“Former U.S. attorney John Wood, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who is seeking to appeal to moderate Republicans, said he collected 22,000 signatures to get his name on the November ballot,” the Kansas City Star reports.


“Former U.S. attorney John Wood, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who is seeking to appeal to moderate Republicans, said he collected 22,000 signatures to get his name on the November ballot,” the Kansas City Star reports.
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“President Donald Trump’s approval rating dropped one percentage point to 40%, the lowest level of his second term in office, as Americans remained concerned about his handling of the economy…
The House Oversight Committee, led by GOP Chairman James Comer, said it “will not consider” a request from Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys seeking immunity in exchange for her testimony to Congress,…
“President Donald Trump said that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago club, a stunning admission that could increase scrutiny of his relationship with the late…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “will not run for Georgia governor in 2026, saying Tuesday she intends to stay in Congress and promote President Donald Trump’s agenda rather than compete…
“President Donald Trump, 79, speculated on Tuesday whether Wall Street Journal owner Rupert Murdoch, 94, actually controlled the newspaper—one day after he demanded the 94-year-old be deposed in the $10…
“President Donald Trump raised eyebrows this week when he broke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare apparent ‘real starvation’ among children in Gaza,” Semafor reports. “That may well…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) “will attempt to force a House vote on a congressional stock trading ban in September, creating a new headache for Speaker Mike Johnson when members…
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) broke a rib after he was “accidentally kicked by a horse” while working on his farm over the weekend, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Joe Rogan called out President Trump’s administration for the way it has gone after foreign-born college students who’ve criticized the government, Mediaite reports. Said Rogan: “Isn’t a university supposed to…
“A child sex abuse survivor from Palm Beach County who testified at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in 2021 said she had met Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein at Mar-a-Lago in…
Midterm elections have become a surprisingly reliable bellwether in the modern political era. Over the last two decades, they’ve typically favored the party out of power—offering an early read on…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to annex territories in Gaza, ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
Time: “White House officials and a close circle of conservative lawyers are preparing for President Donald Trump to be able to hit the ground running if a Supreme Court vacancy…
President Trump told reporters that he’s working with Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a solution to the starvation in Gaza and that “we’re going to try and get things…
“Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned associate Ghislaine Maxwell would be willing to testify to Congress if lawmakers offer her immunity and provide her with the questions in advance,” the Washington Post reports….
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball moves the Wisconsin governor’s race to Toss Up because Gov. Tony Evers (D) will not run again. Save to Favorites
Jon Stewart commented on President Trump being caught cheating while playing golf in Scotland: “When the going gets tough, the tough pay someone to cheat for you. But this moment…
Noah Rothman: “If nothing else, Carr seems set on raising the costs that media companies invite by broadcasting content that cuts against the president’s political interests.” “That is an ugly…
David Graham: “Trump has arrived at the right conclusion in a terrible way. As president, Trump has access to the most powerful information-gathering network in the world, yet he takes…
Matt Labash describes himself as “about as pro-Israel as they come. (God’s Chosen People, and all.)” “But when even Donald Trump admits that the Gazans are getting starved, well then…
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.
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