“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.
Save to FavoritesPresident Trump announced he’ll tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve to cut energy costs as the Iran war disrupts the oil industry, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I filled it up once, and…
“Republicans hoped to focus their midterm campaign on the bigger tax refunds Americans are getting from last year’s party-line megabill. Instead, they’re stuck in a doomed push to try for…
President Trump told reporters the U.S. military took out Iran’s leadership two times already. Said Trump: “We’ve knocked out just about everything there is, including their leadership twice. We knocked…
The latest NBC News poll shows that 22% of registered voters nationally said they have a “great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence in the Supreme Court. Another 40%…
Cook Political Report: “In the race for Pennsylvania’s governorship, the most significant development is what hasn’t come to pass.” “Despite landing their preferred recruit against Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, Republicans…
“The number of Republicans leaving the House of Representatives after this term has reached a historic high, deepening concern in the conference over the chamber’s already razor-thin margins,” CNN reports….
“House Republicans sought to use their annual policy retreat near Miami this week to articulate a legislative agenda that could broadly appeal to voters ahead of midterm elections the lawmakers…
“The Trump administration is preparing to announce new tariff investigations that could result in higher levies on a litany of nations over what the U.S. deems as unfair trade practices,”…
“House Republicans are getting ready to shut down the Senate’s housing bill, which could get a vote in the upper chamber as soon as this week,” NOTUS reports. Said House…
Coming Soon: RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise by Isabel Vincent. The book chronicles his tumultuous journey from the heir of a political dynasty to his current role as a prominent…
The FBI warned police departments in California in recent days that Iran could retaliate for American attacks by launching drones at the West Coast, ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
“Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund…
“The Justice Department’s surprise reversal last week on defending the White House’s sanctions against law firms came after an angry outburst by President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said…
“Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a longtime defender of the legislative filibuster, came out in support of nuking it on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign over the SAVE America…
Wired: “Unlike traditional fundraising models like super PACs that pool funds from publicly reported donors, these creator collectives pool audiences and leverage social networks and off-the-shelf tools like Shopify and…
“An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school,” the New York Times reports. “Officers at…
“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is closing in on a majority in Parliament after a fourth opposition lawmaker joined his ruling Liberal Party,” Bloomberg reports. “New Democratic Party representative Lori…
A new Emerson College survey of the Republican primary election for South Dakota governor finds Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) leading the race with 28% support, followed by Toby Doeden at…
“House Republicans, who risk losing control of their narrowly divided chamber in November, are scrambling to agree upon a legislative agenda for the remainder of the year that could unify…
The Defense Department has barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed…
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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