Minnesota state Sen. Mark Koran (R) promoted a fundraiser for several constituents who are charged with participation in the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, saying they come from a “good family,” The Guardian reports.


Minnesota state Sen. Mark Koran (R) promoted a fundraiser for several constituents who are charged with participation in the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, saying they come from a “good family,” The Guardian reports.
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (R) is on video telling a voter he owns two houses, the Daily Beast reports. “The problem with that answer is Oz—legitimately—owns far more…
“Former president Donald Trump and close aides have spent the eight days since the FBI searched his Florida home rushing to assemble a team of respected defense lawyers. But the…
There are primaries today in Wyoming, where polls close at 9 p.m. ET, and in Alaska, where polls close at 12 a.m. ET. Leave your reaction in the comments as…
Philip Bump: “This expansion of the Trumpworld legal universe pales in comparison to last week’s dramatic development, of course: the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. But it’s a reminder…
“Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) warned potential job seekers against applying for new positions at the Internal Revenue Service, vowing that Republicans will move to rescind new federal funding for the…
“President Biden signed into law sweeping legislation to lower prescription drug prices, boost the renewable energy sector and impose new taxes on large corporations,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The…
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) told ABC News he is “optimistic” about the United States bringing imprisoned Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan back from Russia through a…
A Florida appeals court affirmed an order prohibiting a parentless 16-year-old from terminating her pregnancy on the grounds that she has not proven that she is “sufficiently mature” to decide…
A Louisiana mother has a week to make an unthinkable decision — carry her baby to term even though she says doctors tell her it will not survive or find…
“Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin, the White House counsel and his deputy under President Donald Trump, were interviewed by the FBI in connection with boxes of sensitive documents that were…
A pretty good predictor in the midterm elections is a president’s approval rating. With Joe Biden’s approval still at historic lows — though starting to tick back up — it’s…
The FBI arrested former one-term Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) on dozens of charges related to financial fraud, Politico reports. A statement from the Justice Department said the former congressman was…
“Republican candidates in a New Hampshire Senate primary debate over the weekend raced to the right, casting doubt on the 2020 election and discrediting the FBI after the recent search…
A new study finds some two-thirds of the world “could starve to death in the event of a nuclear war between Russia and the United States,” the Washington Post reports….
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a memoir coming out on November 22, three weeks after parliamentary elections are to be held in Israel, the AP reports. Save to…
Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart scheduled a hearing for Thursday at 1 p.m. to determine whether to unseal the affidavit underpinning the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago last week. Playbook: “Several news…
Sarah Palin’s former in-laws held a political fundraiser at their Alaska home Monday — for her main opponent, the Daily Mail reports.Save to Favorites
Daily Beast: “That’s because of the way Trump while president tweeted many promises to declassify documents, then retreated and used the Department of Justice to vigorously defend the sanctity of…
“The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog, who is under criticism for his handling of an investigation into missing Secret Service text messages around the time of the Capitol attack,…
“A lot of people have likened the situation that’s going on right now is, you know, they say we’re in a banana republic. I think that’s an insult to Banana…
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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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