Even though the Senate has not wrapped up business, at least 10 senators have already left town for Memorial Day weekend, according to Fox News.



Even though the Senate has not wrapped up business, at least 10 senators have already left town for Memorial Day weekend, according to Fox News.
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J. Michael Luttig: “The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.” Save to…
“French President Emmanuel Macron said he was “ready to open a discussion” with European allies about stationing France’s nuclear weapons on their soil, in an effort to beef up defenses…
“While flying above the Arctic Circle last spring, a team of NASA scientists testing a new radar system over northern Greenland detected something unusual,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Deep…
“President Donald Trump’s signature economic package took a major step toward becoming law when the House Ways and Means Committee approved trillions in new tax cuts for corporations, households and…
“Democrats are throwing cold water on the possibility of Stacey Abrams mounting a third bid for Georgia governor, underscoring how the once-rising star’s image has been tarnished by consecutive losses…
A new AP-NORC poll found that only about one-third of Democrats are “very optimistic” or even “somewhat optimistic” about their party’s future. That’s down sharply from July 2024, when about…
Punchbowl News: “Two top Democratic leaders rebuked Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) over his decision to seek a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump during a pivotal legislative week.” “House Minority…
“He’s taking a $400 million jet for lifetime use from a foreign government. He’s selling places at a White House dinner for people that buy his memecoin, which goes right…
A new Marist College poll in New York City showed Andrew Cuomo defeating second-place opponent Zohran Mamdani by 24 points in the fifth round of ranked-choice voting, when the ex-governor…
Washington Post: “Just a few months ago, Beltway Republicans grimly speculated how long Rubio would last in the tempestuous cauldron that is President Donald Trump’s inner circle.” “Now, the former…
Washington Post: “By the end of the month, a growing number of blue-collar workers whom Trump saw as part of his political base — including longshoremen and truckers — began…
Wall Street Journal: “The relationship between Johnson and rank-and-file lawmakers will be crucial as Republicans look to pass extensions to expiring tax cuts as well as new breaks such as…
“President Trump met on Wednesday with the new president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, a day after announcing that the United States would lift sanctions on the country in a major…
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Asking citizens themselves to predict what will happen in elections is an emerging tool in forecasting elections.” “Despite a usual trend of midterm seat loss for…
“Even as the United States and China take steps to rein in their trade war, Beijing is preparing for broader rivalry with Washington to continue. For China, that means its…
Time: “For months, Democrats have been searching for a clear, galvanizing issue following their defeat in the 2024 election. More so than Trump’s deportations or sweeping government cuts, many now…
New York Times: “As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s challenge of Sen. John Cornyn is turning into a “cash-burning demolition derby” that “threatens to fracture the party, force the White House to intervene and…
“Ron Johnson is no stranger to being a squeaky wheel inside the Senate GOP. Now he’s asking for trillions of dollars worth of grease,” Politico reports. “The frequently cantankerous Wisconsin…
The New York Post editorial page: “He’s bragging of winning a $400 million ‘gift’ — a ‘palace in the sky’ Boeing 747-8 jet — from Qatar that, in effect, he’ll…
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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