Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she would “never forgive” former President Donald Trump and his “lackeys” for the “trauma” that Capitol Hill staff experienced during the Jan. 6 riot, The Hill reports.
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“Meta did not break the law when it acquired nascent rivals, a federal judge said on Tuesday, handing a major win to the $1.51 trillion company and dealing a blow…
A federal court blocked Texas from using its new congressional map for the 2026 midterms — which created five new likely Republican districts — and ordered the state to use…
Jonathan Last: The president of the United States gave a speech yesterday before a group of McDonald’s corporate workers and franchise owners. I’m going to quote a few sections of…
President Trump dismissed criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying: “Things happen,” the AP reports. He insisted the Crown Prince…
“With Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation in tatters following a 2018 Miami Herald investigation into his sex crimes – and how he evaded serious consequences – the financier hit on a plan:…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Tuesday he will vote “yes” on a bill to compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, NOTUS reports. Johnson previously opposed the discharge…
“President Trump’s promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“Congressional Progressive Caucus members are privately discussing introducing a retaliatory measure against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) over her efforts to rebuke Rep. Chuy García (D-IL), Axios reports. The move…
Michelle Goldberg: “The last wretched decade shows that reports of a MAGA crackup ought to be viewed somewhat skeptically. There have, after all, been many moments when Trump seemed to…
Mark Epstein, the brother of Jeffrey Epstein, told NewsNation that the late convicted sex offender “definitely had dirt” on President Trump. Said Epstein: “He didn’t tell me what he knew,…
“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, a remarkable turnaround for the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia…
A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation for…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took a sharp jab at President Trump after their public feud last week over the release of the Epstein files, The Hill reports. Said Greene:…
The campaign to force the release of the Epstein files has taken yet another whiplash turn. The House is now poised to pass the measure by a lopsided margin, the…
ProPublica reports the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation. Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his…
A new Morning Consult poll finds most Americans think Donald Trump was in the know about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses. Just 15 percent of people think the president was totally unaware…
President Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) posted on X that he’s looking forward to President Trump signing ceremony for the bill demanding the release of the Epstein files. Save to Favorites
Andrew Egger: “The president is running his usual playbook for slapping down internal enemies—the barrage of personal attacks, the accusations of sour grapes, the public brainstorming process for mean nicknames….
Just published: The Einstein Conspiracy by former Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY). In this novel, two FBI agents are pitted against a ruthless undercover German operative on a mission to abduct Albert…
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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