Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed nine new anti-abortion bills, following through on his pledge to “sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came across my desk.”
He claimed to be “the most pro-life governor in the country.”


Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed nine new anti-abortion bills, following through on his pledge to “sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came across my desk.”
He claimed to be “the most pro-life governor in the country.”
“Look – a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. Well, let me just say this: It’s your dream, but I’m gonna have my veto…
“President Joe Biden brought his State of the Union populist economic messaging to Wisconsin on Wednesday, firing back at Republicans and highlighting US manufacturing in a preview of an expected…
Rolling Stone: “The Trump administration and its allied Republicans in Congress routinely asked Twitter to take down posts they objected to — the exact behavior that they’re claiming makes President…
“In the last six decades, no president has spoken as many words – by actual or average count – in an address to Congress than President Joe Biden,” USA Today…
“It’s not every day that foreign observers are needed to monitor an election in Germany, one of the west’s richest and most stable democracies. But then again, Berlin is no…
NBC News: “This is also the story, unknown to many Americans, of how Bush — a devoutly religious man who campaigned for president on a platform of ‘compassionate conservatism,’ but…
New York Times: “There were no economic pivots in President Biden’s first State of the Union address to a Republican House. He did not pare back his push to raise…
Former Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster (R) is considering challenging Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in 2024, The Dispatch reports. “The news comes roughly two weeks after former two-term Gov. Ricketts—appointed…
“Over the last few years, a new variant of H5N1 has spread widely through wild and domestic bird populations around the world. It has taken an unusually heavy toll on…
Gallup: “Reflecting on their personal financial situations, 35% of Americans say they are better off now than they were a year ago, while 50% are worse off.” “Since Gallup first…
If you have any topics you would like us to cover on this week’s episode of Trial Balloon, send an email or leave them in the comments. If you’re a…
“More than 200 employees of NBC represented by the NewsGuild of New York plan to walk off the job for 24 hours on Thursday to signal frustration with the company’s…
With the election less than three weeks away, three out of five voters disapprove of the job Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) has done in her first term and 71% think…
“Donald Trump’s one-time lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arrived Wednesday at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to meet with prosecutors investigating the former president’s role in alleged hush payments to…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — policies that support groups who…
Susan Glasser: “The suspense of the evening was not rooted in what Biden would say but how he would say it—and how it would be received. Would the far-right Republican…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed in a House Oversight Committee hearing that Twitter executives coordinated with the CIA to ban accounts like hers. She took her entire five minutes…
Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) “has released an ad calling for President Biden to resign after he said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night that some in…
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis (R) responded to Donald Trump’s sharing of photos showing him partying with high school girls: “I spend my time delivering results for the people of FL…
“Speaker Kevin McCarthy vowed during his party’s campaign to win control of the House that things would be different when Republicans took over, with new policies on the agenda, new…
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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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