“Gas prices in California reached an all-time high Monday as the average price of a regular gallon soared to $4.682,” the Los Angeles Times reports.


“Gas prices in California reached an all-time high Monday as the average price of a regular gallon soared to $4.682,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), “who often casts herself as the standard-bearer of MAGA politics on Capitol Hill, said a ‘genocide’ is underway in Gaza, becoming the first member of…
“Former Rep. Wiley Nickel dropped his bid for North Carolina’s open Senate seat Tuesday and endorsed Roy Cooper, all but clearing the field for the former Democratic governor,” Politico reports.Save…
“House Republican proposals to name the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump and its opera house after first lady Melania Trump would violate the law by which the Kennedy Center…
“President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and its powerful owner has taken a personal turn,” NPR reports. “In the legal filings — and on social media —…
Gallup: “Americans’ approval of Israel’s military action in Gaza has fallen 10 percentage points since the prior measurement in September, and it is now at 32%, the lowest reading since…
Wall Street Journal: “Premiums for Medicare drug plans are set to increase sharply next year, due to rising costs, regulatory changes and cutbacks to a subsidy program. The subsidy program,…
“A wide swath of Defense Department officials fear that new rules banning employees from participating at think tank and research events — a key way the Pentagon delivers its message…
“For years, outlandish theories about the U.S. government’s using airplanes to spray harmful chemicals over U.S. homes or powerful elites controlling the weather were relegated to the fringes of society,”…
Wall Street Journal: “Commerce Department officials are discussing charging patent holders 1% to 5% of their overall patent value, a shift that could dramatically increase fees.”Save to Favorites
Donald Trump is grappling with weak approval ratings — even as he can claim to have followed through on much of what he promised during the campaign. Republican pollster Frank…
“As of last week, Mark Green is no longer a member of Congress. But before he resigned — and in the months leading up to his announcement that he was…
“National Republicans want their House conference to sell President Donald Trump’s megabill during Congress’ August recess, rather than duck and let Democrats push a narrative that the bill is a…
“Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation Monday to provide tariff rebate checks of at least $600 per adult and child to American families, similar to the stimulus checks the government…
“They get a kick out of playing dress-up and acting tough, but they actually have no idea what they’re doing.” — Former FBI agent Michael Feinberg, quoted by The Altantic,…
“North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump were ‘not bad’, as Pyongyang signaled its potential willingness to enter into talks with the new…
“Donald Trump admitted he’s got much more important things to be doing than playing golf as he headed out to play golf on Monday,” the Daily Beast reports. “Speaking at…
“New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is ‘committing genocide’ in Gaza and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling…
Paul Krugman: “Trump has now announced a trade ‘deal’ with the European Union that looks a lot like the ‘deal’ he made with Japan. I use scare quotes because there…
Playbook: “For a decade, President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has bulldozed through generations of GOP orthodoxy on everything from the national debt to immigration to trade to Russia.” “Now, there…
“Ever since Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Donald Trump at the US Capitol January 20 – with the eight other Supreme Court justices looking on – the question has…
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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