Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY) were spotted by Bloomberg coming off the House floor together:
CHENEY: Hey, it’s the RINO!
KATKO: Takes one to know one.
Save to FavoritesRep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY) were spotted by Bloomberg coming off the House floor together:
CHENEY: Hey, it’s the RINO!
KATKO: Takes one to know one.
Save to FavoritesLaw360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial: “Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head…
Comedian Rob Schneider “delivered a comedy set so off-color and off-putting to a group of prominent Republicans late last year that the host cut the performance short and later apologized…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took the extraordinary step this morning of publicly announcing that he was “not resigning” after a second conservative GOP hardliner called for his ouster in a…
House Democrats are warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that not including humanitarian aid in his foreign aid package could poison it for their side, Axios reports. Said House Minority Leader…
“President Joe Biden’s campaign ramped up spending aggressively in March, flexing his cash advantage over former President Donald Trump with massive media buys,” Politico reports. “Biden’s campaign spent $29.2 million…
“We are screwed.” — A House Republican lawmaker, quoted by Axios, after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said he would join effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Save to Favorites
The U.S. is on track to grow at double the rate of any other G7 country this year, according to IMF forecasts, as the strength of the world’s biggest economy…
Washington Post: “In a case so closely tied to an alleged sexual liason, lawyers spent much of Monday arguing over what a jury can be told about other purported indiscretions…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announced he will co-sponsor a resolution to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from the top job, The Hill reports. Said Massie: “I just told Mike Johnson…
“About 400 Democratic Party officials will meet in Chicago this week, beginning Tuesday, to learn more about the convention in August at the United Center and to name the members…
Donald Trump was apparently angry at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for reporting that he fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial in Manhattan, CNN reports….
“No matter where former President Donald Trump and Republicans tried to turn last week, abortion rights advocates were ready,” NOTUS reports. “Sources — including activist groups, Democratic campaigns on the…
David Frum: “In their letter of invitation, the networks refer to presidential debates as a ‘competition of ideas.’ But one of the two men they’re inviting turned the last election…
Doug Sosnik: “Seven states with close results determined who won both the 2020 and the 2016 presidential elections, and those same seven states will most likely play the same battleground…
“Republican hardliners are growing angry at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s complex plan to advance billions in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the latest indication that Democratic support will…
“While Donald Trump remains in a New York courtroom, President Joe Biden is taking his campaign to Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground of the 2024 election, to hammer the former president…
“President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid $146,629 in federal income taxes in 2023 after reporting income of $619,976, according to their joint tax return released Monday to…
“The number of homicides in major American cities is falling at its quickest pace in decades following huge jumps during the pandemic,” Axios reports. “The nation is on track to…
“Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is launching a $79 million advertising plan that’s aimed at holding onto the majority this fall — alongside spending by a key party super PAC and…
“Elon Musk’s X is a thriving hub for Nazi support and propaganda, with paid subscribers sharing speeches by Adolf Hitler or content praising his genocidal regime,” NBC News reports. “NBC…
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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