“I’m fighting hard, no matter what happens on August 16th, I’m going to wake up on August 17th and continue to fight hard to ensure Donald Trump is never anywhere close to the Oval Office ever again.”
— Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), quoted by Axios, saying that protecting American democracy is a higher priority than maintaining a seat in the House.
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“The Trump administration is quietly watering down some of the tariffs that underpin the president’s signature economic policy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “President Trump in recent weeks has exempted…
“A federal prosecutor who resisted President Trump’s demands to bring charges against Letitia James, the New York state attorney general, was fired along with her deputy on Friday evening,“ the…
“A former Trump campaign lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election results has joined the administration to investigate that year’s election and voting-related issues,“ the Wall…
President Trump said he had commuted the sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity…
“The political director for Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign resigned Friday after Platner’s past online posts featuring numerous controversial remarks resurfaced this week,” the Bangor Daily News reports.
White House budget director Russell Vought said that the Trump administration will freeze another $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Democratic-leaning cities due to the ongoing government shutdown.
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“The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a lower-court ruling and allow President Donald Trump to deploy troops in Illinois, ramping up federal efforts to…
“The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, with federal courts across the country expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown,” The…
With the House not returning next week, the government shutdown is now on track to become the longest full shutdown in U.S. history. And the politics remain very complicated. Join…
President Trump responded to reports Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered preferential access to the nation’s natural resources in exchange for lowering the temperature with the U.S., telling reporters Maduro “doesn’t…
Washington Post: “One of Trump’s most notable quirks is his willingness to comment publicly on people’s physical appearance — women or men, heads of state or military commanders, White House…
Politico: “A series of political missteps and policy disputes has strained Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s relationship with the White House… causing some to question how much longer he can last…
“Donald Trump arrived in Alaska expecting to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, the Russian president rejected his proposal outright — and launched…
Hakeem Jeffries torched White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, calling her “sick”, “demented,” and a “stone cold liar” over her attacks on Democrats during the government shutdown, the…
In Reddit posts from 2013, Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) asked why Black people “don’t tip” and suggested people concerned about being raped shouldn’t be inebriated around people…
“The Trump administration is planning to furlough the vast majority of the civilian staff at a key agency that helps manage the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile,” Politico reports.
“Prince Andrew is set to give up all of his titles, including the Duke of York,” the Telegraph reports. “The development follows a string of new scandals concerning his relationship…
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune reiterated this morning that he’d be willing to give Senate Democrats a vote on a bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies in exchange…
“Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t seem to be planning to bring the House back into session next week,” Punchbowl News reports. “Come Saturday, the House will have been out for an…
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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