“Some of the documents retrieved by FBI agents in their raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate were so classified that agents needed special permission to view them, according to Justice Department court documents filed Tuesday,” Insider reports.


“Some of the documents retrieved by FBI agents in their raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate were so classified that agents needed special permission to view them, according to Justice Department court documents filed Tuesday,” Insider reports.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has been telling senators and associates that he’s interested in running for governor in 2026 instead of seeking reelection to the Senate, Punchbowl News reports. Save…
“President Donald Trump’s objective is to destroy Canada’s economy so he can annex the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a fiery news conference about the start of a…
“The Commerce Department is examining changes to a $42.5 billion Biden-era program aimed at expanding internet access around the country with new rules that will make it easier for Starlink,…
Vanity Fair: “Despite his ongoing war on the White House press corps, the president will participate in the traditional sit-down with journalists ahead of his first major address.” Save to…
“President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Tuesday offered a course of action that he said could end the war, while trying to assure the Trump administration that his government was…
“Hours after the U.S. suspended military aid for Ukraine, the European Union proposed a $158 billion fund to bolster military spending and support Kyiv, part of the most ambitious defense-spending…
The day before Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left for Ghana, her aides received an email warning of a “high confidence in damaging winds and elevated fire conditions occurring next…
“The federal agency that produces weather forecasts and leads research on climate and the oceans has canceled leases for research centers and slashed its staff to ‘devastating’ effect,” The Verge…
“The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent some of its ‘disease detectives’ to West Texas to help with the measles outbreak there — a sign that the…
“Some U.S. government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to…
Vice President J.D. Vance has sparked a storm of criticism in Britain after declaring that an American economic deal in Ukraine was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from…
Wired: “Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.” “Business leaders can…
Jon Stewart responded to the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meltdown with “his longest Daily Show monologue ever,” Late Nighter reports. It’s worth watching all 24 minutes.Save to Favorites
Paramount Global president Jeff Shell has privately told CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens “that they need to get on board” with a Trump settlement…
From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: “We’ve courted Mr. Trump’s ire by calling the Mexico and Canada levies the “dumbest” in history, and we may have understated the point….
“The U.S. Mint has removed from its website the gold medals honoring police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot — another instance of President…
“The chair of the House GOP’s campaign arm told Republican lawmakers Tuesday to stop holding in-person town halls amid a wave of angry backlash over the cuts undertaken by President…
“The Trump administration’s tariff campaign is generating huge uncertainty for businesses that was already becoming a drag on the economy. It will only further intensify in the weeks and months…
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, had romantic relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials which created potential conflicts of interest, ProPublica reports.Save…
“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” — Elon Musk, quoted by the New York Times.Save to Favorites
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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