“Rep. Kai Kahele (D-HI) today ended months of speculation by announcing that he is running for governor in the Aug. 13 Democratic Primary,” the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports.
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Ryan Goodman points out the Trump administration circumvented a federal court order barring the removal of migrants to third countries without due process by playing a shell game with government…
“The Democratic National Committee is pledging to give tens of thousands of dollars monthly to every state party across the country, emphasizing red states over blue ones, in an expansive…
President Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I am not happy with the Russian…
China denied President Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs, saying that any suggestion of progress in this matter was as groundless as “trying…
Despite sinking approval ratings — even on the economy, once considered his strongest issue — Donald Trump still faces almost no criticism from Republican lawmakers. His grip on the party…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett dismissed the notion that President Trump is worried about empty shelves in supermarkets and households due to the ongoing tariff war, The Hill reports….
“Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) retirement is setting off a once-in-a-decade leadership fight for Senate Democrats,” Axios reports. “Durbin, 80, has been the Senate Democratic whip since 2005. Whoever replaces him…
“A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador, whose removal violated a previous court settlement,”…
Donald Trump has attacked just about every institution in American life—from the courts to the press to the universities—but his knack for inventing new forms of corruption still manages to…
“One day after longtime Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would retire and not seek reelection, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, launched her bid for his seat,” NBC News reports. “She…
“President Trump on Wednesday said he might call Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to press for an interest rate cut,” Axios reports. Said Trump: “I might call him. I haven’t…
“In less than 100 days, President Trump has squandered his polling strength on the two issues most fundamental to his re-election: the economy and immigration,” Axios reports. “Trump’s approval rating…
Art Laffer, a conservative economist once praised by President Trump as brilliant and bold, blamed White House trade policy for the “most scary, in-flux” economic moment of his life, Axios…
“Former Republican Rep. David Jolly, who has made a national name for himself as a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, took a step Thursday toward a possible run for…
Paul Krugman: “It has been amazing to watch the stock market gyrating in response to things that aren’t even policy changes — they’re hints and rumors of policy changes. Today’s…
Alan Abramowitz: “Just a couple of basic factors—House generic ballot polling and the number of seats the presidential party is defending—do a decent job of predicting midterm congressional election results.”…
“As President Trump tries to play hardball in his trade war with Xi Jinping, he faces an adversary who has armed China to play a long and potentially painful game…
“President Trump tossed cold water on the idea of raising tax rates on the highest-income Americans, ending for now a Republican flirtation with higher taxes at the top to help…
“After weeks of bluster and escalation, President Trump blinked. Then he blinked again. And again,” the New York Times reports. “He backed off his threat to fire the Federal Reserve…
“President Trump’s job approval rating has fallen steadily during his first three months in office,” according to a New York Times average of polling. “Mr. Trump’s approval rating has sunk…
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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