“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will tell lawmakers Tuesday that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus could slow the recovery in the U.S. job market and prolong supply chain disruptions that have fueled price spikes,” Politico reports.
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New York Times: “Since moving back in, President Trump has significantly altered the ‘People’s House.’ East Wing: gone. Oval Office: maximalized. Rose Garden: Mar-a-lago-ified. And the art? Lots of Trump……
President Trump for the first time acknowledged a personal dimension to his decision to attack Iran, citing the country’s efforts to assassinate him in 2024 as a factor in ordering…
President Trump explicitly rejected the notion that Israel dragged the U.S. into war with Iran, saying that, “if anything, I might’ve forced Israel’s hand,” National Review reports. Said Trump: “No,…
“A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the federal government’s attempt to end New York’s congestion pricing toll was illegal, handing a major victory to the state in its defense…
“You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested in the appropriate time for training it and then you have the audacity to go and into a book…
Graeme Wood: “He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?”Save to Favorites
“President Donald Trump is set to notch a win on housing as Congress moves forward with his proposal to shut institutional investors out of housing despite the sustained skepticism of…
President Trump said on Tuesday he wants “to cut all trade” with Spain after accusing Madrid of blocking U.S. access to Spanish military bases.Save to Favorites
“President Donald Trump criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a second time this week, saying it was ‘sad to see’ the so-called special relationship deteriorate after Britain initially held off…
President Trump took time away from waging a war to discuss his decorating ideas at the White House. Said Trump: “See that nice drape? When that comes down right now…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said it’s “too late” for talks with Iran and warned the U.S. has enough munitions to fight “forever,” ABC News reports. Said Trump: “Their air…
“The Trump administration indicated on Tuesday that it planned to renew its defense of executive orders that it had leveled against law firms, a sharp reversal a day after indicating…
“When the U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran over the weekend, some Democrats warned about the impact on energy costs. Now that those predictions have come…
“The Israeli air force on Tuesday struck the building housing Iran’s Council of Experts in the holy city of Qom in an attempt to disrupt the process of appointing a…
“The United Arab Emirates is considering taking military action to stop Iranian missile and drone strikes on the country,” Axios reports. “An Emirati strike on Iran would be unprecedented. The…
“Two top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer are resigning in the face of an internal watchdog’s investigation of alleged misconduct at the agency,” Politico reports.Save to Favorites
“The use of a chemical irritant by U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is among 17 instances of “potential unlawful behavior” by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge currently being…
“Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang has been charged with making threatening statements about one of the officers he faced off with at the U.S. Capitol,” NBC News reports.Save to…
Jon Stewart dissected President Trump’s inability to explain why he launched a war with Iran. He concluded: “How quickly the right has gone from ‘peace through strength’ to ‘peace through…
“France will expand its nuclear arsenal and will potentially allow European partners to host its aircraft on nuclear deterrence missions, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, signalling a major doctrine…
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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