Mew Mexico State Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) stepped down as House majority leader, and from her seat, amid a federal investigation into possible fraud, racketeering, illegal kickbacks and money laundering, Axios reports.

Save to FavoritesBecome a member. Already a member? Log in.
Mew Mexico State Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) stepped down as House majority leader, and from her seat, amid a federal investigation into possible fraud, racketeering, illegal kickbacks and money laundering, Axios reports.

Save to FavoritesAxios: “The Saturday killing of protester Alex Pretti — and the videos showing how Trump’s administration misrepresented it — drove the president to uncharacteristically de-escalate on Monday.” Said one Trump…
“After lockstep unity on immigration for the first year of Trump 2.0, a growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling for investigations and testimony from top Trump officials after the…
Punchbowl News: “President Donald Trump has his back against a wall amid an unexpected government shutdown fight — and he and his party are acting like it.” “Faced with a…
“Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, channeling his inner Kevin McCallister, rigged City Hall in the waning days of his term with a maze of governmental booby traps primed…
“U.S. trading partners, feeling burned by an unpredictable and transactional White House, are reassessing China in a drive to lessen their longstanding reliance on America,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
“Democrat Alexander Vindman, the former National Security Council aide who helped trigger President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, announced his Senate campaign in Florida on Tuesday to challenge GOP Sen. Ashley…
“The Federal Reserve is widely expected to pause interest rate cuts this week after three reductions in the final months of 2025. Less clear, however, is just how long that…
“The posts have referred to neo-Nazi literature, ethnic cleansing and QAnon conspiracies, mused about deporting nearly a third of the U.S. population, and promoted lyrics from an anthem bellowed by…
“President Donald Trump is returning to one of his most reliable political proving grounds: Iowa,” Politico reports. “Only this time, the trip comes less as a victory lap than an…
President Trump’s immigration policy fell to its lowest level since his return to the White House in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, with a majority of Americans saying his crackdown on…
“Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had ‘enough’ of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader Nicolás…
Wall Street Journal: “The annual tax-filing season that opened Monday will produce a cash surge estimated at $100 billion beyond last year’s $329 billion total, and it is engineered to…
Jonathan Martin: “To cover the Republican Party in the age of President Donald Trump requires a grasp of cryptology.” “Because of the unflinching personal loyalty he demands, and punishment he’ll…
Julie Mason and I discussed the tragic events of last weekend and the state of American politics on her wonderful radio show. You can listen here. Save to Favorites
“Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to…
“Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Bovino had emerged as the public face of the Trump…
“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday notably distanced President Trump from rhetoric made by high-profile members of his administration in the aftermath of the shooting death of Alex…
“The White House on Monday urged the Senate to pass the six-bill appropriations package to avert a partial government shutdown and signaled it doesn’t want Department of Homeland Security money…
Perry Johnson (R) “will make another bid to become Michigan’s governor, after spending $8 million years ago and failing to get on the ballot due to faulty nominating petitions,” the…
Politico: “Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.”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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”
— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”
“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”
— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report
“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”
— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report
“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”
— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia
“Political Wire is a great, great site.”
— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”
— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post
“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”
— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit
“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”
— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
