“I’d start killing bad guys.”
— Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), to Fox News, on how he’d respond to the attack at the Kabul airport.
Save to Favorites“I’d start killing bad guys.”
— Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), to Fox News, on how he’d respond to the attack at the Kabul airport.
Save to Favorites“CIA Director William Burns arrived in Cairo, Egypt, Friday for the latest round of high-stakes negotiations over a hostage and cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel,” CBS News reports. “Burns’…
New York Times: “Hope Hicks could be remembered as a key witness for both sides. She testified as prosecutors expected about the effect of the Access Hollywood tape on the…
“Gov. Phil Murphy will call a July special primary election and a September special general election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), meaning that…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced a $163 million investment to expand broadband high-speed internet access, using federal money from the American Rescue Plan that he opposed in 2021, WCPT…
“The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion,” Politico reports. “The Israel Defense Forces…
CNN: “Truth Social’s average number of daily active U.S. users on iOS and Android dropped by 19% year over year in April to about 113,000.” “That drop comes despite the…
“Bless her heart… I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about her. I’ve got to do my job, and we do the right thing and we let the chips…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) will not speak as planned in Golden, Colorado this week after the national outrage over her killing of a puppy created “safety concerns,” KUSA…
Mick Jagger took a swipe at Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) while playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Shreveport Times reports. JAGGER: We’re an inclusive group….
Last week, I warned about unreliable polls spamming the polling averages as we get closer to November: The polling averages are a very good way to balance out difference in…
“The White House announced Friday that it is moving forward with an initiative to expand access to health insurance for about 100,000 immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood…
“The Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX),” NBC News reports. “Cuellar’s home and campaign office in Laredo, Texas, were raided in January…
“Donald Trump sealed the Republican presidential nomination nearly two months ago, and for more than two weeks he has been occupied by a criminal trial in New York,” NBC News…
The auditing firm for Trump Media and the auditor’s owner were charged with “massive fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission, CNBC reports. The auditor agreed to be permanently suspended…
Jonathan Mitchell—one of Donald Trump’s lawyers—is asking Texas authorities to investigate a woman who traveled to Colorado for a legal abortion, the Washington Post reports. Mitchell represents the woman’s ex-boyfriend,…
Donald Trump may have violated his gag order again by posting a video on Truth Social of Steve Bannon attacking Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter. Save to Favorites
“Federal prosecutors have charged a former government employee with falsely accusing seven colleagues — many of whom held security clearances and at least some of whom worked in the intelligence…
“Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects…
“Israel has given Hamas a week to agree to a cease-fire deal or it will begin a military operation in Rafah, Egyptian officials said Friday, as the militant group stalls…
As things stand today, the biggest threat to President Biden’s re-election is not the economy. It’s not Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid. It’s not the war in Gaza. It’s…
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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