick a fight with Donald Trump over government funding — even if his fellow Democrats don’t, Politico reports. Said Murphy: “Every single day, there’s…
Oliver Darcy: “The crime panic is nothing new for right-wing media. For years, it has been a reliable theme, a steady drumbeat of doom that portrays America’s cities as collapsing…
“Many Democrats left House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ annual California fundraising event last week convinced Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is running for president,” Axios reports. “Democrats lapped up the message…
Amy Walter: “Even as the possibility of new maps in Texas and California may change the size and the shape of the 2026 playing field, the fate of the Republican-controlled…
“The White House on Tuesday said homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime,” The Hill reports….
“Senate Democrats held more than 100 events railing against Republican policies in the first week of their summer recess, part of a coordinated push to drive down GOP approval ahead…
“National Guard troops began to deploy in Washington on Tuesday evening as President Trump’s plan to use the federal government to crack down on crime in the city started taking…
Texas Democrats will return to Texas for a second special session, KTRK reports. “Democrats believe they’ve accomplished their mission by killing the first special session and by raising national awareness…
“Mexico said it expelled a group of 26 imprisoned cartel members wanted by the U.S. in the midst of rising pressure from the Trump administration to dismantle the country’s powerful…
“The Trump administration’s claim that it is saving billions of dollars through DOGE-related cuts to federal contracts is drastically exaggerated,” Politico reports. “Through July, DOGE said it has saved taxpayers…
“The Trump administration is considering changes to how the federal government collects and reports jobs data, following President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner earlier this…
“The immigration court system was already strained when Donald Trump took office in January. Since then, he’s taken dramatic steps to undermine it even further,” MSNBC reports. “Over the last…
“An ex-DOGE staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ could end up receiving the highest civilian honor in the United States, placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks,…
“I don’t think we’ve had anybody have this much impact on the country since FDR.” — Chuck Todd, speaking to David Brody, on President Trump.Save to Favorites
“Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records that…
“Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked a Texas district court judge to jail former Rep. Beto O’Rourke over his fundraising pitches connected to the state’s intensifying redistricting battle,” Politico reports….
“We had the island to ourselves which was very cool. I had never been to Disneyland. I thought it was awesome… Sorry to all the people that are Disneyland for…
From the Financial Times editorial board: “Donald Trump’s zeal for dealmaking knows no bounds. In the first 200 days of his second term, the US president has been in constant…
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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