“The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support,” the AP reports.


“The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support,” the AP reports.
Robert Kagan: “Let’s stop the wishful thinking and face the stark reality: There is a clear path to dictatorship in the United States, and it is getting shorter every day.”…
“Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled the global gay rights movement to be an ‘extremist organization’ on a legal par with al-Qaeda and Isis, outlawing any display of support for LGBT+…
“You fuck with my family, I’ll end every relationship that you have!” — Rep. Brandon Williams (R-TX), threatening his former campaign manager and chief of staff at a holiday charity…
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) may soon be expelled from the House and the GOP majority gets smaller. Join now to…
Gallup: “Sixty-three percent of Americans describe the crime problem in the U.S. as either extremely or very serious, up from 54% when last measured in 2021 and the highest in…
Punchbowl News: “House Republicans are going to the floor at 10 a.m. without knowing if they’re going to be successful in expelling the 35-year-old Santos from Congress.” “If Republicans are…
Susan Glasser: “Bidenomics, at least as a political slogan, is a bust. The concept grew out of a classic Washington lament: We’ve done so much—if only the voters knew about…
Democracy Corps: “President Biden trails Donald Trump by 5 points in the battleground states and loses at least another point when we include the independent candidates who get 17 percent…
Wall Street Journal: “Following the legalization of marijuana in many states, Chinese-run marijuana farms have emerged across the U.S. Some are run by investor groups with a commercial growing license….
“There’s political blood in the water after a series of blows to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and potential challengers are weighing whether to pounce,” Bloomberg reports. “Nearly a…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) are set to meet Thursday for an unusual debate, following the growing rivalry between the two men that has…
“Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials…
“It was likely to be his second-to-last day serving in Congress, and Representative George Santos of New York seemed determined to go out the way he came in: as a…
“White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, facing huge numbers of federal workers who aren’t coming to the office, is privately pushing Cabinet secretaries to break their staffs’ stubborn work-from-home…
“Top officials at the Republican National Committee will consider a proposal next week to allow candidates to participate in presidential debates that have not been approved by the national party,…
“Florida appears poised to hold no presidential primary election for Democrats this cycle after the state party submitted only President Joe Biden’s name as a candidate up for the nomination,”…
Mark Cuban told Axios that he never plans to run for any elective office, cooling off speculation that began after he struck a deal earlier this week to sell his…
“A former server at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster alleges she was sexually harassed and coerced into sex by a supervisor, then tricked into signing an illegal non-disclosure agreement…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during the Senate GOP’s Thursday lunch after she choked on part of her meal, The…
Associated Press: “The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can…
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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