Shots were fired at Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg (D) while he was in his office this morning, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.
He wasn’t injured, nor was anyone else.
Save to FavoritesShots were fired at Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg (D) while he was in his office this morning, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.
He wasn’t injured, nor was anyone else.
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Axios obtained audio of Donald Trump commenting on various vice presidential hopefuls at a donor gathering this weekend — and he was positive about everybody. Save to Favorites
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“Less than four weeks after taking office, President Trump, his senior White House aides and a group of Republican lawmakers gathered in the Oval Office to sign a resolution that…
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“House Republicans are looking to President Biden as their premier target to drag down vulnerable Democrats going into the 2024 general election,” Axios reports. “Republicans lost their top bogeyman when…
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“Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to Europe in nearly five years is shaping up as a test of the continent’s willingness to confront Beijing over its support of Russia’s…
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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