A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that just 12% of unvaccinated Americans said the Omicron variant’s emergence would make them more inclined to get their first shot.

Save to FavoritesA new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that just 12% of unvaccinated Americans said the Omicron variant’s emergence would make them more inclined to get their first shot.

Save to Favorites“Donald Trump on Saturday took aim at two likely witnesses in his upcoming New York hush money trial, testing the boundaries of a gag order that prohibits such public statements,”…
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ruled out a run as a Libertarian candidate to assist in his efforts to get on the ballots in all 50 states — a marked…
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) said a loving approach to discipline misbehaving children is to “beat them in a circle,” WUNC reports. Said Robinson: “We have perverted the…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said the House will vote on Israel-related legislation next week in light of the impending Iranian attack, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
“Iran launched drones from its territory toward Israel on Saturday, in retaliation for a deadly Israeli airstrike in early April on the Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, the Israeli and…
Washington Post: “Since dropping out as a 2024 presidential candidate last fall, Pence is again touting his brand of religious, hawkish and fiscal conservatism — pushing for changes to entitlement…
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of seven battleground states “found that 39% of suburban women cite abortion as a make-or-break issue for their vote — making it by far…
Politico: “For years, Harris’ abortion events have been from her official side. Friday’s appearance marked a shift to campaign events that allowed the vice president to attack Trump more directly,…
Nate Cohn: “So far, 16 national pollsters (of varying quality) have taken polls before and after the State of the Union. On average, Mr. Biden is running about 1.4 points…
“The U.S. rushed warships into position to protect Israel and American forces in the region, hoping to head off a direct attack from Iran on Israel that could come as…
“Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct,” the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. “The bill, HB 601, instead allows…
Jonathan Martin: “Just as the stock market’s record gains this year have been driven by anticipation of interest rate cuts, Donald Trump’s prospects have been propelled by an irrational exuberance…
“President Biden has nearly erased Donald Trump’s early polling advantage, amid signs that the Democratic base has begun to coalesce behind the president despite lingering doubts about the direction of…
“Donald Trump’s campaign trail will largely be confined to the corridors of a Manhattan courthouse for the next six weeks. But his advisers and allies are preparing ways to attempt…
“Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a…
“The federal judge overseeing a case involving gun charges against Hunter Biden rejected efforts by the president’s son to have the case dismissed,” NBC News reports. “Judge Maryellen Noreika denied…
“Republican candidates in close races across the country who once fervently backed severe abortion restrictions are shifting how they talk about the issue,” CNN reports. “On social media, in public…
Donald Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state’s abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and…
Reuters: “A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators… The ideas include curtailing the Dodd-Frank Act, a set of post-2008 financial crisis…
“One of George Santos’ biggest GOP critics is seeking to block expelled members like him from returning to the House floor and other Capitol hotspots open to former members,” Politico…
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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